MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University

Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


GES3360

Soils, landscape and their management

P Bishop and G Goldrick

12 points + 5 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: GES2130

Synopsis This subject builds on GES2130 to explore in greater depth the relationships of soil materials to the landscape, the processes responsible for their development, and the issues associated with their management. Students are presented with a number of soil use and management issues, and explore the causes of these issues and their potential solutions in the light of the concepts of ecologically sustainable development and integrated catchment management. Discussion is also concentrated upon land capability assessment and other management issues in a small catchment in Victoria.

Assessment Written (6000 words): 40% + Examinations (2 hours): 30% + Practical work/fieldwork: 30%

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