| Department of Economics and Natural Resources (2003/2004) | |||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | |||||||||||||
| Duration | 1 semester | ||||||||||||
| Credits | 9 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc | ||||||||||||
| Examination | oral examination Some Aid allowed One page outline [disposition] of issues to cover in relation to each examination question. Description of Examination: 13-point scale, internal examiner Dates of Exam: | ||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures: 1 course module per week | ||||||||||||
| Block Placement | F3, spring | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 096222 Tropical Forestry A | ||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||
| Course objectives: During the 1980s the concept of community forestry became entrenched in the forest policy of many developing countries. Today, knowledge of community forestry is essential for forest managers and developers. The aim of the course is to familiarise students with community-based approaches to forest and tree resources management. The course will provide tools to enable students to work with community forestry issues | |||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||
| Focus will be on: ·Community forestry: concepts and definitions ·The development of the community forestry paradigm ·Common property management ·Induced versus indigenous community forestry ·Community forestry management practices ·Community forestry processes and planning ·Community forestry toolkit, e.g. participation, extension, conflict resolution ·Political, legislative and institutional contexts and limitations ·Selected country case studies | |||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||
| Lectures. A limited number of external lecturers are invited to present specific topics. Students should self-study relevant literature in the compendium before each lecture. Analysis, discussion and presentation of theoretical issues. | |||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||
| See course homepage (http://www.kursus.kvl.dk/cf) | |||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||
| Thorsten Treue, ttr@life.ku.dk, Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning/Unit of Forestry, Phone: 35331759 | |||||||||||||
| Study Board | |||||||||||||
| Study Committee FL | |||||||||||||
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