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
Experience scope
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.
Learners
- 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
Requirements
Students will research a range of management options to mitigate or address the impacts of recreational visitors to natural areas.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
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