736356 Nature protection - and environmental law


Type
Lecture
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Organisation
Offered in
Sommersemester 2023
Languages of instruction
Deutsch

Content

Historical law development of the Austrian nature conservation law; Essence of nature conservation legislation - Positioning and universality of nature conservation - partial legal system - Demarcation from other environmental matters - intrinsic value and proper law of nature; Conservation and agriculture and forestry; Nature Conservation and constitutional order; Nature Conservation and fundamental rights; Conservation as planning law; Landscape Planning.

Institutions of the Austrian nature conservation law; Definition, general provisions.

Property protection (natural monument, protected landscape elements, nature reserves , landscape conservation areas, protected lake areas, natural parks, protection of flora and fauna, biotope network biosphere reserves).

National Parks; Authorities and bodies of nature conservation; Legal protection in the process; Environmental Advocacy; Collective action; International Nature Conservation; Implementation of EU nature conservation acts in Austria.

Previous knowledge expected



Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

To get a holistic ecological point of view by learning and comparing the leagal differences on nature conservation among the provinces.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.