Integrating Different Uses of Forestry (10 cr)
Code: 6M00DV61-3001
General information
Enrolment period
01.04.2022 - 13.05.2022
Timing
05.09.2022 - 16.12.2022
Credits
10 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Forestry
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
- Petri Keto-Tokoi
- Eeva Sundström
Person in charge
Petri Keto-Tokoi
Groups
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19IM
Objectives (course unit)
The study course covers a wide range of different forms of forest use and the combination of different use goals, as well as the multi-purpose planning of forest use
After completing the course, the student:
- knows the methods enabling the defining the objectives for the sustainable use of forest and their integration
-is able to use these methods to solve issues that arise when forests are used in multiple ways
Content (course unit)
Ecosystem services and ecosystems approach. The gain from forest and evaluating different tyoes of gain. Defining the objectives in the planning process. Public participation. Spatial data analysis in the planning of forest use.Adaptive planning. Multipurpose forest palnning. Landscaping and visualizing. Grants, recompensation and agreements as a means of integration. Voluntary forest conservation. Main international forest certification schemes and their significance in guiding forest management.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student performs the given tasks mechanically or needs a lot of help to complete them
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student applies appropriately but to some extent schematically the tools for coordinating and engaging the forest uses he has learned
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student applies and combines the methods for engaging people and integrating uses of forest in a creative, critical and appropriate way.
Assessment scale
0-5