EV5200:03
Terrestrial Resource Management
Townsville
Inadmissable Subject Combination: EV3200 TG3200 TG5200
20 lectures, 6 tutorials, 24 hours practicals, 3 days field work. First semester.
Staff: Mr P S Valentine.
Principles and concepts in terrestrial resource management including detailed studies of selected methods and problems; management of natural environments including ecological, economic and social aspects; land capability, land degradation, sustainability; protected area management and conservation issues.
Learning Objectives:
- this subject is designed to help develop comprehension and appreciation of human-land relationships, especially links with natural resources and ecological processes; a conceptual framework for analysis and evaluation; distinctly geographical elements in resource management; awareness and use of analytical skills; understanding of the major issues in the conservation of biodiversity and the development of ecologically sustainable management.
Assessment by examination (35-50%); seminar (0-10%); project report (10-25%); essay (10-30%).
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