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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of NATURAL and APPLIED SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING / Doctorate
Katalog Ana Sayfa
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ORM7274Fires and Forest Resources Planning3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Practical
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
Lecturer--
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To acquaint the students with the underlying principles in resource management in the face of fires, and difficulties encountered in the integration of fire concerns into management planning.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : define the underlying principles in resource management in the face of fires1,2,61,5
PO - 2 : identify the factors affecting the integration process1,4,61,5,6
PO - 3 : integrate forest fire concerns into forest management planning1,3,4,6,71,3,5,6
PO - 4 : present a coherent account of the uncertainties and the changing objectives brought about by these uncertainties in the future1,3,4,6,7,81,3,5,6
PO - 5 : prepare, discuss and present a evaluation report accordingly2,7,81,3,5,6
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Fire management, Temporal and spatial analysis of forest fires on forest ecosystems, Integration of forest fires into forest management planning, Factors affecting the integration process: Future uncertainties, difficulties in forecast and changing objectives
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Forest Types and Conditions
 Week 2Forest Fire Types
 Week 3Forest Structure and Fire Hazard
 Week 4Characterization of Forest Fires Size, Season
 Week 5Fuel Management and Fuel Treatments Principles of Establishing Fire Resistant Ecosystems, Fuel Management Goals, Fuel Management Strategies, Fuel Reduction, Fuel Isolation,Fuel Conversion
 Week 6Fuel Management and Fuel Treatments Fuel Treatmant Goals, Thinning, Pruning, Clear-Cutting
 Week 7Landscape Management to Minimise Fire Hazard Fuelbreaks and Area-Wide (block) Treatments, Road network, Water supply network,Fire fighting infrastructure network,
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Modeling of Forest Fire and Forest Reseources and Analysis of The Factors affecting Planning Process Modeling of Forest Fire to Forest Level Optimization, Modeling of Forest Fire to Landscape Level Optimization
 Week 10Prescribed Burning Burning Techniques
 Week 11Prescribed Burning Use of Prescribed Fire, Use of Prescribed Fire in Land Clearing, Use of Prescribed Fire in Wildlife Management, Use of Prescribed Fire in Fuels Management, Use of Prescribed Fire in Ecosystem Maintanence
 Week 12Planning a Prescribed Fire
 Week 13Fire and Urban Interaction Management of Fire and Urban Interface, Fire hazards Reducement at the Urban-Wildland Interface
 Week 14Presentations of Students? project
 Week 15Presentations of Students? project
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Edward A. Johnson, Kiyoko Miyanishi, 2001. Forest fires : behavior and ecological effects, 594 p., San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, Inc.
 
Recommended Reading
1Omi, Philip N., 2005. Forest fires : a reference handbook. 347 p., Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 11/11/2009 1,00 30
Presentation 13
14
15
9/12/2009
17/12/2009
25/12/2009
2,00 20
End-of-term exam 16 12/01/2010 2,00 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 15 45
Arasınav için hazırlık 6 2 12
Arasınav 2 1 2
Ödev 10 7 70
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 15 2 30
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load203