EV3407 - Fire Science and Management for Northern Australia

[Offered in odd-numbered years]

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Administered by:	Sch of Earth & Environmental Sciences

This subject will introduce a systematic study of fire in a context relevant to northern Australian savanna environments. Content will include: study of fire as a phenomenon; climatology and meteorology of fire; fire behaviour; modelling fire behaviour; biological implications of fire; historical perspectives on fire and fire regimes; managing fire Indigenous perspectives; managing fire main stream perspectives; fire suppression and mitigation.

Learning Outcomes

• develop an appreciation of the role of fire in northern Australian ecosystems;
• introduce techniques of fire suppression and management in the northern Australian setting;
• introduce theoretical and practical aspects of using fire as a management tool in northern Australian environments;
• build skills in the measurement and analysis of environmental variables affecting fire behaviour in northern Australian environments.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

GE3407

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coord/Lect:	Dr Jonathan Luly.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 33 hours practicals 3 days fieldwork
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); essays (20%); field report (40%).

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.