Managing visitor impacts in natural areas
Timeline
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January 16, 2022Experience start
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January 25, 2022Project Scope Meeting
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April 10, 2022Experience end
Timeline
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January 16, 2022Experience start
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January 25, 2022Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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April 10, 2022Experience end
Categories
Data analysis Project management Community engagement Environmental sustainabilitySkills
environmental stewardship communication researchDoes your organization manage natural areas? Are you experiencing challenges with visitor numbers and/or visitor behaviour at these sites? Our students can research potential solutions to help safeguard these important places and manage visitation so that the areas can be enjoyed without being destroyed.
- Case studies of successful (or unsuccessful) management strategies from other sites will be summarized.
- Students will evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each potential management action and identify recommended next steps.
- Students will devise a monitoring strategy to ascertain whether the recommended management action has been successful to address the identified problems.
Project timeline
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January 16, 2022Experience start
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January 25, 2022Project Scope Meeting
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April 10, 2022Experience end
Timeline
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January 16, 2022Experience start
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January 25, 2022Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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April 10, 2022Experience end
Project Examples
Students will research a range of management options to mitigate or address the impacts of recreational visitors to natural areas.
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
A representative of the company will be available to answer questions from students in a timely manner for the duration of the project.
A representative of the company will be available for a pre-selection discussion with the administrator of the course to review the project scope.
Timeline
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January 16, 2022Experience start
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January 25, 2022Project Scope Meeting
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April 10, 2022Experience end
Timeline
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January 16, 2022Experience start
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January 25, 2022Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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April 10, 2022Experience end