815321 Soil conservation and soil protection
- Type
- Lecture and exercise
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Organisation
- Offered in
- Wintersemester 2022/23
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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Soil functions; physical, chemical and biological buffering and transformations in soils; soil erosion by water and wind; physical and chemical impacts on soil; Austrian Soil Inventory; soil protection regulations in Austria; soil protection measures.
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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The aim of these lectures is to teach the students the importance of sustainable use of soils.
Students are able based on the problem statement to select appropriate simulation models and to apply them. Based on the obtained results they can make decisions for soil conservation measures and evaluate their efficiency.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.