Teaching Methodologies
This curricular unit is organized in lectures (60 h), tutorials (9 h) and autonomous work (91 h) in a total of 160 h corresponding to 6 ECTS.
The evaluation is organized as follow:
Module 1: (weight of 50%). This module will evaluate the learning outcomes 1 and 2. It consists of an individual written test.
Module 2: (weight of 50%). This module will evaluate the learning outcomes 3. It consists of a suitability assessment project developed by a group of two or three students. The evaluation will consider the writhen project (60%) and its oral presentation and discussion (40%).
Learning Results
The main objective of this curricular is to provide an introduction to the theoretical principles, methods and tools for land evaluation and forest suitability assessments as well as other bio-physical planning studies. In the end of the course the students should be able to: (1) Assess the value and limitations of biophysical resources for forest resources use; (2) Know the regulations concerning to land use planning and management. (3) Elaborate suitability assessments and spatial plans ensuring sustainability and the ecological equilibrium of ecosystems
Program
Principles of land evaluation for forest uses;
Environmental analysis: Bio-physical variables and its spatial modeling;
Land use, land use classifications;
Morphology of rural areas and principles of ecological planning;
Ecosystems functions and services;
Methods for suitability assessment in forest areas;
Spatial planning regulation.
Grading Methods
- - Module 1 - 50.0%
- - Module 2 (field work, report and discussion) - 50.0%
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
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Ministerio De Medio Ambiente (1998). Guia para la elaboración de estudios del medio físico – contenido y
metodologia. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Madrid.
Malczewski J. 1999. GIS and Multicritério Decision Analysis. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 392 p.
Bell S., Apostol, D. 2008. Designing sustainable forest landscapes. Taylor & Francis