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EM511 Land Assessment for Sustainable Use

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
07 July 2008 10 July 2008 Compulsory
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions EM 311
Notes None
Combined Units EM311 - 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
None
Recommended Material
Optional

Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Environmental Planning and Management in Australia
ISBN: 0195538196
Conacher, A. and Conacher, J., OUP
Note: Reference book (available from the Dixson Library, UNE)
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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