Rhedir gan School of Natural Sciences

20.000 Credyd neu 10.000 Credyd ECTS

Trefnydd: Dr Bid Webb

The purpose of the module is explore the social, cultural, economic and political dimensions of forest management with emphasis on livelihoods and human wellbeing. The module introduces important theoretical and empirical work and takes a global perspective.

The module will provide students with the opportunity to acquire and apply knowledge and understanding of the social dimensions of forest management and to develop their abilities to review, synthesise and communicate information from a range of source materials (working both individually and collaboratively).

The module is organised into four units as outlined below:

Unit 1: Changing paradigms and new challenges in forest management; multiple stakeholder groups, diverse values/perspectives and conflict surrounding forest use and development.

Unit 2: Land-use, livelihoods and socio-economic development; understanding forest transitions; livelihoods provisioning and broader processes of economic development; employment trends; technological and product innovations in the forestry sector; changing markets for forest products/services.

Unit 3: Cultural services and human well-being; symbolic, cultural, spiritual and recreational values attached to forests and trees; forests and human health; education and knowledge systems; forests and forestry in shaping cultural landscapes.

Unit 4: Forest governance: multiple scales for multiple functions; public participation in forest decision-making; forest tenure and property rights; decentralisation/devolution and community forestry initiatives; governance in landscape restoration initiatives; certification and legality verification; payments for ecosystem services (PES) and reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD).

This is a distance learning module. The module materials include guided reading materials and comprehensive reading list, introductory recorded lectures for each unit, and interactive discussion forums.

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Grades C- to C+. Coursework (group learning resource and individual essay) that demonstrates satisfactory knowledge and understanding of the chosen topics, but shows limited evidence of independent research and critical thinking.

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Grades B- to B+. Coursework (group learning resource and individual essay) that demonstrates good knowledge and understanding of the chosen topics, evidence of independent research and critical thinking.

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Grades A- to A*. Coursework (group learning resource and individual essay) that demonstrates excellent knowledge and understanding of the chosen topics, evidence of substantial independent research and a high-level of critical thinking.

1. Demonstrate critical understanding of the changing paradigms and new challenges in forest management and how these relate to diverse – often competing and conflictual – social values attached to forests and trees.

2. Critically evaluate the roles that forests and trees play in livelihoods and economic development in different places and for different people and anticipate future trends.

3. Identify the multiple relationships between forests, human health and wellbeing and assess how and why these vary across time and space.

4. Characterise trends in the decentralisation of forest governance and associated reforms of forest tenure, and assess the challenges and opportunities of participatory approaches to forest management.

5. Demonstrate critical understanding of emergent forms of multi-actor and multi-level forest governance and assess future prospects.

Math	Enw	Disgrifiad	Pwysau
	Individual Report		30.00
	Group Presentation		30.00
	Critical Essay		40.00

		Oriau
Lecture	Online lectures	8
Group Project	Working in groups to synthesize reading materials and develop a learning resource.There are 2 group projects, each requiring 25 hours of student effort.	50
Individual Project	Critical essay	75
Private study	Unit-based guided reading and audio-visual materials	52
	Discussion forum.	15

• Llythrennedd - Medrusrwydd mewn darllen ac ysgrifennu drwy amrywiaeth o gyfryngau
• Defnyddio cyfrifiaduron - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio ystod o feddalwedd cyfrifiadurol
• Hunanreolaeth - Gallu gweithio mewn ffordd effeithlon, prydlon a threfnus. Gallu edrych ar ganlyniadau tasgau a digwyddiadau, a barnu lefelau o ansawdd a phwysigrwydd
• Archwilio - Gallu ymchwilio ac ystyried dewisiadau eraill
• Adalw gwybodaeth - Gallu mynd at wahanol ac amrywiol ffynonellau gwybodaeth
• Sgiliau Rhyngbersonol - Gallu gofyn cwestiynau, gwrando'n astud ar atebion a'u harchwilio
• Dadansoddi Beirniadol & Datrys Problem - Gallu dadelfennu a dadansoddi problemau neu sefyllfaoedd cymhleth. Gallu canfod atebion i broblemau drwy ddadansoddiadau ac archwilio posibiliadau
• Cyflwyniad - Gallu cyflwyno gwybodaeth ac esboniadau yn glir i gynulleidfa. Trwy gyfryngau ysgrifenedig neu ar lafar yn glir a hyderus.
• Gwaith Tîm - Gallu cydweithio'n adeiladol ag eraill ar dasg gyffredin, ac/neu fod yn rhan o dîm gweithio o ddydd i ddydd
• Dadl - Gallu cyflwyno, trafod a chyfiawnhau barn neu lwybr gweithredu, naill ai gydag unigolyn neu mewn grwˆp ehangach
• Hunanymwybyddiaeth & Ystyried - Bod yn ymwybodol o'ch cryfderau, gwendidau, nodau ac amcanion eich hun. Gallu adolygu ,cloriannu a myfyrio'n rheolaidd ar eich perfformiad eich hun ac eraill.
• Arweinyddiaeth - Gallu arwain a rheoli, datblygu cynlluniau gweithredu ac amcanion, cynnig arweiniad a chyfarwyddyd i eraill, ac ymdopi â'r pwysau sy'n gysylltiedig ag awdurdod o'r fath

• Understand the provisional nature of information and appreciate competing and alternative explanations.
• Apply subject knowledge to the understanding and addressing of problems.
• Recognize the moral, ethical and social issues relating to the subject.

Goblygiadau o ran adnoddau ar gyfer myfyrwyr

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Rhestrau Darllen Bangor (Talis)

http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/ddl-4201.html

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• D5AG: PGCert Tropical Forestry year 1 (CERT/TF)
• D3AP: Diploma Forestry (Distance Learning) year 1 (DIP/FORDL)
• D5AH: PGDip Tropical Forestry year 1 (DIP/TF)
• D4BB: MSc Agroforest & Food Security (Dist Learn) year 1 (MSC/AGFSDL)
• D4BC: MSc Agroforestry & Food Security (Dist Learning - 2 yr PT) year 1 (MSC/AGFSDL2)
• D4BD: MSc Agroforestry and Food Security (TRANSFOR-M exch prog) year 1 (MSC/AGFSTFM)
• D3AQ: MSc Forestry (Distance Learning) year 1 (MSC/FORDL)
• D5AC: MSc Tropical Forestry (Distance Learning) year 1 (MSC/TF)