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

Area:	WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0

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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.

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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
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