The field of Sustainable Development is a continuing focal area for environmental management and is projected to continue to grow in national and international importance.
Earth resources is concerned with the physical environment. Students develop expertise in the assessment of impacts of geological phenomena and of activities related to the extraction and use of the earth's resources.
The program at the University of Queensland is designed to provide a sound understanding of economic principles and analytical techniques, and how they can be applied when analysing problems.
Environmental tourism studies blend science, management and business courses to bridge the needs of an area of economic activity that ultimately depends on environmental quality and the performances of businesses. Studies focus on natural and cultural based tourism and the technically relevant areas of impact assessment, environmental auditing and environmental management planning.
Environmental engineering has developed as a distinct stream of the engineering profession, and is a multifaceted, challenging and dynamic profession. Environmental engineers consider the environment at the design stage of project development.
Students are taught to use scientific, financial, social and managerial information in natural systems and wildlife management. This plan combines fundamental biological studies with multidisciplinary skills in environmental management, decision-making, problem-solving and policy analysis.
Students are taught to manage both native and plantation forests. The focus is on the sustainable management of forest ecosystems in tropical Australia and the developing world, with emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region.
Courses focus on the interrelationships between plant and animal species and their environments and how their populations may be modified by environmental changes.
Natural resource science focuses on the various components of the landscape (soils, water and vegetation) and on correcting the adverse effects of human use of this resource.
