220-311 Forest Values, Landscapes and Society

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220-311 Forest Values, Landscapes and Society
Availability	Creswick campus
Credit Points	12.5
Coordinator	Dr John Petheram
Prerequisites	207-113 Australian Rural Landscapes; 220-201 Native Forest Ecosystems and Biodiversity; 207-211 Resource Industry Economics
Semester	2 (view timetable)
Contact	Twenty-four hours lectures and 36 hours practical work. Students are expected to undertake additional study of at least 1 hour for each hour of contact
Subject Description	Content includes: use of forests for production of wood and non-wood tangible products, water release and quality, carbon storage, biodiversity conservation and other ecosystem services, aesthetic and spiritual values, wilderness and recreation; community forest management, assessment of community values including aboriginal, industry and environmental organizations, and their incorporation in public and private forest management; landscape-level approaches to forest land-use planning, status, monitoring, and trends in selected forest and landscape indicators; environmental and social impacts of plantations and commercial forests.
Assessment	One three-hour written examination (50%) and two practical reports (3000 words) each worth 25% of final mark.

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