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Apr 18, 2024
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GEOG 458 - People, Parks, and Protected Areas Description: This course explores historical and contemporary, scientific, and socio-ecological principles associated with parks and protected areas in the world. Concepts explored will include: biodiversity, sustainability, resilience, conservation techniques and methodologies for establishing protected area boundaries, adaptive management, and park-people conflicts. Course will be offered on even numbered years (Spring).
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of history, principles, and philosophies of park and protected area management.
- Training in real-world conservation methodologies and techniques by obtaining practical experience in various tools and strategies for protected area management
- Obtain knowledge on the political, socio-ecological, and economic issues and conflicts associated with conservation and protected area management.
- Identify the legal and classification differences associated with various land management strategies.
- Use methods of evaluation of participation, management, and evaluation of parks and protected areas.
- Distinguish public lands and the agencies Involved in managing landscape units based upon their use, conservation or management classification.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 01/30/2014
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