EM511 Land Assessment for Sustainable Use
Updated: 11 April 2007| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
| Offering |
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| Online level | Level C - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) |
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| Supervised Exam | There is no UNE Supervised Examination. | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | candidature in a postgraduate award | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | EM 311 | |||||||||
| Notes | off-campus teaching via online | |||||||||
| Combined Units |
EM311 - Land Assessment for Sustainable Use |
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| 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. |
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| 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 | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |