BZ5625 - Tropical Agroforestry
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
Graduate Diploma of Science, Postgraduate Diploma of Research Methods, Master of Applied Science, Graduate Certificate of Science and Bachelor of Science (Advanced).
Agroforestry is the science and practice of integrating trees on farms and agricultural landscapes for economic, environmental, and social benefits. This subject provides a general introduction to agroforestry, drawing on examples of systems and practices from throughout the tropical world. After a series of case studies of "agroforestry-in-action", we then look at the productive and ecosystem-service functions of trees-on-farms, before considering a number of specific technical areas, including tree domestication, ecological economics, weed risks, and the role of agroforestry in climate change adaptation and mitigation. Lectures are punctuated and complemented by field trips, a debate, five-minute student presentations, and group work on a farm plan.
Learning Outcomes
- development of oral and written communication skills;
- development of practical skills in tropical agroforestry;
- an integrated and multi-disciplinary overview of agroforestry processes and phenomena in tropical regions.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to encompass and use methods and conceptual advances in areas of knowledge cognate to their central area(s) of expertise.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students enrolling in this subject should have an undergraduate degree in plant or agricultural science, ecology, environmental science or allied fields, or have acquired equivalent knowledge through other studies. |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | EV3254 EV5254 BZ3625 |
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Block, Study Period 10 | |
| Census Date 08-Dec-2011 | |
| Face to face teaching 05-Dec-2011 to 16-Dec-2011 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Jonathan Cornelius |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); essays (20%); assignments (30%). |
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.