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Postgraduate Course: Conservation and Sustainability (PGBI11043)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaPostgraduate Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course addresses the challenge to botanical research institutions to contribute solutions to the global biodiversity crisis. The course has a strong applied and political basis and has been set up in the context of the 1992 Rio convention on biodiversity. It explores future challenges for plant taxonomists in conserving plant species worldwide and ultimately questions man's role and obligations towards the natural world, and plant life in particular.

Relationships of man to plants are discussed, including the role of plants in providing cultivated foodcrops and raw materials, and approaches for future sustainable use of natural resources. The course includes introductions to the educational and conservation activities of botanical research institutions, the issues of in situ and ex situ conservation, the practical consequences of the Convention on Biodiversity and the problems of climatic change.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs none
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 86 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Understanding of the importance of Plant Taxonomy in the service of plants and man
2. Knowledge of the origin, evolution and conservation of crops and other plants of economic and ethnic importance.
3. Understanding of the international political environment and mechanisms for promoting Plant Conservation.

Assessment Information
Assessment is through three separate written assignments in semester 1, individual or in goups with presentation.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsBiodiversity, Plant Conservation, Plants in the service of man, Crops, Climate change
Contacts
Course organiserDr Louis Ronse De Craene
Tel: (0131) 248 2804
Email: l.ronsedecraene@rbge.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Vicky Mactaggart
Tel: (0131 6)51 7052
Email: Vicky.Mactaggart@ed.ac.uk
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