0380 - Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Ecology and Management
1600140
Delivery Options
Online Learning
UBCO Continuing and Professional Education
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Course Description
Using case studies, this course explores the historic, social and legislative context for wildland fire management in British Columbia, and examines how policy and laws influence wildland fire management and Indigenous cultural burning practices today. It provides participants with tools and strategies for public education and outreach related to wildfire management and prescribed burning.
StrongerBC future skills grant
If you are applying for the StrongerBC future skills grant, please refrain from registering and paying for the course. Information on how to use the StrongerBC future skills grant for this micro-credential can be found here.Outcomes
Upon successful completion of Course 3, learners will be able to:
- Describe Indigenous and western societal relationships with wildfire and smoke, how these relationships have changed over time, and the different challenges rural, Indigenous, and urban communities face to co-exist with wildfire.
- Discuss the various policies and laws that influence wildland fire management and Indigenous cultural burning practices.
- Analyze and explain how concepts of power, trust, and relationships influence wildfire management.
This course is part of the Fundamentals of Wildland Fire Ecology and Management micro-credential. This course is only available to students who have successfully completed Wildland Fire and Landscapes.
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Fundamentals of Wildland Fire Ecology and Management : Required Courses
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