24 episodes

The relationship between sea and land has always been one of dynamic change. Yet, as rising sea levels threaten habitats for wildlife and humans alike, we are today more vulnerable than ever. The 11 video tracks on this album address the complexities of environmental change, focusing on the Blackwater Water Estuary in Essex where a coastal retreat scheme is in operation, managed biodiversity at Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire, and the search for sustainable forms of development along the River Severn. This material forms part of the course U216 Environment.

Environment: habitat and conservation - for iPod/iPhone The Open University

- Education
- 4.5 • 2 Ratings

- 12 APR 2010
Environment: habitat and conservation

Environment: habitat and conservation

A short introduction to this album.
- 52 sec
- 12 APR 2010
Transcript -- Environment: habitat and conservation

Transcript -- Environment: habitat and conservation

A short introduction to this album.
- 22 JAN 2009
- video
Blackwater: A Threatened Habitat

Blackwater: A Threatened Habitat

Change on the Blackwater Estuary. As the sea level rises this unique landscape and its valuable biodiversity face destruction.
- 8 min
- 22 JAN 2009
Transcript -- Blackwater: A Threatened Habitat

Transcript -- Blackwater: A Threatened Habitat

Change on the Blackwater Estuary. As the sea level rises this unique landscape and its valuable biodiversity face destruction.
- 22 JAN 2009
- video
Blackwater: Coastal Retreat Schemes

Blackwater: Coastal Retreat Schemes

Different ways to save the Estuary, assessing which habitats to protect and which to let go.
- 4 min
- 22 JAN 2009
Transcript -- Blackwater: Coastal Retreat Schemes

Transcript -- Blackwater: Coastal Retreat Schemes

Different ways to save the Estuary, assessing which habitats to protect and which to let go.