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Dean Urban
The Nicholas School
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708 USA
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The Duke Environmental Leadership (DEL) Program in the Nicholas School
of the Environment is offering a 4.5-day short-course , GIS-based
Analyses for Conservation Management, July 21-25, 2008, at Duke
University in Durham, North Carolina.
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 http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/del/continuinged/delgis.html.
For more on the Certificate Program in Land Management for Conservation,
see http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/del/continuinged/certificates.html.
For more information on other upcoming executive education courses,
visit www.nicholas.duke.edu/del/continuinged or email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
