| CODE | EER1025 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Heritage Interpretation, Outreach and Exploration activities. | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Environmental Education and Research | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | As per the Landscape Convention, this unit introduces students to the role of landscapes as an important part of the quality of life for people everywhere, whether in urban areas or in the countryside, in degraded areas or areas of high quality, in areas recognised as being of outstanding beauty or in everyday areas. Once students are familiar with the basic tenets of the Landscape Convention they are introduced to two other central ideas: a) Cultural landscape used to describe a symbiosis between human activity and environment. Students are introduced to landscapes whose value is enhanced due to the religious, artistic or cultural associations of such natural element. b) Historic environment to help students focus on artifacts with physical evidence of past human activity and that connects people with place, and with traditions, stories and memories linked to those places. Students are then introduced to case studies and examples of good practice that promote both national and trans-frontier cooperation in protecting landscapes, as well as exemplary measures to protect, manage and plan landscapes. Study-Unit Aims: (a) Familiarise students with the basic principles espoused in the Council of Europe Landscape Convention; (b) Assist students in the identification of sites of environmental, cultural, historical and communal value; (c) Help students in the development of landscape related educational initiatives; and (d) Help students reflect on their role in encouraging or advocating policies for protecting, managing and planning landscapes. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) identify and summarize the main policies outlined in the Council of Europe Landscape Convention; (b) define Cultural Landscape; (c) explain how the historic environment connects people with place, and with traditions, stories and memories linked to those places; and (d) identify case studies of best practice that protect, manage and plan landscapes. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) appraise the environmental, cultural, historical and communal value of landscapes; (b) approach landscapes according to their specific features that call for different types of action; (c) recommend actions with respect to landscapes ranging from strict conservation through protection, management and improvement to actual creation; (d) propose educational initiatives that valorize the potential of landscapes; and (e) plan activities that promote cooperation in protecting landscapes. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Morel, H. and Dawson, M. (2021). Engaging with heritage and historic environment policy: Agency, interpretation and implementation. Routledge. Supplementary Readings: - Council of Europe. (2000). Council of Europe Landscape Convention (ETS No. 176). https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list?module=treaty-detail&treatynum=176 - Pannell, S (2006) Reconciling Nature and Culture in a Global Context: Lessons form the World Heritage List. James Cook University. Cairns, Australia. - Roe,M. & Taylor, K. (2014). New Cultural Landscapes. Routledge. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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