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| ORM7300 | Afforestation of Special Areas | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İbrahim TURNA | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge on afforestation problems of special areas, to teach them to determine all necessary process which provides success at afforesting of special areas and to take measures. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | summarise the definition of afforestation problems, especially special areas | 3,7,8 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | describe the afforestations technique and applications its relation to special areas | 3,7,8 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | apply various techniques at different region and areas of Turkey | 3,7,8 | 1, | | PO - 4 : | present before an audience the results and outcome of any exercise | 3,7,8 | 1, | | 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 | | |
| Arid zone afforestations (general concepts, required characteristics of the species to be used, planting technique, terrace shapes). The principles of afforestation of karst regions (revival cuts, features sought in afforestation and the species to be used). Establishment of protective forest strips and the species to be used and the features sought in these species. Dune afforestation (species to be used, characteristics sought in species, temporary and permanent stabilization). Green belt afforestation (importance, planting technique and required properties in the species to be used). |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction and basic definition | | | Week 2 | Afforestation concept and afforestation techniques for aim | | | Week 3 | Arid and semi-arid zone afforestation, tree species and technic suggestions | | | Week 4 | Soil conservation, hydrologic aims and afforestation for site rehabilitation | | | Week 5 | Afforestation for field exposed to water and wind erosion | | | Week 6 | Afforestation for ekstrem elevated mountainy (alpin) | | | Week 7 | Afforestation for calcic soil | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Afforestation for marsh field | | | Week 10 | Afforestation for dune field | | | Week 11 | Afforestation for coal and other industrial waste stabilization | | | Week 12 | Afforestation for salty soil | | | Week 13 | Examination week | | | Week 14 | Small afforestation for natural environment rehabilitation | | | Week 15 | Students presentations | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Ürgenç, S. 1998; Ağaçlandırma Tekniği, İÜ Orman Fakültesi Yayın No: İstanbul | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 13/04/2022 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 07/06/2022 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 2 | 20 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 2 | 7 | 14 | | Ödev | 3 | 7 | 21 | | Proje | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 2 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 199 |
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