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Introduction
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Unit name | Conserving Nature in Landscapes |
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Unit code | KGA332 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences |
Discipline | Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences |
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Availability
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Learning Outcomes
1 | Synthesize and evaluate tradeoffs across multiple objectives for managing landscapes outside conservation reserves, working with local communities, to achieve agreed conservation outcomes |
2 | communicate effectively to land managers and compellingly to funding bodies through written reports and oral presentations |
3 | Demonstrate understanding of the scientific foundations of conservation action, the policy frameworks within which these actions occur , and stakeholder/community needs and acceptance of these actions |
4 | Develop skills across disciplines to support arguments for conservation in place, with community in accordance with regulatory frameworks |
Fees
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:
KGA516 Ecosystem Conservation
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | 1-hr online lecture and 1-hr in class lecture weekly, weekly 1hr tutorial and 2 field trips |
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Assessment | AT1 - 1500 word Assignment (30%) AT2 - Grant proposal presentation (15%) AT3 - Scenario Assignment (15%) AT4 - Test (15%) AT5 - 2-hour Exam (25%) |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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Recommended |
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