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Course details
Course code: RSSS10180f12
Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: Vegetation used for land reclamation
Major: Environmental Protection
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 5
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: Dr Magdalena Szymura, dr inż. Agnieszka Dradrach
Language of instruction: Polish / English


Learning outcomes: The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with main plants species used to reclamation of degraded ecosystems.

Competences: Skill of chose the species of trees, scrubs and cover plants suitable to reclamation areas.

Prerequisites: Botany, Ecology

Course content: Reclamation of degraded areas used to ornamental plants species. Park and green areas created on degraded areas. Tree species resistant to polluted environment and they usefulness in land reclamation. Scrubs species and cover species used to reclamation of degradation areas. Ornamental grasses in land reclamation. Rules of nurturing the reclamations plants. Golf courses as a example of reclamation of degradation areas.

Recommended literature: Marsh W. M., Landscape planning: Environmental Applications. Forman R. T. T., Gordon M., Landscape Ecology.

Assessment methods: Credit: 50% of note from test from subjects of lectures, 50% - classes: project and tests.

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