| Department of Economics and Natural Resources (2003/2004) | |||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | |||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1 semester | ||||||||||||||
| Credits | 12 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Course Level | Joint BSc and MSc | ||||||||||||||
| Examination | oral examination No aid allowed Description of Examination: 13-point scale, internal examiner Dates of Exam: Oral examination and project evaluation, 50% each Description of Examination: | ||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures: One course module per week. Project work. | ||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | E7, fall | ||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 048073 The Tropical and Subtropical Environment 098012 Basic Development Studies 055286 Tropical Botany | ||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||
| Lectures. A limited number of external lecturers are invited to present specific topics. Students should study relevant literature in the compendium before each lecture. Preparing and submitting paper (group work). Tropical Forestry B is an extension of Tropical Forestry A. | |||||||||||||||
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| Compendium and lecture notes | |||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||
| Carsten Smith Olsen, cso@life.ku.dk, Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning/Unit of Forestry, Phone: 35331763 | |||||||||||||||
| Study Board | |||||||||||||||
| Study Committee FL | |||||||||||||||
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