207-269 Vegetation Management

Topics include:

• vegetation classification schemes;

• Australian vegetation communities and factors of influence;

• ecological terms and definitions;

• global issues in vegetation management; vegetation surveying techniques;

• management of remnant urban vegetation (including restoration planning, revegetation techniques, habitat construction);

• management of specific vegetation types (grasslands, ornamental herbaceous plantings, ground covers, shrub plantings);

• management issues in amenity trees (tree establishment, transplanting, tree hazard assessment);

• development of maintenance standards for horticultural works; and

• agencies and organisations involved in urban vegetation management.

One two-hour written examination worth 50% of final marks, one assignment equivalent to 4000 words worth 50% of final marks.