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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Unit aim
Examines principles of combustion and fire behaviour based on an understanding of meteorological events; the role of fire in ecosystem function; techniques of fire control including hazard reduction and other prescribed burning techniques; review of suppression strategies.
Unit content
- The role of fire in the ecology of Australia's forests;
- The basic principles of fire behaviour, including the impacts of climate, topography, fuel loads and past management;
- The principles of fire management, including hazard reduction, fire control and suppression; and
- The principles of fire control policy and planning in NSW, communications and the human safety factor.
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | understand the physical principles driving fire behaviour | |||||||
2 | demonstrate a broad and coherent understanding of the ecological role of fire, particularly in forested ecosystems in Australia | |||||||
3 | analyse opposing fire management systems for their impact on ecological health and community safety. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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understand the physical principles driving fire behaviour
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA7:
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demonstrate a broad and coherent understanding of the ecological role of fire, particularly in forested ecosystems in Australia
- GA1:
- GA7:
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analyse opposing fire management systems for their impact on ecological health and community safety.
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA7:
Prescribed texts
- This book is available as an eBook only. It is not available as a print copy: Bradstock RA, Gill, AM & Williams, RJ (eds), 2012, Flammable Australia: fire regimes, biodiversity and ecosystems in a changing world, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria. ISBN: 9780643104846.