310029 Urban Woodland Silviculture

Detaljer
Skov & Landskab
Tidligst mulig placeringKandidat 1.år
VarighedEn blok
 
Pointværdi7.5 (ECTS)
KursustypeKandidatkursus
 
EksamenSluteksamen

skriftlig og mundtlig eksamen


Alle hjælpemidler tilladt

Beskrivelse af eksamen: Oral examination in combination with evaluation of project reports

Vægtning: Oral examination: 50% Project report: 50%



13-skala, ekstern censur
 
Rammer for undervisningLectures, seminars, excursions and project work
 
BlokplaceringBlock 2
Ugestruktur: A
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Kompetenceområder
Competences obtained within basic science:
- Knowledge of analysing basic growth conditions: climate, topography, soil (texture, nutrients, water)

Competences obtained within applied science:
- Ability to analyse stands: composition, structure, successional stage, health condition
- Ability to define goals and developmental potential in relation to decided aesthetic and functionality
- Ability to select methods to establish woodlands and to control required stand development
- Ability to develop management plans for urban woodlands

Competences obtained within Ethics & Values:
- awareness of the problems in connection with different recreational values and bio ethics in woodland management.
 
Kursets målsætning
The main objective is to provide students with skills for management of woodlands in an urban context.

The student will gain knowledge and develop tools to establish and manage woodlands:to analyse stands of trees and their potential to fulfil multifunctional targets - aesthetic/recreational, ecologic/protective, productive/economical,
and to make specifications of interventions in order to reach these goals.
 
Kursusindhold
By means of lectures in combination with case studies and excursions the students will:
- analyse basic growth conditions in existing and potential woodlands - climate, topography, soil (texture, nutrients, water)
- analyse and evaluate existing stands of trees - composition, structure, successional stage, dynamics, health conditions, as well as aesthetic, recreational and biological qualities.
- define developmental potential and long-time goals in relation to urban woodland functionality
- select and describe methods to establish woodlands and to manage required stand development
- develop management plans for urban woodlands in relation to their multifunctial use.

The course is focused on woodland types originating in Northern and Central Europe.
 
Undervisningsform
The course objectives will be achieved through lectures in combination with case studies, excursions and project work. Cross disciplinary group work will act as an educational "back bone" through the course. The project work is dealing with concrete projects for new woodlands and for management of existing tree stands. The project work is resulting in written reports with documentation of analysis work, discussion of concepts and specification of proposals.
 
Litteraturhenvisninger
See course home page
 
Kursusansvarlig
Christian Nørgård Nielsen, cnn@life.ku.dk, Skov & Landskab/Skovdrift og træprodukter, Tlf: 35331772
 
Studienævn
Studienævn NSN
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forelæsninger25
praktiske øvelser20
forberedelse30
eksamen2
kollokvier25
ekskursioner50
projektarbejde44
vejledning10

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