Landscapes are described as a matrix of environmental processes and land uses that evolve and change over time. This module examines the models available for conservation management on a landscape scale. Existing and future land use scenarios are examined in the light of contemporary to protect or manage potential or designated conservation areas. The module is project and seminar based. The students work as a team or teams to develop a management plan of an extensive habitat or network of habitats that considers a number of scenarios e.g. enhancement of biodiversity and recreation or other uses.
The aim of this module is to develop the student’s skills in gathering data related to a broad range of parameters over a landscape. To outline the features of the area to be managed, allocate resources for the effective management of the resource over five years and to be able to identify how to best communicate findings at the preliminary and final stages to the general public as well as the client.
• Data gathering and presentation
• Land use and habitat classification using CORINE and other data
• Connectivity in the landscape
• GAP analysis
• Conservation management tools,
• Site visits and field surveys
• Boundary definition
• Strategy development
• Reporting and communicating findings of the strategy.
Lectures, classroom discussion and site visit/s, report preparation and presentation
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |