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| SKOG310 |
Nordic Forestry and Forest Research |
| Course responsible |
Ole Hofstad |
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| Number of credits allocated |
10.0 |
| Language |
English |
| Limits for class size |
Minimum of 5 students |
| Semester/trimester |
| August block |
Autumn parallel |
January block |
Spring parallel |
June block |
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| Colour explanation: Red/yellow = teaching periods. The red period indicates when the teaching starts. |
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| Teachers |
Sjur Baardsen, Tron Eid, Terje Gobakken, Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen, Birger Solberg |
| Type of course |
Lectures, seminars, excursion, semester assignment. |
| Compulsory educational activities |
Excursion |
| Reduction of credits for overlapping courses |
Overlap of 2 credits against SKOG300, 1 credit against SKS303, 2 credits against RØP320 |
| Prerequisites |
Bachelor in Forestry or similar. |
| Exam |
L |
| Assessment methods |
Written and oral presentations of course literature count 50%. Semester assignment counts 50%. |
| Grading |
A-F |
| Nominal workload |
ca. 300 hours |
| Course frequency |
Other |
| Comment on frequency |
This course will not be offered during 2011. |
| Teaching methods |
The core of the course is a literature study supported by seminars. The students present the contents of the curriculum either written or orally as a basis for the discussion during the seminar with the teacher and others scientists. The semester assignment will train the process of finding relevant research results about a chosen topic and to present research results. The excursion will introduce into special problems in forest management in Norway. |
| Teaching support |
Seminars, discussion of presentations, supervision of semester assignment. |
| Examiner |
An external examiner participates in the grading of the semester assignment. |
| Entrance requirements |
Minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (generell studiekompetanse)
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| Objective of course |
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This course is designed for exchange students from outside Norway wishing to learn about forestry and forest research in Norway and the other Nordic countries. Students will learn about
- the natural and socio-economic conditions for forestry in the Nordic countries and the forestry practices that are special to that region.
- current research results related to forest management from UMB and other Nordic forest research institutes. |
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| Course contents |
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A few short lectures will introduce the students to natural and socio-economic conditions for forest management in Norway and the other Nordic countries. Research papers within seven general topics, where INA contributes actively to forest research, will be discussed in seminars with the teachers:
1) Forest inventories in Norway are based on field measurements as well as advanced remote sensing technology. Issues related to inventory methods and the value of the information collected will be discussed. (Gobakken)
2) Planning in Norway is conducted for small private forest holdings as well as for larger forest areas. Procedures, decision-support systems and decision-making related to Norwegian planning will be addressed. (Eid)
3) Silviculture in the boreal region is dominated by Norway spruce and Scots pine. Regeneration and thinning practices for those two species in the Nordic countries will be discussed. (Raulund-Rasmussen)
4) Bioenergy: Competition for forest fiber between forest industries and bioenergy production. Impacts of policy means. (Solberg)
5) International markets: Economic impacts on the European forest sector of a. accellerating forest growth, b. Russian timber export fees, and c. increased forest protection in Europe. (Solberg)
6) Timber market: Roundwood market functioning and research in the Nordic countries (Baardsen)
7) Economy: The concept of forest as capital will be explained. The diminishing role of forestry in national and regional economies as well as in the economy of individual forest owners will be discussed. (Hofstad)
8) Forest policy is determined by private ownership and public incentives. The combination of efficient resource utilization and sustainable ecosystem management is a political aim. Contemporary issues like biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration will be discussed. (Hofstad) |
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| Research papers; To be announced at the start of course |
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| Last updated |
2011-03-24 |
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