| Inst. for Økonomi, Skov og Landskab (2003/2004) | |||||||||||
| Tidligst mulig placering | |||||||||||
| Varighed | 1 semester | ||||||||||
| Pointværdi | 6 (ECTS) | ||||||||||
| Kursustype | Fælleskursus | ||||||||||
| Eksamen | mundtlig eksamen uden hjælpemidler Beskrivelse af eksamen: 13-skala, intern censur Eksamensdatoer: | ||||||||||
| Rammer for undervisning | Lectures: One course module per week. | ||||||||||
| Blokplacering | E7, fall | ||||||||||
| Undervisningssprog | Engelsk | ||||||||||
| Anbefalede forudsætninger | 048073 The Tropical and Subtropical Environment 098012 Basic Development Studies 055286 Tropical Botany | ||||||||||
| Kursets målsætning | |||||||||||
| The aim of the course is to give students a thorough understanding of the current and potential role of forestry in the development process. The course gives an overview of tropical forestry and provides the student with tools to understand main issues in tropical forestry better. It is stressed that forestry is an integral part of society and should not be considered in isolation. | |||||||||||
| Kursusindhold | |||||||||||
| Emphasis is on political and socio-economic aspects of sustainable multi-purpose forest management in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Central themes are tropical forest resources, forest policy and forest management in relation to the production of timber, non-timber products and environmental services. Subjects include the extent and value of tropical forest resources, deforestation, global forest policy processes, national level forest legislation and policy, and forest management planning. | |||||||||||
| Undervisningsform | |||||||||||
| Lectures. A limited number of external lecturers are invited to present specific topics. Students should study relevant literature in the compendium before each lecture. Tropical Forestry A is part of Tropical Forestry B. | |||||||||||
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| Carsten Smith Olsen, cso@life.ku.dk, Center for Skov, Landskab og Planlægning/Økonomi, Politik og Driftsplanlægning, Tlf: 35331763 | |||||||||||
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