207-210 Open Space Management

207-212 Horticulture of Australian Plants.

The objective of this subject is to extend the participant's ability to:

• demonstrate understanding of the professional role of the environmental horticulturist in the design and management of landscape;

• describe the role of public open space management in satisfying the diverse recreational needs of a contemporary society;

• describe planning processes in the provision of public open space;

• describe the maintenance-management systems that assist in the efficient management of public open space;

• demonstrate understanding of principles of the cost effective management of urban vegetation;

• describe the specialised management requirements of turf as an element of public open space;

• recognise the role of interpretation in the management of public open space; and

• identify and describe 200 plants used in Australian horticulture.

The content includes:

• current levels and types of public open space provision in relation to society's needs;

• design and planning in public open space and the role of environmental horticulture in this process;

• principles of vegetation management in public open space;

• case studies of vegetation management in specific open space locations;

• the maintenance management process;

• interpretation in public open space; and

• evaluation and quality of public open space;

• study of plant groups based on key horticultural and Australian genera and themes.

A two-hour examination (40%), assignment of 2000 words (20%), practical reports (20%), two plant tests of 60 minutes duration each (20%).