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Session 1: Introduction and course overview
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Introduction to Environmental
Accounting
Dr Michael Vardon,
Course coordinator and Visiting Fellow
Fenner School of Environment and Societ,
Australian !ational "niversitmichael#vardon anu#edu#au
Can%erra,
&' !ovem%er ( ) Decem%er *'1+
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utline of session• -elcome and introductions
– Facilities
– Emergenc .rocedures
– /esources
• Course facilities
• Course outline, .resenters and
e0.ectations of students
• Assessment
•
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Facilities and emergenc .rocedures
• Emergenc .rocedures
• 2raer room 3FS45 1'16
• 7unch, morning and afternoon tea
• -ater
• 4oilets
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Course resources
• SEEA Central Framewor8
• Course folder and alliance we%site
• Coordinators and .resenters
• Administrative assistance
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Ice %rea8er • Everone num%er off 31(+6
• Move into our grou.s num%ers
• Find + things everone in the grou. has in
common 3a.art from %eing at this course
and having a head and other %od .arts6
• /e.ort %ac8
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Find a friend
• Everone write down the following
– Favourite food
– 7ast film seen
– A song ou would sing at 8arao8e
– A %oo8 ou would recommend reading
– 4he %est holida destination
• "sing this information find someone in the grou.that %est matches the answers 3the answers do
not have to %e e0actl the same6
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/e.ort %ac8
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Course outline 3see course folder6
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Course .resenters
Australian <ureau of Statistics
• /oss Ale0ander, Andrew Cadogan(Cow.er, Sarah
Coleman, 2eter Comisari, Sean 7awson, Mar8 7ound,
Steve Ma, 2eter Meadows, =ohn 2ower, 4om -alter,
Australian !ational "niversit
• 2eter <urnett, <o% Costan>a, Steve Dovers, 2hil
i%%ons, =anette 7indesa, David 7indenmaer, Al%ert
Van Di?8e, Michael Vardon
ther institutions• !eil <ron 3"niverist of Can%erra6, Mar8 Eigenraam
3DE7-26, Carl %st 3"niversit of Mel%ourne6
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E0.ectations of students•
5ou are here to learn – From the .resenters and each other
– !ot ?ust 8nowledge %ut the s8ills needed
• E0ce.ting illness, in?ur or other such circumstances ou
will attend all sessions of the course# If ou cannotattend then .lease let us 8now via email or .hone as
soon as .ossi%le
• In order to com.lete the course ou will need to
com.lete all assessment tas8s• 2lease refrain from using la.to.s and other devices
during the course
• Switch mo%ile .hone to silent
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Course assessment
• 2artici.ation in all activities, including – 4wo field tri.s 3Sessions 11B1* and *;B*@6
– Com.letion of wor8sheets 3continuous6
–
uestions to .anel• -ritten test 3Session *)6
– Multi.le choice
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Short answers – Com.letion of diagrams and accounting ta%les
• & grou. tas8s –
-or8ing sessions &, @, 1+, *', *&1'
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rou. 4as8
In grou.s of 3& or 96 select one as.ect of environmental orecosstem accounting and how it can %e used in .olic or
management as well as a .ro.osal for im.lementation# For
e0am.le: this can %e % issue or area:
•
ow environmental accounting can address thesustaina%le develo.ment goals
• ow land and ecosstem accounts can address
%iodiversit conservation
•
ow environment accounting can address a .articularissues in a s.ecific countr or area
• ther % negotiation
rou.s will %e formed in Session &, later toda
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4hree rou. Assessment 4as8s
2re.are1# An elevator s.eech# 4his is a * minute .itch to the
chief e0ecutive with the main .oints of the .ro.osal#
Everone should .ractice this %ut onl one .erson will
.resent 3Session &16*# A short written %rief, &(9 .ages including a one .age
e0ecutive summar# Due % ) am -ednesda, )
Decem%er#
&# A1+ minute 2ower2oint .resentation for .resentation tothe grou. 3Session &16
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Course feed%ac8
• At the conclusion of the course 3session&*6 ou will %e as8ed to .rovide feed%ac8
to hel. us ma8e the course %etter ne0t
time• Also feel free to let me 8now at an .oint
how ou thin8 things are going
• 2lease 8ee. in mind that a 8e issue withenvironmental accounting is that it draws
on man disci.lines and that what is eas
for some, in new and difficult for others# 1&
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