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EV3251 - Environmental Impacts of Human Activities in Protected Areas
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2012 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
2 |
Administered by: |
Sch of Earth & Environmental Sciences |
Available to TG or EV students subject to approval of Head of School.
This subject examines the applicability and techniques derived from ecological and
earth sciences which are of particular value in protected area management; environmental
and human-induced impacts in protected areas; factors affecting human impacts in protected
areas; management strategies and concepts; research design for measuring and monitoring
human impacts in protected areas; visitor and site management; applications in terrestrial
and marine ecosystems (especially tropical rainforest); biological and physical environment
field survey; data analysis and interpretation techniques; reviews of previous work
undertaken in northern Australian protected areas. The main emphasis is on terrestrial
ecosystems (especially tropical environments), but marine and ocean island systems
are also included.
Learning Outcomes
- development of techniques for measuring and monitoring human impacts in protected
areas as a basis for ecologically sustainable management;
- to familiarise students with the nature of protected areas.
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
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EV5251 |
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