Unit of Study ENVR5001 Land Degradation and Rehabilitation (2024)

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Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Anti-requisites

AGT00217 - Land Degradation and Rehabilitation

Enrolment information

1. It is strongly recommended that you have completed the following unit prior to enrolling in this unit - SOIL5001 - Soil Processes. 2. There will be a three-day compulsory residential for Online students that will be held on the Lismore campus. Please refer to https://www.scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on timetables.

Unit description

Examines the main processes that occur in the degradation of land. The major forms of land degradation are examined. These include soil erosion by water and wind, soil structural degradation, soil acidification, water repellence, salinisation, and mass movement. The processes that lead to the formation of each form of land degradation are examined as are the strategies and principles of rehabilitation and prevention of each land degradation form. Land capability classification and acid sulphate soils are also examined. This unit includes a Masters Tutorial component in which students critically analyse advanced issues in the field.

Unit content

Erosion by water
Soil erosion by wind
Soil structural degradation
Soil acidification
Water repellence by soil
Salinisation
Land capability classification
Soil conservation structure design
Acid sulfate soils and their management
Mass movement

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2024

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

identify and discuss the causes, prevention and rehabilitation of a range of types of land degradation

classify land according to a land capability classification system and critically analyse that classification

explain the principles and practices of soil conservation structure design

critically analyse a selected land use or land management issue in relation to its land degradation potential, recommended prevention and rehabilitation strategies and its social, political and economic implications.

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