Code: BIOL-405
Semester: G
Course Type: Elective
ECTS units: 5
Hours per week: Theory - 3 hours, Excursion: National Parks and Protected Areas of Europe
Instructor
Professor: Pirintsos Stergios
Email:
Office phone number: +30 2810 394085
Lab phone number: +30 2810 394377
Description
Objectives of the course (preferably expressed in terms of learning outcomes and competences): Adequate knowledge and understanding of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Management seen in the social context
Course contents: Concepts and terminology. Environmental Ethics. Ecosystem management in the social context. Scientific basis of ecosystem management. Development and Environment. Environmental policy. International Conventions. Environmental Law, Ecological Risk Assessment. The concept of sustainability. Indicators of sustainability. In situ and ex situ conservation. Population management. Habitat management. Atmospheric pollution and climate change. Soil pollution. Ecological restoration. Monitoring of environmental changes. Mapping of natural environment, ecosystems and vegetation. Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Protected areas. NATURA 2000. Local communities. International experience on the management of protected areas.