The management of biological and non-biological resources will be examined. The significance of these resources within their natural context will be reviewed along with their exploitation. The importance of the maintenance of diversity against a background of mass extinctions will be debated. The impacts of resource exploitation will be evaluated.
The principles will then be examined through a practical study tour to Northumberland where the opportunities for and the application of the principles of integrated land management can be examined in relation to biodiversity resources. Students will be briefed prior to the tour so that their research and produce the required assessment output.

Assignment weighted at 50% (LO 1-5)
Report weighted at 50% (LO 6-8)

Formative assessment:
Formative feedback will take place in tutorials and by review of assignment plans prior to submission.

Lectures supported by tutorials and a field trip. Assignment to develop self-learning skills. Assignments take the form of a brief, broken down into tasks. These tasks are researched and the information presented in the form of a report.
Study tour of 5 days duration with visits and lectures supported by tutorials, minimum contact time is 60 hours. Independent study 240 hours.

Gaston, K & Spicer, J, I 2003 Biodiversity: An Introduction - Blackwell Science
Riordan, T 1999. Environmental Science For Environmental Management. Longman
Simpson, R.D. 2005. Scarcity & Growth Revisited. John Hopkins University Press

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