Introductory Course of Adaptive Management for Urban Wetland Restoration

This half day course will give you a practical clue for planning, designing and managing an urban wetland restoration. A new and unique idea of the urban wetland restoration will be presented with concise key concepts and selected worldwide case studies. The main topics will cover; 1. Four (4) keywords on coastal ecosystem restoration (Target setting, Situation, R&D, and Systemize), 2. Three (3) layers on adaptive management (Goal setting, Objectives implementation, and Feedback process), and 3. Four (4) steps of wetland restoration (Dynamic equilibrium, Biodiversity, Resilience, and Function). Followed by a mini-workshop on; 1. Introduction of a clay model as a communication tool for public participation, 2. Brainstorming on a concept model building, and 3. Designing your own adaptive management plan. Targets of this course are local and national government officers who have making policy and decision on coastal environment restoration, researchers who have a chance to make a suggestion on the policy and the decision, active NGO, NPO members who are a practical player of the restoration, and students who are aiming to work in the field.