Forests and Environment (P00737)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : GEO-P-FEMFE

This course examines the nature of environmental change, the climate system, theories of climate change and the greenhouse effect. It focuses on the role and influence of forests on the climate system. Topics will include: the flows of energy, carbon, nitrogen and water; deforestation rates and processes; forests and the carbon cycle; models to predict how forests will behave in the future; developing a long term view of the role of forests in UK/Europe/World.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Available only to postgraduate students

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences), (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
12/01/2007	09:00	13:00

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Friday	09:00	13:00	KB

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Understanding how the climate system works, how deforestation may be influencing the planetary energy balance, the carbon cycle and the climate.
- In depth look at the CarboEurope research project, the international agreements and the Kyoto protocol and the policies and protocols to protect and enhance forests.
- Insight into the responses of forests to recent environmental change, and models to predict how forests will develop under climate change