LAWI100099 Project in nature conservation planning

Type
course with continuous assessment
Semester hours
6
Lecturer (assistant)
Hainz-Renetzeder, Christa , Gantner, Birgit
Organisation
Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning
Offered in
Sommersemester 2026
Languages of instruction
Deutsch
Content

Please note that this course is in German

Gruppe 1 Hainz-Renetzeder: "Come and find me: Biodiversity in the city"
Urban ecosystems differ significantly from others in terms of certain location factors. This project aims to address these specific characteristics and their associated effects on biodiversity. We are recording the biodiversity of urban green spaces using iNaturalist and participating in the City Nature Challenge to gain an impression of urban biodiversity and the opportunities that citizen science projects offer to support science with biodiversity data.

Group 2 Gantner: One Landscape, Many Demands!

Recreation seekers share the landscape with nature conservation, agriculture and forestry, hunting, and wildlife. The shared use of a habitat can lead to conflicts that may impact wildlife species or protected areas. In this course, you will develop a concept for nature conservation communication for a selected target group within a protected area.

# First mandatory session: March 6, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Room D3 (Oskar-Simony-Haus).
# Presentation date: June 19, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Room D3 (Oskar-Simony-Haus).
# All further dates (attendance is mandatory) will be announced at the first session.
# Revision dates (attendance is mandatory) will be arranged within the small group.

Gruppe 3 Gruber

Gruppe 4 Uhlhorn:
Implementation of nature-based solutions (NbS) in rural communities for a climate-resilient landscape. The aim is to plan and prepare measures for climate change adaptation and biodiversity promotion in a practical manner.

First MANDATORY meeting: March 4, 2026; 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. in SR 20 (DG Simonyhaus)

Gruppe 5 Binder: Stones, thorns, biodiversity? - Nature conservation planning using the example of species-rich dry grasslands
• Origin, significance, protection, and restoration of dry and semi-dry grasslands
• How do I plan a nature conservation project? Where can I find the necessary basic information, how do I collect my own data, and how do I use it to create a nature conservation concept?
• What needs to be considered when establishing nature conservation management? What nature conservation, sociocultural, economic, and legal hurdles need to be overcome?

Topic of the course are practical questions focused on landscape and nature conservation, nature communication and landscape management. The course requires independent work in small groups.
Previous knowledge expected

- self-directed learning
- analysis and documentation of scientific literature
- knowledge of scientific citation rules
- capabilities to write a report
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

The students ...
... are able to work on nature conservation relevant topics and document the results at a scientific level
... are able to present their research results in front of an audience and can answer relevant questions
... deepened their social competences and capacity for teamwork
... gain experience in project management
... know about the relevance of environmental communication and environmental education for nature conservation,
... know methods and instruments which are used for environmental communication and environmental education,
... are able to communicate topics of nature conservation for different target groups.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.