| Forest & Landscape | |||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | |||||||||||||
| Duration | 1 semester | ||||||||||||
| Credits | 9 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc | ||||||||||||
| Examination | written examination Aid allowed Description of Examination: 13-point scale, internal examiner Assignments will be distributed electronically and students have to submit their answer within 24 hours | ||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | 1 course module per week | ||||||||||||
| Block Placement | F3, spring | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 096222 Tropical Forestry A | ||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||
| During the 1980s, the concept of community forestry became entrenched in the forest policy of many developing countries. Today, knowledge of community forestry is essential for forest managers and developers. The aim of the course is to familiarise students with community-based approaches to forest and tree resources management. The course will provide tools to enable students to work with community forestry issues. | |||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||
| Focus will be on: ·Community forestry: concepts and definitions ·The development of the community forestry paradigm ·Common property management ·Induced versus indigenous community forestry ·Community forestry management practices ·Community forestry processes and planning ·Community forestry toolkit, e.g. participation, extension, conflict resolution ·Political, legislative and institutional contexts and limitations ·Selected country case studies | |||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||
| 1. E-learning (e-modules): internet-based teaching modules integrating literature studies and exercises. Exercises relate to theory (multiple-choice and free-text exercises) and case studies (free text exercises only). Some case-study exercises are to be submitted to the teaching staff who will give students feedback comments. E-learning will be supported by on-line discussion fora in which students are expected to participate. 2. In addition, a number of presentations, analyses and discussions of selected topics and cases as well as e-learning support may be offered as classroom sessions. | |||||||||||||
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| Compendium and e-module notes | |||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||
| Thorsten Treue, ttr@life.ku.dk, Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning/Unit of Forestry, Phone: 35331759 | |||||||||||||
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