TECHNIQUES OF LAND EVALUATION

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2015/2016

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in FOREST AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS

Disciplinary Sector:

Pedology

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

MADRAU Salvatore

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Students should have been previously enrolled in a graduate level in Topography, Soil Chemistry courses.

AF code:

40000809

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Oral examination

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

Acquisition of basic knowledge both of the main processes of soil genesis and their classification and assessments models for agricultural and forestall uses with particular reference to the Mediterranean environments and Sardinia, Use of these models for land planning in suburban areas

Contents

Land Evaluation
Land evaluation for control of the degradation processes. Evaluation of the Land capability and suitability for agricultural and forestall uses . Description of the main models Land Capability Classificalion , Land Evaluation for agricultural and forestall crops, Land Suitability for Irrigation, and examples of application in Sardinia. The risk of desertification. Causes of land degradation processes, indicators of degradation. The assessment of the risk of desertification.
Use of parametric models in land evaluation. Computer processing data for land evaluation

Recommended Bibliography

Land Evaluation, di Mc Rae S.G and Burnham, Claredon Press, 1981
Lecture notes, text or CD available in the Libraries of the Sassari and Nuoro Faculty offices

Teaching Methods

Lectures and field surveys

Contacts/More Information

It is recommended to attend the course of Digital Cartography or equivalent

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