Park and Wilderness Management

Course Level Undergraduate

Year

Area/Catalogue
ENVT 2004

Course Level
Undergraduate

Offered Externally
No

Course ID
012570

Unit Value
4.5

University-wide elective course
No

Course owner
School of Natural and Built Environments

Future Student Enquiry Current UniSA Student Enquiry

Course aim

Students can apply the skills and knowledge to make effective contributions to sustainable planning and administration of parks and protected areas, with particular focus on visitor services and community engagement.

Course content

Park planning (including site planning, carrying capacity, public participation, “climate proofing”); Visitor management (including systems for zoning, carrying capacity, education, visitor monitoring); Protected area administration (including strategies for financing and supporting park systems and individual parks, risk management, marketing, co-management, adaptive management)

Textbook(s)

Worboys G., Lockwood M. & DeLacy T. 2005, Protected Area Management. Principles and Practice, 2nd edition, Oxford

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
ENVT 3016	Environmental Interpretation and Community Engagement

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Group project, Problem solving exercise, Reflective journal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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