EV5209:03
Principles and Practices of Protected Area Management
Townsville
Inadmissable Subject Combination: TG5207
20 lectures, 5 tutorials, 15 hours practicals, 10 hours seminars, 2 days field work. January/February intensive block mode.
Available to postgraduate students and advanced undergraduate students with appropriate background (approval of Head of School required and subject to available places).
Staff: Mr P Valentine.
The protected area concept, global applications, current practices and issues, including regional reviews with emphasis on the tropics; National Parks and other national and international systems for nature conservation; role of IUCN; biogeographic foundations including SLOSS and other debates; comparative analysis and case studies; major issues facing protected area managers; primary research needs; electronic and other data sources.
Learning Objectives:
- this postgraduate unit is designed to develop understanding about the nature of protected areas, their history and origins; their variety of purpose and type; global patterns and issues; regional reviews with an emphasis on the tropics; theoretical and practical issues concerning design and management of protected areas; specific case studies of terrestrial and marine protected areas including the experiences of a range of managers and researchers; familiarity and competency in use of the internet for protected area information.
Assessment by examination (35-50%); seminar (10-20%); project report (10-25%); essay (10-25%).