Protected Area and Wildlands Management

A Field of Study for students focused on biological, social, or economic aspects inherent in the management of areas for wilderness conservation or preservation, recreation, environmental education, and/or tourism. This includes the landbase which is protected from resource extraction or industrial activity by law or policy or areas in which there is little such activity and the goal is to manage primarily for non-consumptive values or uses. Includes: ecological issues inherent in maintenance of ecological integrity and implementation of Ecosystem Management; social issues relevant to users, the local community, and the broader community; eco-tourism; economic issues associated with recreation and tourism including valuing of non-consumptive uses; interpretation and environmental education; development of landscape planning and management models and systems.

Application forms, scholarship information, and all additional information are available from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. Interested applicants should contact the researcher whose interest closely match theirs.