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240512 SE Development, Social Transformation and Nature Conservation in South Africa (P3, P4) (2015W)

The iSimangaliso Wetland Park as a new Model

Continuous assessment of course work

Participation at first session is obligatory!

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 40 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 13.10. 11:30 - 14:45 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 28.10. 13:15 - 18:15 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 25.11. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Friday 15.01. 13:15 - 18:15 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Friday 22.01. 15:00 - 20:00 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the new official name for the South African Nature Reserve that encompasses 280 kilometres of coastal wetlands, forests and sand dunes. It is regarded as a model for integrated nature conservation and community development. The Seminar seeks to prepare participants for a planned (not yet confirmed) field practice in the Summer semester of 2016 (geared for June with a length of 2-3 weeks). The focus of the Seminar is on the involvement and various governance structures regarding nature conservation and Community-based natural resources management (CBNRM). Isimangaliso became South Africa’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 1999. It seeks to protect a tremendously rich biodiversity and at the same time assist the local communities with various programmes to give them access to potential revenues of the natural resources, including eco-tourism.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written paper (strictly on the topic of the Seminar) of 15 pages including literature

Relevant examination subjects:
Nature conservation, CBNRM, transfrontier resource zones, governance of tourism, wildlife management, social transformation schemes, Black Economic Empowerment

Minimum requirement for a positiv grading:
15 pages paper (in the format of an academic article) and presentation (70 % paper, 30 % presentation)

Students are allowed to use the following items during examination: All relevant literature

Seminar language: English (with the possibility of submitting a paper in German)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Creating awareness on the overall topics of CBNRM, integrative approaches of nature conservation and economic development and preparing for empirical research in the area. The (planned) field practice will be only open for participants of this Seminar who have adequately proven their interest and qualification for actual research (in content, theory and methodology).

Examination topics

Reading list

Will be announced in the first Seminar

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