Conservation Decision-Making (CONS7021)
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
School of the Environment
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
Lecture 3 Hours/ Week
3L
Restricted
MConsBiol, MConsSc
Assessment methods
Presentation, practical, take home exam
Course enquiries
A/Prof Richard Fuller
This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.
Course description
This course focuses on the real decisions that face managers and policy-makers where you will explore how conservation planners identify efficient systems of conservation sites that include a suite of biodiversity targets at a minimal cost. The basic tools of conservation decision making will be introduced: systematic conservation planning, multi-criteria decision-analysis and risk assessment, and you will apply those tools to real and complex conservation problem, bringing together all the elements of the Masters program.