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 421-470 Land Degradation & Management

Credit Points

6.25

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Prof T McMahon

Prerequisites

421-280 Geomechanics 1 and 421-373 Physical Hydrology

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

24 hours of lectures/tutorials and field trips

Subject Description

At the conclusion of this unit, students should be able to describe and model the various processes leading to soil degradation and be able to recommend strategies for the management of land prone to degradation.

Topics covered include water erosion, wind erosion, soil stability, soil salinisation, soil fertility, soil structure, and tillage.

Assessment

One 3-hour examination and reports/assignments up to a total of 30 pages.



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