PLACE AND LIVEABILITY INDIVIDUAL
Students discuss factors that influence people’s perceptions of the liveability of
places. They investigate features and characteristics of places across a range of
scales that support and enhance people’s wellbeing, such as community identity,
environmental quality, and access to services and facilities. Students assess the
liveability of places and propose strategies to enhance the liveability of a place in
Australia.
Place and Liveability
Students discuss factors that influence people’s perceptions of the liveability of
places. They investigate features and characteristics of places across a range of
scales that support and enhance people’s wellbeing, such as community identity,
environmental quality, and access to services and facilities. Students assess the
liveability of places and propose strategies to enhance the liveability of a place in
Australia.
Water in the World
Students examine water as a resource and the factors influencing water flows and availability of water resources in different places. They investigate the nature of water scarcity and assess ways of overcoming it.
Students discuss variations in people’s perceptions about the value of water and the need for sustainable water management. Students also investigate processes that continue to shape the environment including an atmospheric or hydrologic hazard.
