This unit has been discontinued.
Introduction
Being a multidisciplinary unit, this unit brings together the subject material of a number of disciplines to help design policy. In order to manage marine ecosystems sustainably, including decisions to use or conserve these ecosystems, an understanding of the primary tools used to assess and evaluate ecosystems and their contribution to human wellbeing is essential. This unit gives you an overview and use of ecosystem based management and other decision support tools that can be used to assist with the integration of numerous disparate datasets for making sustainable decisions. This unit will cover the rapid assessment techniques through to whole-of-system modelling and will equip students with the skills needed to conserve and manage of coastal and marine resources and biodiversity.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Ecosystem Assessment for Policy Design |
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| Unit code | JFA526 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies |
| Discipline | Ecology and Biodiversity |
| Coordinator | Dr Andy Fischer |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Postgraduate |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Fees
Requisites
- JFA545
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Weekly for 13 weeks, 2 h lectures, 2 h tutorials, field trips through semester |
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| Assessment | Coursework: 100%: literature review 40% and semester long group project 60% |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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