Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

306907 (v.1) WASM Management of Arid Environments 432


Area:

WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

Aboriginal culture, history, identity, social issues and native title. Interaction between Aboriginal communities and the mining industry. Arid land use - policy and legislative environment, land use and landscape degradation. Landscape function in arid environments. Principles of sustainable land use - hydrology and soil erosion processes, ecosystem monitoring and reconstruction. Plant recruitment and growth - propagation, germination and establishment. Flora and fauna protection and eradication of feral species. Site visits.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

039901 Environmental Engineering

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.

 
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