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Forest Managment

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Course abstract

Study course aim is to provide students with the knowledge of environmentally friendly, economically profitable and socially acceptable forest management in all types of forests. In lectures are explained the theoretical knowledge, in laboratory works students are studying different forest management methods and models, but in course project they create a real forest management plan.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Students require knowledge, skills and reflection abilities including the aspects of: forest management planning in space and time, finance flow, valuation of ecological, economical and social goods and services, forest multiple use management, aspects of economical optimisation, SWOT. The student knows how to define forest management goal and objectives, he can independently develop forest management plan.

Compulsory reading

1. Zviedre A. Mežierīcība Latvijā. Rīga: V.elements, 2007. 236 lpp.
2. Schelhaas M.J. Scenarios on Forest Management in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine. Brill Publisher, 2004.107 p.
3. Forest Management. McGraw-Hill Publishing Co, 816 p. Forest management: to sustain ecological, economic, and social values. Lawrence S. D., Johnson K.N., Bettinger P., Howard T. 4th ed. Boston [etc.]: McGraw-Hill, 2001. 804 p. McGraw-Hill series in forest resources; 17.
4. Iesalnieks J. Meža ekonomikas pamati. Rīga: ET cetera, 2002. 154 lpp.

Further reading

1. Forest inventory: methodology and applications. Edited by A.Kangas, M.Maltamo. Dordrecht: Springer, 2006. 362 p.
2. Advances in forest inventory for sustainable forest management and biodiversity monitoring. Edited by P.Corona, C.Piermaria... [et al.]. Dordrecht [etc.]: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003. 441 p. Forestry sciences; 76.
3. Kellomaki S. Forest Resources and Sustainable Managment.Published by Fape Oy. Finland, 2002. 420 p.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Forest Ecology and Management. International Journal. ISSN: 0378-1127.
2. Baltic Forestry. International Journal. ISSN: 1392-1355.
3. Baltijas Koks. ISSN: 1407-6667.