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Module Title	Landscape and Urban Ecology
School	School of Geog Earth & Env Sci
Department	Geography
Module Code	03 19134
Module Lead	Dr Jon Sadler
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites	LI Ecological Systems - (03 18182)
Co-requisites
Restrictions	Optional for: BS/BSc Geography, BA/BSc JH Geography, BSc Environmental Science, BSc Environmental Science with placement abroad, BSc Environmental Management
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Tutorial-7 hours Practical Classes and workshops-6 hours Fieldwork-4 hours Guided independent study-163 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	The module will consider the sustainability of urban biodiversity in the UK. Emphasis will be placed upon the potential importance of urban habitats, their uniqueness and the application of appropriate ecological theories to urban areas. It will be argued that to understand fully the complexities of urban environments one needs to utilise results from both the natural and social sciences. Topics addressed will include the following: green corridors, metapopulations and gradient theory; system disturbance, monitoring and recovery; sampling; habitat restoration; sustainability. Skills - group work, project and sample design, execution and presentation, writing.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module the student should be able to: Demonstrate knowledge of key ecological and their application to urban environments; Identify key strategies used to design, protect and manage urban habitats; Demonstrate competence in project/sample design; Undertake and complete a field project in the local environment.
Assessment	19134-02 : Sessional Examination : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (50%) 19134-03 : Field Project : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	One 3,000 word field project (50%); One 1.5hr written exam (50%)
Other
Reading List	Petts, G E & Calow, P (eds). 1996. River Biota: Diversity and Dynamics. Blackwell Science. Rosenberg, D M & Resh, V H. 1992. Freshwater Biomonitoring. Chapman & Hall. Pullin, A S. 2002. Conservation Biology. Cambridge University Press. Spellerberg, I F. 1996. Conservation Biology. Longman. Gaston, K J & Spicer, J I. 2004. Biodiversity: an introduction. 2nd ed. Blackwell Science. Breuste J, Feldmann H & Uhlmann O (eds). 1998. Urban Ecology. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. Primack, R B. 2002. Essentials of Covservation Biology. 3rd ed. Sinauer Associates Inc.