Attendance at three days of field trip and associated Hobart on-campus sessions is a requirement for all on-campus students. External students are required to complete a virtual field trip.
Introduction
This unit provides students 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 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
| Unit name | Protected Area Planning and Management Systems |
| Unit code | KGA517 |
| Credit points | 25 |
| College/School | Sciences and Engineering School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences |
| Discipline | Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences |
| Coordinator | Doctor Tori Graham |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Postgraduate |
Sustainable Development Goals
The Unit Coordinator has identified that this unit aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on the alignment of the unit with these goals.
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Discuss the context and diverse forms of governance for protected areas.
- Analyse systems and methods for addressing complexity in protected area governance and management.
- Evaluate processes for planning and assessing developments and recreation opportunities within protected and conserved areas.
- Reflect on supporting processes for effective protected area governance and management.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Weekly on campus workshops to discuss the assigned lectures and reading materials and then consolidate learning through workshop activities. Recorded lectures and workshops for online students. Weeks 1 through 5 are 2 hour workshops. Weeks 6 through 11 are 3 hour workshops. |
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| Assessment | AT2. Field trip case study analysis and personal reflections (20%)|AT1. Designing management interventions to leverage conservation outcomes (40%)|AT3. Critical essay on supporting processes for meeting protected area objectives (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Required Readings are those provided by your Unit Coordinator. |
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| Recommended | Recommended Readings will be provided by your Unit Coordinator. |
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