Who should attend:
- Local government staff
- Staff in organizations that work with local governments e.g. UBCM, LGMA
- Professionals that provide service to local governments e.g. engineers, planners
- People involved in community sustainability projects such as watershed management and conservation
By the end of the course students will:
- Understand and appreciate that natural assets can or do provide services to local governments
- Understand how modern structured asset management in Canada is a useful platform for natural asset management
- Understand core terminology, including how natural assets fit within the concept of green infrastructure
- Be familiar with several Canadian case examples of natural asset management
- Understand key barriers and opportunities to scaling up natural asset management
- Have a better understanding of how they can advance natural asset management in their own contexts and where they can get additional resources
Learner Effort:
2.5 hours per week
Synchronous Sessions:
While most of this course is delivered asynchronously, there will be weekly synchronous sessions
Monday, September 20 12:30 to 1:30 pm - Welcome Session
Wednesday, September 29 2 pm to 3 pm
Thursdays, October 7 & 14 1 pm to 2 pm - Drop-in/Optional
Computer Requirements:
A week prior to the course start date you will receive an email from us with information on how to access the online course. At that time you will be encouraged to visit a short orientation website to familiarize yourself with our online learning platform. You will find the computer requirements for this course through this link: computerservices.royalroads.ca/computer_equip_requirements.
