116220 Interdisciplinary Land Use and Natural Resource Management

Detaljer
Inst. for Jordbrugsvidenskab   50 %
Skov & landskab   50 %
Tidligst mulig placering
Varighed2 semestre
 
Pointværdi15 (ECTS)
KursustypeKandidatkursus
 
Eksamenløbende evaluering af øvelsesrapporter


med hjælpemidler

Beskrivelse af eksamen: 13-skala, ekstern censur

Counts 1/4 of resulting evaluation



Beskrivelse af eksamen:
Counts 1/2 of resulting evaluation



Beskrivelse af eksamen:
Evaluation of project synopsis. Counts 1/4 of resulting evaluation
 
Rammer for undervisningLectures and exercises: Wednesdays 13-17 in fall term. E SUB, 3-week course (January), F SUBLectures, exercises, field trip preparation and synopsis writing: Fall term (Check course homepage)Field trip: 3-week course (January)Report writing: Spring term
 
Blokplacering3-week course January

E SUP

F SUP
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UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Kursets målsætning
1. Introducing students to theoretical as well as methodological approaches to interdisciplinary studies,
2. giving students practical experience with a wide spectrum of methods from both natural and social sciences
3. Training students in the selection and application of data collection methods for the investigation of natural resource management
4. Providing students with fieldwork experience in a developing country, including working on an equal basis with colleagues from that region.
 
Kursusindhold
This course is jointly organised by KVL, KU and RUC as part of the DUCED SLUSE collaboration.

In the past decade, it has been increasingly recognised that many land use and natural resource management issues in developing countries are best approached interdisciplinarily.

The central theme in the course is the application and use of interdisciplinary methods and theoretical approaches through problem-oriented fieldwork in a developing country in collaboration with local counterparts. Close co-operation with local students from collaborating countries will ensure exposure to working in an inter-cultural environment. The course includes training in planning and conducting fieldwork in a developing country; selection and application of data collection methods (e.g. questionnaire design, interview techniques, biological sampling methods); data recording and processing; and writing field reports.

The fieldwork forms the core part of the course and most course activities are oriented towards the planning, conducting or evaluation of the fieldwork.

The aim of the course is to allow students to participate effectively in interdisciplinary assignments in developing countries, and serve as a basis for understanding strengths and weaknesses of each student's own discipline, including comparative advantages of academic disciplines relevant to natural resource management in developing countries.

KVL, KU and RUC have since 1998 carried out interdisciplinary field courses in collaboration with university counterparts in Malaysia, Thailand and Southern Africa.
 
Undervisningsform
Lectures. These focus on introducing theoretical approaches to interdisciplinary studies, fieldwork planning and data collection methods. Exercises. These focus on using introduced methods. Group work. Each student will participate in a supervised group consisting of students with different academic backgrounds. Each group will prepare a synopsis before the field trip, conduct fieldwork in a developing country and prepare and submit a course report. Fieldwork. All students must participate in a three-week joint field trip in a developing country. There will be a compulsory course fee (see course homepage for details http://ilunrm.sluse.dk).
 
Litteraturhenvisninger
Course compendium containing selected relevant papers. Ca. 500 pages.
 
Kursusansvarlig
Andreas de Neergaard, adn@life.ku.dk, Institut for Jordbrugsvidenskab/Plante- og Jordvidenskab, Tlf: 35333499
Thorsten Treue, ttr@life.ku.dk, Center for Skov, Landskab og Planlægning/Økonomi, Politik og Driftsplanlægning, Tlf: 35331759
Kristine Juul, kristine@ruc.dk, Institut for Jordbrugsvidenskab/Plante- og Jordvidenskab, Tlf: 3528
Quentin Gausset, quentin.gausset@anthro.ku.dk, Institut for Jordbrugsvidenskab/Plante- og Jordvidenskab, Tlf: 3528
 
Studienævn
Studienævn NSN
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forelæsninger28
teoretiske øvelser10
forberedelse59
eksamen30
ekskursioner190
projektarbejde133

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