Hobart
Attendance at three and a half days of fieldwork and associated Hobart on-campus sessions is a requirement for all on-campus students.
Introduction
This unit provides you with a practical understanding of key systems for protected area planning and management. Terrestrial, freshwater and marine protected areas are considered. The global context of protected areas is analysed, including issues of definition, scope and governance. As governance processes provide the institutional structures within which planning and management occurs, particular attention is given to public, private, community and collaborative arrangements. Systems and associated methods for assessing developments, addressing complexity, sustainable finance, management effectiveness, community engagement and landscape/seascape scale management are then considered. These topics are explored by drawing on the experiences of practitioners, case study examples and fieldwork.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Protected Area Planning and Management Systems |
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| Unit code | KGA517 |
| Credit points | 25 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences |
| Discipline | Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences |
| Coordinator | Vanessa Adams |
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| Level | Postgraduate |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
1. Discuss the context and diverse forms of governance for protected areas.
2. Analyse systems and methods for addressing complexity in protected area governance and management.
3. Evaluate processes for planning and assessing developments and recreation opportunities within protected areas.
4. Reflect on supporting processes for effective protected area governance and management.
Fees
Requisites
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | On-campus students: interactive lectures, workshops and seminars (39-hrs over 13 weeks); 3 and a half days field work. Distance education students: internet-based resources and virtual field trip. |
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| Assessment | 3500 words interactive on-line postings (40%), seminar presentation (20%), 3500 word report (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
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