Module Identifier | RD16410 | ||
Module Title | PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE | ||
Academic Year | 2001/2002 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr Alister Scott | ||
Semester | Semester 2 | ||
Assessment | Report | Community report Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 5 | 50% |
Exam | 1.5 Hours Visitor survey Practical followed by examination. Outcomes asessed: 3, 4, 5 | 50% |
Outcome 2
Examine the issues that impact upon and affect rural communities
Performance criteria
a. The opportunities facing rural communities are identified and described
b. The threats facing rural communities are identified and described
c. Rural polices and their resulting impacts upon rural communities are identified
Ranges:
Issues (opportunities/threats) - Quality of life, economic, social ,environmental, recreational
Policies: European- National - Regional - Organisational - local - Agenda 21
Outcome 3
Identify the impacts of recreation in the countryside
Performance criteria:
a. Physical impacts of people recreating in the countryside are identified
b. Conflicts caused by people recreating in the countryside are identified
c. The benefits of people using the countryside for recreation are identified.
Ranges:
Physical effects - erosion, congestion, pollution, noise , landscape
Conflicts:- wildlife, communities, conservation, land uses, development, access
Benefits:- economy, recreation, tourism, understanding, experiential
Outcome 4
Identify the factors that influence people's use of the countryside for recreation.
Performance criteria:
a. The physical factors that attract people to the countryside are identified.
b. The personal factors that attract people to the countryside are identified.
c. The managerial tools used in countryside recreation are identified.
Ranges:
Physical factors:- landscape, habitats, access, safety, activities
Personal factors :- health, relationships, confidence, safety, preferences
Managerial tools :- information, interpretation, countryside furniture, marketing, parking
Outcome 5
Identify the survey methods available to investigate rural communities and countryside recreation.
Performance criteria:
a. The process of designing a survey is understood and applied.
b. The questionnaire survey is understood and applied
c. Techniques used to gather and analyse survey information are identified and applied.
Ranges:
Techniques Qualitative/ Quantitative:- Audits, questionnaire survey, informal
interviews, observation