GIS-based Analyses for Conservation Management

Submitted by lelder on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 4:11pm.
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GIS-based Analyses for Conservation Management 

Geographic information systems (GIS) and geospatial analysis play an increasingly prominent role in conservation. The goal of this course is to introduce conservation practitioners to the capabilities of GIS-based analyses to serve as an integrating framework for conservation management. This intensive short-course will cover a spectrum of applications in the context of project-cycle workflow. The course begins by visiting common sources of geospatial data, builds working databases, attends fundamental tasks in conservation management, (identifying conservation targets, habitat modeling and mapping, site prioritization, monitoring and assessment), and concludes with considerations for the long-term management of conservation projects in a GIS framework. This course serves a fundamental role in the newly launched DEL Certificate Program in Land Management for Conservation, as it introduces several key issues that will be developed more fully in subsequent course modules.

A detailed syllabus and registration details for this course are available at www.nicholas.duke.edu/del/continuinged/delgis.html. For more on the Certificate Program in Land Management for Conservation, see www.nicholas.duke.edu/del/continuinged/certificates.html.

Type of training: 
Data collection, processing, and management
Training information
Training provider: 
Duke Environmental Leadership (DEL) Program in the Nicholas School of the Environment
Reoccurring training opportunity?: 
Reoccurring
Training format : 
Classroom training
Training location: 
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Training website: 
http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/del/continuinged/delgis.html
Contact information
Contact email: 
del@nicholas.duke.edu.