University of Hawaii at Hilo Catalog 2013–2014

Agriculture: Coastal Resources and Watershed Management Specialty

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Contact: Yiqing Li, yiqing@hawaii.edu, (808) 974-4108
College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management
College Office Tel: (808) 974-7393
Web: hilo.hawaii.edu/academics/cafnrm/

The Coastal Resources and Watershed Management curriculum is designed for students interested in sustaining coastal and watershed ecosystems through efficient management of land, biota and water, as well as improved planning, policy and regulation.

As Earth’s population increases, demand will escalate for clean food, water and space. These activities, in combination with heightened energy requirements, will increase stress on our natural resources, such as soils, surface water, and ground water. Global climate change is an additional stressor heightening the need for improved management capacity and adaptation strategies. Increasingly there is a need for integrated approaches for coastal areas which are the interface between land and sea. Concurrent increased public concern about the long-term sustainability of our land use systems will spur the development of improved practices, increases in management capacity and improved policies and regulations. Use of modern tools such as remote sensing and GIS will inform management recommendations.

Students who complete this curriculum will be prepared to meet challenges and can anticipate career opportunities in environmental regulatory agencies, conservation, research institutions, urban and regional planning, productive sectors such as agriculture and consulting.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Describe and draw connections among natural, agricultural, and urban processes influencing the coastal zone.
  2. Assess, comprehend, and synthesize a broad range of scientific and social-economic information to professionally present policy recommendations and research directives for various coastal management issues.

Curricula