EV5209 - Principles and Practices of Protected Area Management
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
Available to postgraduate students and advanced undergraduate students with appropriate background (approval of Head of School required and subject to available places).
This subject is designed to build theoretical and applied knowledge in the field of Protected Area Management. Students will be introduced to the history and concept of protected areas; fundamentals of the social, economic and ecological dimensions of protected areas; the role and issues facing indigenous people in protected areas; governance, management and evaluation of protected areas; and current issues and challenges facing protected area managers internationally. Through participating in this subject, students will have the opportunity to engage in an interactive, varied and interdisciplinary learning experience through lectures, tutorials and discussions with a variety of active researchers active in the field of Protected Area Management.
Learning Outcomes
- the concept of protected areas, their history and origins, and their variety of purpose and type;
- key theories, tools and concepts related to protected area design and management from an interdisciplinary perspective;
- the issues that challenge the effective use of protected area design and management from an interdisciplinary perspective;
- specific case studies of terrestrial and marine protected areas including the experiences of a range of managers and researchers;
- the availability and quality of the internet and other public sources for obtaining protected area information.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | TG5207 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Non-standard start/end 22-Jan-2016 to 17-Jun-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching 22-Jan-2016 to 31-Jan-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Amy Diedrich |
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| Assessment: | presentations (30%); essays (40%); school-administered final exam (30%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.