Community Partnerships

Course aim

To provide students with an understanding of the ways urban biodiversity managers can develop and sustain effective partnerships with government, business/industry and the wider community.

Course content

The social process of urban biodiversity management. The need to balance demands for continuing economic development and continuing improvement in the quality of social life with demands for urban biodiversity conservation and restoration. Identifying and understanding the interests of stakeholders in the outcome of urban biodiversity management projects, including:

• governments and government agencies at the federal, state and local levels
• businesses/industries 
• non-government organisations with a wide variety of agendas
• individuals and groups of people likely to be directly affected by the projects
• the wider community

Means of facilitating co-operation and compromise among these stakeholders and encouraging them to become involved in and jointly own urban biodiversity management projects. Techniques for surveying, analysing and influencing community attitudes and behaviour towards urban biodiversity projects.

Textbook(s)

Daniels, C & Tait, C. (eds) 2005, Adelaide, Nature of a City: the Ecology of a Dynamic City 1836 2036, BioCity: the Centre for Urban Habitats, Adelaide, SA

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Workshop	2 hours x 12 weeks
Field Placement (Fieldwork)	4 excursions x N/A

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

Assessment

Assignment 1: workshop exercises, Assignment 2: project evaluation, Assignment 3: community engagement plan

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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