Explain planning for amenity horticulture, including appropriate measures to ensure all relevant concerns are identified and appropriately considered.
E-Learning Structure
The duration of this online course is 100 hours. This consists of 7 in-depth lessons:
- Adapting Amenity Horticulture to Changing needs
- Macro Panning for Amenity Land Provision
- Resources and Information.
- Environmental impacts
- Economic Impacts
- Community Involvement
- Developing a Management Plan
Course Aims
- Identify optional management approaches for amenity horticulture sites.
- Determine varying features of optional management approaches for amenity horticulture sites.
- Explain planning concepts and processes used for provision of amenity land.
- Identify and describe up to date information sources relating to changing influences on the amenity industry
- Explain current social environmental issues as they evolve in a changing political climate, for example community involvement, sustainability, public/private partnerships
- Explain current economic issues as they evolve in a changing political climate, for example community involvement, sustainability, public/private partnerships
- Describe Methods of community involvement from user surveys and consultation exercises through to physical involvement using volunteer groups.
- Explain the relationship between the amenity industry, government policies and communities.
- Critically evaluate the means by which the community can be engaged with the amenity industry.
- Determine the impact of community policies on local strategies
- Determine relevant issues (social, political, economic and environmental) that relate to management of amenity sites.
- Develop an appropriate management plan for an amenity site.
How Does A Warnborough Online Course Work?
You can start the course whenever is convenient for you. You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
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