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| Course title | Forest Management |
| Course code | MežZ4078 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 3 |
| Total Hours in Course | 81 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 16 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 16 |
| Independent study hours | 49 |
| Date of course confirmation | 30/03/2021 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Forest Management |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. silv., vad.pētn. Dagnis Dubrovskis Dr. silv., Gints Priedītis |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| 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 studing different forest management methods and models, but in course project they create a real forest management plan. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| • Students requre knowledge about forest management planning in space and time. (practice work)
• The student can integrate the forest ecological, economic and social functions in forest management goals and tasks.(practice work) • Competence calculate finance flow, valuation of ecological, economical and social goods and services. The student can independently develop forest management plan.(practice work) |
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| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| 1 Forest management as a forest inventory, forestry organization design system (lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h)
2 Planning process and information, latest technologies in forest inventory and forest management planning (lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h) 3 Normal forest theory, optimal forest, economic indicators for determining the efficiency of forest management (lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h) 4 Ecological, economic and social functions of the forest, planning of multifunctional forest use (lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h) 5 Financial flow in forestry, forest growth, growth modeling, forest management methods (lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h) 6 Determining the age of the main felling (forest readiness), calculation of the annual main felling volumes (lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h) 7 Design principles for intermediate felling, main felling and reforestation (lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h) 8 Ecological inventory and planning of the forest, arrangement of social values of the forest (lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h) 9 Characterization of the site territory and forest growth conditions, tables characterizing forests and forest land (lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h) 10 Forestry organizations and basic rules of forest management (lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h) 11 Evaluation of the optimal forest management scenario (lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h) 12 Economic analysis of forestry activities and economic effect (lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h) 13 Calculation of the maximum amount of tree felling for the main felling (lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h) 14 Indicators characterizing the efficiency of forest management (lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h) 15 Design of felling areas in the plan, preparation of financial flow plan(lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h) 16 Technical design of the course project, main and intermediate felling regulations (lecture 1 h, practice work 1 h) |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| Requirements for obtaining credit points Passed practical work Passed the exam successfully. | |
| Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work | |
| Description of the organization and tasks of students' independent work Independent preparation for knowledge control by studying special literature and using the study resources available in the e-learning environment within the study course. | |
| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| Criteria for evaluation of study results Practical work is included. Positively passed the exam. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Mežierīcība Latvijā. Sast. A.Zviedre. Rīga: V.elements, 2007. 230 lpp.
2. Iesalnieks J. Meža ekonomikas pamati. Rīga: ET Cetera, 2002. 154 lpp. 3. Schelhaas Mart-Jan Scenarios on Forest Management in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine. Brill Publisher, 2004. 107 p. 4. Davis L. S., Johnson K. N., Bettinger P., Howard T. Forest Management. McGraw-Hill Publishing Co, 2001. 816 p. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Kellomaki S. Forest Resources and Sustainable Managmen. Finland: Published by Fape Finland, 2002. 420 p.
2. Zālītis P. Mežkopības priekšnosacījumi. Rīga: LVMI "Silava": Et cetera, 2006. 219 lpp. 3. Līpiņš L., Liepa I. Apaļo kokmateriālu uzmērīšana. Jelgava: LLU Meža fakultāte, 2007. 234 lpp. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Zinātnisko rakstu krājums "Mežzinātne"; www.silava/mezzinatne/lv. ISSN 1407-270X.
2. Starptautiskais zinātnisko rakstu krājums "Baltic Forestry". ISSN 1392-1355. 3. LLU Raksti. Proceedings of LAU, www.llu.lv. ISSN 1407-4427. |
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| Notes | |
| The study course is included in the MF academic education bachelor's study program "Forest Science" and the professional education study program "Forest Engineer" in full-time and part-time studies. | |