This course introduces key theories and concepts that will help you to interpret and engage with current issues and debates around the management of natural resources. To achieve this you will initially explore how certain social constructs, such as property rights, affect how our resources are managed. This is followed by an exploration of basic ecological and physical principles that are critical to understanding current natural resource issues-both within Australia and around the world. This social and ecological/physical knowledge is then applied to an exploration of how different natural resources are managed and how natural systems can be analysed and assessed to inform environmental decision-making.