13664 - Soil Reclamation and Landscape Restoration Modulübersicht
| Module Number: | 13664 |
| Module Title: | Soil Reclamation and Landscape Restoration |
| Bodensanierung und Landschaftsrenaturierung | |
| Department: | Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences |
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| Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Frequency of Offer: | Every summer semester |
| Credits: | 6 |
| Learning Outcome: | After completing this course the student will be able to understand - fundamental features of soil reclamation and landscape restoration - societal need for management and protection of soils and ecosystems - processes of soil degradation - severe soil and landscape disturbance by mining - environmental improvement measures of soil reclamation and landscape restoration - deduction of restored soils functions, ecosystem functions and ecosystem services . |
| Contents: | Scientific content: Soil recources and the need for soil protection, Dynamics and management of humus, plant nutrients, contaminants and water in the context soil degradation and severe disturbance,Application of soil amandments to improve soil fertility/ soil quality, Disturbed and contaminated land and remediation technologies (principles of amelioration and phytoremediation), Landscape restoration related to productivity and ecosystem services, Derivation of targets for landscape restoration. Flipped-classroom: Weekly work packages containing lesson material e.g. assign films, readings and short videos were provided to the students in order to engaging students through active learning. Four graded homeworks within these packages account for in total 40% of the modul grade. Seminar: A scientific paper covering an topic of the modul is assigned to students. The content of the paper will then be presented as an oral presentation in the seminar by a group of students or as individual followed by a discussion (60% of modul grade). |
| Recommended Prerequisites: | Knowledge of geology, soil science and renaturation |
| Mandatory Prerequisites: | Module 13663 Environmental Soil Science and Plant Nutrition |
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| Teaching Materials and Literature: | The class is organized as seminar complemented by discussions and individual contributions. Weekly work packages containing lesson material e.g. assign films, readings and short videos were provided via moodle. All seminar topics and material is provided prior the seminar via moodle. Self-organized work, in particular independent acquisition of relevant information, is required. |
| Module Examination: | Continuous Assessment (MCA) |
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| Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
| Limited Number of Participants: | 20 |
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| Remarks: | None |
| Module Components: | Lecture Soil Reclamation and Landscape Restoration Seminar Soil Reclamation and Landscape Restoration |
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