10207 (v.3) Land Degradation and Conservation 500


Area:

Muresk Institute

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 5 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

Land degradation in Australia with reference to social, physical, chemical and biological attributes. Salinity, waterlogging, acidity, mechanics of erosion, erosivity and erodibility. Soil conservation and management. Amelioration of structure. Tillage. Offsite effects of fertiliser use. Economics of soil conservation. Laws. Restoration. Ecological stability. Engineering, technological and agronomic solutions.
 
** 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:

50100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1     Y
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2     Y
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area