ENV3656

Natural area management

Mr Brian Martin and Associate Professor Martin Hooper

6 points - First semester - Distance education only - 10 hours of private study per week - Practical work will be conducted at a two day excursion - Prerequisites: ENV2626

Objectives On completion of this subject students will be conversant with the basic ecological, conservation, social economic and management principles that are necessary to formulate a management plan for a natural area such as a national park; appreciate the role of government and legislation in this planning activity; and use knowledge of the techniques for flora and fauna management, and fire and visitor management, to comment critically on natural area management issues and plans.

Synopsis Topics covered include the reserve system, the role of government, flora and fauna management and protection, fire ecology and management, human environmental impacts, ecotourism, and general management strategies.

Assessment Written assignments: 30% - Oral and practical work: 10% - End-of-semester examination: 60%

Prescribed texts

Coveney J Australia's conservation reserves CUP, 1993
Western D and Pearl M C (eds) Conservation for the twenty-first century OUP, 1989

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