ENVS3711 Introduction to Managing Coastal and Marine Environments

2018

4.5

1 x 120-minute seminar weekly
1 x 300-minute field trip per semester

Coastal and marine environments are important culturally, socially and economicaly. Many of the world's largest cities are built on coastlines and coastal assets support a range of industries and activities boh commercial and recreational. Uses of coastal and marine resources are often competing and those interested in such environments have diverse values. This topic draws attention othe complexity of managing coastal and marine environments and introduces current management practices. Through case studies contemporary challenges facing coastal manageers are highlighted including responding to see level rise, and habitat protection.

At the completion of this topic, students are expected to be able to:

1. Understand the complexity of managing coastal and marine management problems
2. Comprehend the range of coastal management strategies in use to address contemporary coastal and marine management challenges
3. Provide a detailed explanation of a significant contemporary coastal management problem relating it to the interaction of humans and the natural environment
4. Produce a comprehensive description of a natural landscape
5. Produce a research product on a specific topic
6. Deliver an effective seminar presentation
7. Work as part of a team