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Land Resources and Management (NRMT10007)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Dookie)
Overview
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Students will develop an understanding of land resources and factors impacting on their management, including principles of sustainable land use, the processes of land degradation (physical, chemical and biological), control of land degradation and practical development of land management plans. A feature of this course is the examination of environmental, economic and social consequences of the use of land for agriculture and other purposes.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to describe Australian geology; identify different soil related problems and formulate amendments.
- Apply a systems approach to understand regional soil and water management
- Review the factors impacting climate in a region and its implication for natural resource management
- Review the factors impacting climate in a region and its implication for natural resource management
- Analyse the social and institutional aspects of natural resource management
- Describe the role and importance of indigenous communities in natural resource management
Generic skills
This subject encompasses particular generic skills so that on completion of the subject students should have developed skills relating to:
- An ability to utilise a systems approach to analysing natural systems
- The use of electronic forms of communication
- The student's flexibility and level of transferable skills should be enhanced through improved time management
- Working collaboratively with other students
- Enhanced ability to communicate ideas effectively in both written and verbal formats
- Accessing information from the library via both electronic and traditional means
- Problem solving and critical thinking
Last updated: 6 November 2025