CE4188: Conservation Management
| School | Continuing and Professional Education |
| Department Code | LEARN |
| Module Code | CE4188 |
| External Subject Code | D447 |
| Number of Credits | 10 |
| Level | L4 |
| Language of Delivery | English |
| Module Leader | Dr Zbigniew Sobiesierski |
| Semester | Spring Semester |
| Academic Year | 2013/4 |
Outline Description of Module
This course provides the biological information required for the management of conservation areas, both at home and abroad. It gives particular emphasis to the interplay between conservation measures, local livelihoods and tourist activities.
On completion of the module a student should be able to
Knowledge and Understanding:
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appreciate the importance of ascertaining the ecological requirements of individual species
- identify the actions required to achieve stated conservation objectives
- understand the significance of the interplay between conservation and other land and resource uses.
Intellectual Skills:
- integrate information provided in lectures and private study
- present ideas and arguments effectively and coherently in written form, and communicate them in oral presentations, as appropriate
Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:
- present written reports, achieving a professional standard of presentation in terms of layout, orderly citation of references and correct use of units and nomenclature.
How the module will be delivered
Lectures/ discussion groups (20 contact hours).
Field excursion (5 contact hours).
A full range of visual aids will be employed and students given critical feedback on their written reports
Skills that will be practised and developed
- make critical and effective use of published and electronic information sources to consolidate material presented in the lecture programme.
How the module will be assessed
Formative assessment based on individual and group presentations.
Summative assessment based on: written accounts.
An oral presentation (40%);
An essay based on the oral presentation (60%)
Assessment Breakdown
| Type | % | Title | Duration(hrs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100 | Conservation Management | N/A |
Syllabus content
- Basic conservation issues including the effects of species additions and losses and the impacts of climate change.
- Conservation aspects of Environmental Impact Assessments.
- World wide case histories to explore the relationship between conservation, local livelihoods and tourism.
- Conservation management measures applied to a selection of the following habitat types:- lakes and reservoirs, streams and rivers, mountains and moorlands, forests and farms, deserts and natural grasslands, coastal areas, derelict land and urban locations.
Essential Reading and Resource List
Journals: - ConservationLandManagement
British Wildlife
Natur Cwmru
Biological Conservation
Sutherland, W.J. and Hill, D.A. (Eds) (1995) Managing Habitats for Conservation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Edington, J.M. and Edington, M.A. (1977) Ecology and Environmental Planning. Chapman and Hall, London.
Practical Conservation handbboks. British Trust for Conservation Volunteers *.
* consult most recent update