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On-ground River Protection & Restoration (NRMT90030)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2020
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Overview
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This subject is concerned with demonstrating a series of principles that apply to the selection, design and implementation of on-ground river and water protection and restoration projects in rural and urban settings. The content will focus at an activity level and at a site scale. Subject material will present a range of techniques but will focus on understanding selection and applicability rather than providing prescriptive methodologies..
The selection and application of techniques will address principles such as:
- achieving balance,
- promoting stewardship,
- achieving landscape scale change,
- adaptive management,
- proactive management,
- flexible programs that are enabling not prescriptive.
Topics will include techniques in rural and urban settings for:
- managing quality and quantity of runoff
- managing riparian zones,
- controlling exotic species,
- providing instream habitat,
- providing fish passage
- achieving environmental flows
- managing stormwater
- providing for rainwater and stormwater reuse
- creating and/or managing wetlands
- floodplain management,
- reconnecting rivers and floodplains,
- managing sand and sediment,
- erosion control, and
- responding to floods, wildfires and other natural disasters.
The structured remote learning component will review available techniques and familiarise students with the selection and application of techniques as preparation for activity sessions during the four-day intensive component of the subject. Students will also work remotely on their project, which for this subject will involve the selection and application of a technique in response to a real catchment management issue. The four-day intensive face-to-face session will focus on the knowledge needed to select and apply particular techniques and use of the "Technical Guidelines for Waterway Management". As the fulcrum of this session, students will select and apply techniques in real situations.
Intended learning outcomes
To develop in students an understanding of how to critically review, select and apply appropriate techniques to achieve catchment and waterway management objectives.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in the Graduate Certificate in Catchment and Waterway Management (GC-CWMGT). This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Participation during remote learning by responding to exercises and making online contributions | 7.5% | |
Participation in the reflective diary requirement by online contribution, (2.5%) | 2.5% | |
Written test or exercises on remote learning material | 20% | |
Tutorial exercises, assignments and short tests during intensive
| During the teaching period | 20% |
Project reports
| After the intensive | 50% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2020
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A study guide and a book of readings is provided to students
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Catchment and Waterway Management - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022