Land Use Conflicts and Conflict Management in Finnish Lapland (5op)

Osaamistavoitteet

The main goal of the course is to give students a thorough introduction of monitoring and management of conflicts arising with land and natural resource use.
a) lectures on conflict management and means of conflict management;
b) cases that are monitored by groups of students;
c) internationally mixed groups in order to benefit of each other’s backgrounds and experiences and
d) involvement of local managers and interest groups into the course.
Learning outcomes:
- Recognize and describe conflicts of land and natural resource use
- Apply different methods to monitor conflicts
- Propose solutions and means to manage conflicts
- Place conflicts into a more international perspective

Sisältö

Conflict management tools
Conflict cases in Northern Finland

Esitietovaatimukset

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Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Evaluation:
Grading from A to F following the ECTS scale.
The final grade consists of the following partial grades: presentation of the cases and analyses at seminar 50%, final group report 50%.