Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes (based on Dublin Descriptors) are the following:

Knowledge and understanding: Acquire knowledge on main relevant aspects of coastal and marine planning and management and the main challenges and potential solutions for its effective implementation; acquire an overview of citizens science and communication strategies and approaches and their relevance to support spatial planning and management;

Applied knowledge and understanding: Depict the key steps typical of a coastal-marine planning and management process and apply it to a specific geographical context;

Making judgements: Select the best tools and approaches for the development of a coastal-marine planning and management project in relation to site-specific conditions of different scenarios/case studies;

Communication skills: Communicate effectively with other students and teachers from different backgrounds; communicate their working results to specialist and non-specialist audience; be able to work in teams around common problems;

Learning skills: Describe main tools and methods available to effectively approach planning and management of coastal-marine systems; acquire an overall knowledge of marine-coastal planning and management adequate to orient their future study, research and work within the framework of this multidisciplinary field.