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INTERFACULTY GRADUATE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES PROGRAM ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
ENSC 630 NATURAL RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT, 3 cr. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES Introduction
to Natural Resource Management (NRM). Ecosystem approach to NRM. Data sources
and interpretation for NRM. Physical, socio-economic, cultural, political
and geographic specificity of NRM. Principles and processes of NRM. Case
studies and practical examples in contrasting situations. Prerequisite ENSC
202 or good working knowledge of natural resource and conservation issues.
The students should be familiar with the material in Castillon, D.
Conservation of Natural Resources or similar texts. Objectives
Expected
outcomes
The course format is designed to enhance class participation in learning about the current approaches to natural resource management. The course will host a multidisciplinary team of guest lecturers and subject area specialists. The bulk of the theoretical material will be covered during the first half of the course. Case studies addressing specific issues in NRM will form the second part of the course.
This course is about learning
rather than teaching. All members of the class are expected to show
genuine commitment to maximizing the return from the time invested in the
class. Reading assignments will be distributed at the end of each week,
and the class sessions of the following week will build on this material.
There will also be a number of practice exercises and problems to be
solved in the classroom or at home.
Dr.
Rami Zurayk, Course Co-ordinator. rzurayk@aub.edu.lb
Dr. Shady Hamadeh shamadeh@aub.edu.lb Office: 323 Agriculture Wing A, extensions 4457-4458
Office
hours:
RZ MWF 8-9, 10-11
SH
Nath et al. Managing the Ecosystem. Routledge. Omara-Ojungu, P. Resource Management in Developing
Countries. Longman. O’Riordan, T. Perspectives on Resource Management.
Pion. Van Dyne. The Ecosystem Concept in Natural Resource
Management. Ewert, A (ed). Natural Resource Management. The Human
Dimension. Westview. McCloy, K. Resource Management Information Systems.
Taylor and Francis. A number of selected readings will be assigned
from journal articles or websites. Students are strongly encouraged to
surf the internet for supplemental resources.
Part
I. Environment, Ecosystems and Natural Resources
Unit
1: Environmental management and natural resource management Unit
2: Ecosystem approach to natural resource management Part
II. Natural Resource Management
Unit
3: Models and principles Unit
4: Elements in the process of NRM Part
III. Problem definition in NRM
Unit
5: Data collection and interpretation Unit
6: Remote sensing Unit
7: Integrative processing and modelling (GIS) Part
IV. Methods of NRM
Unit
8: Problem definition and recognition Unit 9: Methods of management: 1.
Intervention 2.
Planning 3.
Regulation, socio-economic and political change Part
V. Case studies
Integrative
resource management: Himalayan mountains and lowlands Managing
arid and semi-arid rangelands Management
of landscapes: Lebanon's Mediterranean ecosystem
Grades Distribution Midterm:
25%
You will be partly graded on the learning effort you
put out in the class and outside the class (the practice exercises and
problems). There will also be two essay-type exams.
Attendance Attendance
is expected at least within university regulations.
Honor Pledge
The rules are very simple: cheating is bad and honesty is good.
Cheating includes copying or other forms of cheating in exams,
unauthorized help and plagiarism in proposals, papers and homework. All
students must sign the following honor pledge for all tests and
assignments.
Final Exam 1. List the
different categories of protected areas- (8pts)
1- Knowledge in
his subject (gives enjoyable atmosphere)
The following is a list of useful website related to Natural Resource Management.
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