Module Identifier | RS23110 | ||
Module Title | WOODLAND MANAGEMENT | ||
Academic Year | 2002/2003 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr Iwan G Owen | ||
Semester | Semester 1 | ||
Pre-Requisite | RS11810 | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 38 Hours 19 x 2 hour lectures | |
Practical | 18 Hours 6 x 3 hour practicals | ||
Assessment | Semester Exam | 2 Hours Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4 | 100% |
Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours | 100% |
1. Evaluate the opportunities and costs of owning and managing a woodland.
2. Prepare a detailed species plan of a new woodland for a given objective.
3. Assess the impact of global forest policies in the UK.
4. Analyse the management techniques employed in selected silvicultural systems.
Sustainable forestry and UK forest policy mechanisms
New native woodlands
Silvicultural management and continuous cover forestry in Britain
Finance, planning and costing of woodland investments.