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EM311 Land Assessment for Sustainable Use

Updated: 11 April 2007
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Online level Level C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
10 July 2007 13 July 2007 Compulsory
Supervised Exam None
Pre-requisites 72 cp
Co-requisites None
Restrictions EM 511
Notes off-campus teaching via online
Combined Units EM511 - Land Assessment for Sustainable Use
Coordinator(s) Lisa Lobry De Bruyn (llobryde@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

A unit that covers the major land degradation issues of Australia (including soil erosion, salinisation, vegetation decline); their extent, processes involved, and rehabilitation and prevention techniques; the principles and procedures for land evaluation for a range of land use options; land capability classification schemes and land suitability analysis for land-use planning. The 500 level unit is based on the undergraduate level unit with additional reading, assignments or projects and the demonstration of a greater level of understanding of the undergraduate material.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Recommended Material
Optional
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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