EV3254 - Tropical Agroforestry
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Environmental Sciences |
Available to level 3 students with appropriate background.
This subject provides a general introduction to agroforestry, with an emphasis on tropical systems. Lectures, practicals and workshops by specialist academics and agroforestry professionals will examine the diverse array of ecological, economic, socio-cultural and governmental processes and phenomena that apply to subject matter. Topics include: introduction to agroforestry; community forestry in developed and developing countries, farm forestry in Australa, climate and soils in the tropic; planting design species to sites/establishment and maintenance; growth and performance, weed and pest control in the tropics; direct seeding; tree improvement; commmunity perceptions and attitudes; the economics of agroforestry; the role of government in farm forestry. A three day field class will examine agroforestry practices at sites on the Atherton Tableland, the wet tropical coast and wet/dry tropics.
Learning Outcomes
- To develop oral and written communication skills;
- To develop practical skills in tropical agroforestry, based on material presented by professionals in the field of study;
- To provide an integrated and multi-disciplinary overview of agroforestry processes and phenomena in tropical regions.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | EV5254 |
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Limited, Study Period 10 | |
| Census Date 11-Dec-2009 | |
| Face to face teaching 10-Dec-2009 to 18-Dec-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Jonathan Cornelius |
| Lecturer: | Mr Gary Wilson. |
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| Assessment: | essays (30%); group seminar, field note book, take home exam (70%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.