| Course ID: | FORS 8460. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. |
| Course Title: | Management and Modeling of Forest Carbon Resources |
Course
Description: | An in-depth understanding of policies which are governing
forest carbon management at regional and global levels coupled
with the development of suitable quantitative modeling skills
needed to determine the cost effectiveness of forestry as a
carbon mitigation tool at the stand level. |
| Oasis Title: | Mgmt and Model Forest Carbon |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | It is expected that at the end of this course, students will
become informed customers of debate on national and global
forestry resources and their role in influencing and mitigating
carbon emissions. It is also expected that this course will
enhance their critical thinking and problem-solving skills in
relation to forest carbon resources. |
| Topical Outline: | Lectures
Lecture 1: Global forest resources
Lecture 2: Forest and climate change
Lecture 3: Forest and carbon markets
Lecture 4: Guest Lecture (Carbon Certification)
Lecture 5: Reforestation and afforestation
Lecture 6: Bioenergy and avoided carbon emissions
Lecture 7: Life-cycle assessment
Lecture 8: Carbon in wood products
Lecture 9: Net present value
Lecture 10: Sensitivity analysis
Lecture 11: Student Presentations, Modeling Exercise (Prob. # 1)
Lecture 12: Student Presentations, Modeling Exercises (Prob. #
2 and 3)
Lecture 13: Student Presentations, Modeling Exercise (Prob. # 3)
Lecture 14: Student Presentations, Modeling Exercise (Prob. # 4)
Lecture 15: Student Presentations, Modeling Exercise (Prob. # 5)
Lecture 16: End Term Exam and Course Evaluation
Student presentations will cover influential papers on the
science of forest carbon dynamics.
Labs
Lab 01: Introduction to Modeling in Excel – Part I
Lab 02: Introduction to Modeling in Excel – Part II
Lab 03: Introduction to Modeling in Excel – Part III
Lab 04: Growth and Yield Modeling
Lab 05: Bioenergy Modeling – Part I
Lab 06: Bioenergy Modeling – Part II
Lab 07: Carbon in Wood Products – Part I
Lab 08: Carbon in Wood Products – Part II
Lab 09: Carbon Savings from Material Substitution
Lab 11: Economics of Forest Resources – Part II
Lab 12: Modeling Exercise (Problem # 1)
Lab 13: Modeling Exercise (Problem # 2)
Lab 14: Modeling Exercise (Problem # 3)
Lab 15: Modeling Exercise (Problem # 4) |