5 ECTS Dresden Year 1 Semester 2 Elective Environmental sciences UWFMT28
Content
The module includes the role of forests in watersheds and water cycles as well as their ecosystem services related to soil properties such as water retention. Current and future challenges in watershed management, the relationship between water supply and food security, climate change, integrated land use planning and management, trade-offs and synergies between forestry and water management, especially in regions with low/unevenly distributed precipitation and high evaporation, as well as concepts of site-appropriate and adapted land uses such as agroforestry are further contents of the module.
Learning outcomes
Students are able to understand and analyse basic factors and processes in the plant-soil system in the context of watersheds. Furthermore, they will be able to investigate land use conflicts concerning soil and water resources in forested catchment areas. They are able to apply methods for the simulation and evaluation of scenarios such as climate and spatial distribution of land use, which serve as a basis for interdisciplinary concepts for the sustainable management of water catchment areas. Students are able to communicate, argue and present specialist content in an understandable way.
Teaching and learning methods
- 2 WTH lecture, 2 WTH seminar, 1 day excursion, self-study.
In accordance with Section 6 (8) of the study regulations, a minimum of 5 participants is required to complete the module.
Type of assessment
- Individual
- Other
The credit points are earned when the module examination is passed. The module examination consists of a complex performance of 50 hours. The examination language is English.
Institution(s)
- Location: Dresden
- ECTS granting: Technische Universität Dresden
- Organisation: Technische Universität Dresden
