English title:
Biocultural diversity in rural landscapes
Course ID:
834321
ECTS credits:
3,0
Title in native language:
Biocultural diversity in rural landscapes (in Eng.)
Biocultural diversity in rural landscapes (in Eng.)
Term Semester:
Spring/Summer
Instruction language(s):
English
Course content:
- From Biodiversity to Biocultural diversity.
- Past and present situation, preservation strategies.
- Examples from Central Europe, the Alps, the Himalayas, Tibet and Japan.
- Past and present situation, preservation strategies.
- Examples from Central Europe, the Alps, the Himalayas, Tibet and Japan.
Learning outcomes:
- Discussion of contemporary concepts of nature conservation and possibilities of their sustainable implementation.
- Understanding the interrelationships of biodiversity with human land use, socio-economic and cultural factors.
- Arguments for the importance of biological and cultural diversity for our survival and life quality.
- Understanding the interrelationships of biodiversity with human land use, socio-economic and cultural factors.
- Arguments for the importance of biological and cultural diversity for our survival and life quality.
Exam method:
- Oral examination
Organisation: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Country:
Austria
Acronym:
BOKU
ERASMUS+ code:
A WIEN03
Teaching period summer semester:
22. Feb 2021 - 30. Sep 2021
Teaching period winter semester:
13. Oct 2020 - 21. Feb 2021
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