| Forest & Landscape | |||
| Earliest Possible Year | 5 | ||
| Duration | 1 semester | ||
| Credits | 9 (ECTS) | ||
| Course Level | Joint BSc and MSc | ||
| Examination | written examination Aid allowed Description of Examination: 13-point scale, external examiner Dates of Exam: | ||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures: 1 course module per week Practicals: 2 hours per week Excursions: 1 | ||
| Block Placement | E6, fall Will be published 1. May | ||
| Teaching Language | English may be conducted in Danish/Swedish | ||
| Optional Prerequisites | 095728 Environmental Economics | ||
| Mandatory Prerequisites | 096711 | ||
| Course Objectives | |||
| To impart a thorough knowledge of: (i) business economics of forestry and its application, (ii) Danish forestry's present role (iii) Foundation for assessing Danish forestry's potentials. (iv) Understanding forest resources, providing market as well as non-market goods. (v) Forest policy facts; the conditions and mechanism behind actual and potential policy. | |||
| Course Contents | |||
| The course aims to impart in-depth knowledge of the social role of present-day Danish forestry and a solid basis for assessing its potential role. The course builds on the students basic knowledge of economics. Sustainable multiple-use forestry as demanded by the Forest Act implies the consideration of marketed as well as non-marketed benefits. Danish forest policy is related to international conditions, and an introduction is given to forestry in a developing country context. The rational of a special forest economics course is the extremely long production time in forestry. The forest policy framework has become considerably enlarged in recent years, a major reason being the increasing public interest in forestry and nature in general. For that reason it is important that foresters are highly qualified with regard to forest and natural resources policy, and the frame and mechanism of policy formulation are studied. | |||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||
| Lectures, practicals, and one excursion | |||
| Course Litterature | |||
| Klemperer,W.D. 1996: Forest Resource Economics and Finance. New York (McGraw-Hill Inc.), 551 pp. Strange, N.: Forest and Natural Resources Economics and Policy 1. Samfundslitteratur, KVL. | |||
| Course Coordinator | |||
| Niels Strange, nst@life.ku.dk, Forest & Landscape Denmark/Unit of Forestry, Phone: 35331753 | |||
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