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 - the social need for management and protection of soils and ecosystems - prevention stragies of soil degradation and its crucial role in global food security - basic definitions and principles of sustainable and climate-smart agriculture, forestry and land management fundamental features and measures of soil reclamation and landscape restoration - deduction of restored soils functions, ecosystem functions and ecosystem services. |
| Contents: | Scientific content: This course examines principles and strategies for soil reclamation and landscape restoration in tropical and subtropical regions of the Global South. It introduces climate-smart agriculture, forestry and livestock management. Emphasizing sustainable soil and land management, it explains how these practices can mitigate and adapt to climate change. The course also covers Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices contributing to global goals, particularly SDG target 15.3 on achieving land degradation neutrality. It discusses urban forestry, its ecosystem benefits, and the challenges involved. Additionally, the course addresses soil salinization, proposing strategies for managing its effects on agriculture. Teaching concept: eLearning packages containing thematic lessons were provided to the students in order to engaging students through active self-paced learning. Four online certification tests within these packages account for in total 40% of the modul grade. Seminar: A scientific paper covering a topic of the modul is assigned to students. The content of the paper will then be presented as an oral presentation in the seminar at the end of the module 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. Online packages containing lesson materials 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: | Exercise (as eLearning) Soil Reclamation and Landscape Restoration Seminar Soil Reclamation and Landscape Restoration |
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