Academic Staff:

Course Co-ordinator

Name: Dr. Gesche Kindermann

Contact Details:

Email: gesche.kindermannnuigalway.ie

Office Telephone: 00-353-(0)91-493863

Address: Applied Ecology Unit, Centre for Environmental Science, National University of Ireland - Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland

Website: http://www.nuigalway.ie/applied_ecology_unit/geschekindermann

Profile:

I graduated from NUI, Galway in 2001 with a BSc in Environmental Science. I then completed a Masters in Ecosystem Conservation and Landscape Management at UCC in 2003. This was followed by voluntary work with the Wildlife Conservation Society in Maroansetra, Madagascar, before I started a PhD in October 2004. My current studies, sponsored by IRCSET through the Embark Initiative, are entitled: ’Impacts of tourism activity on coastal dune systems’. The focus of these studies is to assess human impacts on coastal conservation areas with particular focus on recreation activities and site management. A main focus of the study is to assess the opinions of all stakeholders, who are involved in site management or who are land users, using Q-methodology.

Research Interests

Landscape conservation, human impacts on nature, conservation management

Education

PhD (Ecology) – Impacts of tourism activity on dune systems in coastal SACs. NUIG (2011).

MSC – Ecosystem Conservation and Landscape Management, UCC (2003), 1^st class hon.

BSc – Environmental Science, NUIG (2001), 1^st class hon.

Current Activities:

Research

The main focus of my current research is on the interrelationship between nature conservation and other human landuse, with particular focus on tourism. My current research project aims to establish the impacts of tourism on coastal sand dune systems, to asses the management of tourism with in coastal SACs containing such dune systems and to establish how SACs can be managed for conservation while allowing for other activities such as tourism to take place. This involves assessing the direct impacts of tourism on the habitats in coastal conservation areas, recording and comparing the current ground level management practices and stakeholders’ opinions on current the current situation, with the aim to compile a list of good practice management methods for use in other sites.

Teaching

Lecturing in Ecological Survey Techniques and Data Analysis, Management and Monitoring in Ecosystem Conservation and Landscape Ecological Processes with Special Topics in Nature Conservation on the MSc in Ecosystem Conservation and Landscape Management from January to May 2009

Running a field course on Habitat Mapping and Management Planning as part of the MSc in Ecosystem Conservation and Landscape Management from January to May 2009

Demonstrating on BSc in Environmental Science field courses (2004 – 2009)

Publications:

Research Reports

Kindermann G. (2003) Assessment of the Possible Establishment of an Ecological Network for Galway City MSc Thesis, unpublished

Kindermann G. (2001) Feeding behaviour of European eels (Anguilla anguilla) in Lough Derg BSc Thesis, unpublished

Conference Papers

Kindermann, G. and Gormally, M.J. (2007) Tourism management in Coastal Dune Systems in Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) PEF 2007: UCD, Dublin, 2:p27 (abstract)

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