By the end of the course, a student should be able to: 
1. Understand how people engage with nature during their free 
time.
2. Identify the economic and non-economic values of such human-
environment interactions.
3. Describe the contribution of human–environment relations to
sustainability.
4. Describe and apply knowledge of the human dimension to 
managing natural resources.
5. Describe and apply selected management concepts in the
provision of nature-based free time experiences.

I. Free time relations with the natural environment I: An
introduction							
II. Free time relations with the natural environment II: Outdoor
recreation demand and supply				
III. Sustaining human societies and the natural environment I
IV. Sustaining human societies and the natural environment II
V. History of environmental movement I			
VI. History of environmental movement II			
VII. Environmental values and ethics				
VIII. Mid-term exam
IX. Human dimensions of natural resources I: An introduction
X. Human dimensions of natural resources II: An application
(Socio-scientific issues simulation)				
XI. Managing and planning natural resources for recreation and
Tourism I: An introduction					
XII. Managing and planning natural resources for recreation and
Tourism II: Recreation opportunity spectrum and limits of
acceptable change 						
XIII. Managing and planning natural resources for recreation 
and Tourism III: Recreational crowding, carrying capacity, 
conflict, and specialization					
XIV. DVD quiz							
XV. ROS and LAC workshop (Lake Herrick)

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