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

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Area:	WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
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, eradication of feral species. Site visits.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Reference materials to be placed in Library Reserve by Unit Coordinator as required.
Unit Texts:	Lecture notes to be provided by unit co-ordinator. A copy to be held in Library Reserve at the Kalgoorlie Campus.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Continuous Assessment 40%, Final Examination 60%.