Courses & Units

Conserving Nature in Landscapes KGA332

Introduction

The conservation of nature needs to occur at the landscape scale as well as within protected areas. Landscapes can be wilderness areas, rural areas with highly varied land use or urban areas. Whatever their type - there are landscape processes, both natural and cultural, that need to be managed to ensure conservation. A large number of organisations, such as Natural Resource Management Boards, have conservation at a landscape scale as a major mission. You will learn about the roles of connectivity and fragmentation in influencing biotic patterns, landscape and political processes relevant to the conservation of rare or threatened, species, communities and landforms, and the ways in which landscapes can be planned and managed to benefit the conservation of nature. If you are interested in working with people to conserve nature at a broad scale, you will enhance your knowledge by undertaking this unit.

Summary

Unit name	Conserving Nature in Landscapes
Unit code	KGA332
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Sciences and Engineering School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences
Discipline	Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences
Coordinator	Doctor Dave Kendal
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Advanced

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1	On-Campus	Off-Campus	International International	Domestic Domestic

Key

: On-campus
: Off-Campus
: International students
: Domestic students

Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 1	21/2/2022	22/3/2022	11/4/2022	29/5/2022

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2022 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2022 will be available from the 1st October 2021. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

Evaluate conservation actions and their trade-offs with multiple use objectives for managing landscapes to achieve biodiversity outcomes
Analyse the basis for conservation action, the policy frameworks within which these actions occur, and stakeholder/community support for these actions
Argue for funding conservation actions in place, with the community, in accordance with regulatory frameworks

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution ^1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution ^1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution ^2,3	Domestic Full Fee ⁴
050901	$1,002.00	$1,002.00	not applicable	$2,783.00

¹ Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
² Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
³ Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
⁴ Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

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Please note: international students should refer to What is an indicative Fee? to get an indicative course cost.

Requisites

Prerequisites

Admission into a Masters course OR 25 credit points at intermediate level

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

KGA508 Ecosystem Conservation|KGA516 Ecosystem Conservation

Teaching

Assessment	Quiz (30%)\|Grant Group Presentation (15%)\|Landscape conservation report (35%)\|Individual grant application (20%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	weekly readings will be provided through MyLO
Links	Booktopia textbook finder

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