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Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30
Seminar	30

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Analyse natural base definition of national parks and protected areas, based on IUCN classification, on the examples from Croatia and globally.
2. Apply legislation on Croatian national parks.
3. Discuss the possibilities of preserving nature in the most important Croatian and world national parks.
4. Analyse directions of monitoring and research in protected areas.
5. Analyse the possibilities of sustainable development on protected areas.
6. Develop educational projects for popularization of nature conservation in protected areas.

COURSE CONTENT

LECTURES

1. History of national parks origin and development of nature protection in the world.
2. Primary role of national parks, basic phenomena for protection and classification of protected area according to IUCN classification.
3. Legislative instruments in Croatian national parks.
4. - 7. Croatian national parks (NP Paklenica, NP Plitvička jezera, NP Sjeverni Velebit, NP Risnjak, NP Mljet, NP Brijuni, NP Kornati, NP Krka).
8. - 11. National parks of Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia.
12. Protection of plant and animal species in national parks. Monitoring and research in protected areas, reintroduction of endangered animal species.
13. Visiting and recreation in national parks.
14. Coexistence of national parks and local community, sustainable development of the area.
15. Education and popularisation activities of nature protection in protected areas.

SEMINARS

Seminars are organized in the way that the themes are arranged in cooperation with students, according to their interests.

1. Lajtner, J., Špoljar, M. (2014): Nacionalni parkovi, PMF, Zagreb, predavanja na webu.
2. Bralić, I. (2005): Nacionalni parkovi Hrvatske. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.
3. Vidaković, P. (1989): Nacionalni parkovi i turizam. Zavod za zaštitu prirode SR Hrvatske i Institut za turizam u Zagrebu, Zagreb.
4. Vidaković, P. (1997): Nacionalni parkovi u svijetu. Fond za stipendiranje mladih za zaštitu prirode i turizam, Zagreb.
5. Zakon o zaštiti prirode Republike Hrvatske, Narodne novine 80/13.

Izborni predmeti - Regular study - Environmental Sciences