LINC 101 Assignment 2: Social and cultural dimensions of land
LINC101
TASK:
Read the following book chapter:
Isern, T. D. (2002). Companions, stowaways, imperialists, invaders: Pests and weeds in New Zealand. In E. Pawson & T. Brooking (Eds.), Environmental histories of New Zealand (pp. 233–245). Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Then:
a) Summarise this chapter in your own words.
b) Discuss the relevance of this chapter to the area surrounding Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere.
LENGTH:
Your work must be no longer than one-page of A4 typed (text should have a font size of at least 11pt; page with single line spacing and normal margins; only one side of one page). You should also provide a list of references (this is not included in the length limit).
INFORMATION SOURCES:
A PDF of this book chapter is available on the Learn website. Multiple copies of the book Environmental Histories of New Zealand are available in the library. This book chapter is all you need to complete part a) of this assignment.
You will need to find additional sources of information in order to complete part b) of this assignment. You may also find it useful to refer to information covered in lectures. Any information you obtain from these additional sources should be clearly referenced. Library Teaching and Learning provide workshops and written information to help; see for example the following: http://library.lincoln.ac.nz/Documents/Library/Learning/Academic%20writing%20and%20english%20language/ReferencingWhyWhenHow.pdf