| Course title | Latest Information in Forest Sector |
| Course code | MežZ4027 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 2.25 |
| Total Hours in Course | 60.75 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 12 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 12 |
| Date of course confirmation | 08/11/2011 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Forest Management |
| Course developers | |
| Ph.D., doc. Agris Zimelis Dr. sc. ing., asoc. prof. (Emeritus) Ziedonis Sarmulis |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| The place of the forest sector in the economy of Latvia; the dynamics of the development of the sector and its future forecast in comparison to other sectors. The institutional structure of the sector and opportunities for its improvement. The state of separate subsectors and development trends. The international institutions of the forest sector and Latvia's place in them. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| During the study course students will get an extended knowledge about topical questions of forest engineering in forest sector. Skills to define own viewpoint concerning things, which are going on in timber processing technology, will be obtained by students, as well as fair competence to substantiate the usefulness of any new proposal towards technical, technological and other improvements, even till forest certification systems, connected with particular circumstances. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Meža nozare Latvijā 2008. Rīga: Latvijas Kokrūpniecības federācija, 2008.
2. Mežsaimniecība ... gadā: informatīvais apskats. Rīga : LR Centrālā statistikas pārvalde, 2009. 3. Global Forest Resources Assessment. ANO: FAO, 2010. Ir LLU FB 1 eks. Pieejams elektroniski: http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i1757e/i1757e00.htm 4. Gane M. Forest Strategy: Strategic Management and Sustainable Development for the Forest Sector.Dordrecht: Springer, 2007. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Saliņš Z. Mežs - Latvijas nacionālā bagātība. Jelgava: Autora izd., 2002. | |
| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Baltijas koks ISSN 1407-6667 | |