Landscape Construction I

Subject HORT20015 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 2 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011:

Semester 1, Burnley - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Forty hours of lectures and tutorials, eight hours of field trips
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: 207-155 Horticultural Practice II
Corequisites: N/A
Recommended Background Knowledge: N/A
Non Allowed Subjects: N/A
Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Coordinator

Mr Ian Winstone

Contact

Melbourne School of Land & Environment Student Centre
Ground Floor, Land & Food Resources (building 142)

Enquiries
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352)
Email: 13MELB@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

This subject aims to provide students with a broad knowledge of a range of built elements and their application in the landscape, design, performance and method of construction.

The areas of study covered in this subject include:

  • urban soils and their relevance to built structures;

  • earthworks and earthmoving equipment;

  • water infiltration, movement and retention in urban soils and soil drainage;

  • concrete, masonry structures and pavements;

  • walls, fences and retaining walls;

  • field rock placement;

  • formal and free form water features; and

  • plant selection, planting and establishment.

Site visits and case studies will be used to demonstrate the application of different elements and construction methods and the aesthetic contribution of the various elements will be discussed.
Objectives: Information Not Available
Assessment:

One 2-hour written examination (worth 70%) and one project report of 3000 words (worth 30%) both due at the end of the semester.
Prescribed Texts:

Information Not Available
Recommended Texts:
  • Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf (K A Handreck and N D Black), NSW University Press, Kensington, NSW, 2002
  • Drainage for Sportsturf and Horticulture (K McIntyre and B Jakobsen), Horticultural Engineering Consultancy, Kambah, ACT, 1998
  • Landscape Construction Notes (G S Thomas), Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Melbourne, 1999
    • Breadth Options:

    This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
    Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
    Generic Skills:

    Information Not Available
    Related Course(s): Associate Degree in Environmental Horticulture

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