Urban Tree Management

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

Total Time Commitment: 170 hours

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

This subject aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of the care and management of trees in urban settings. The content will include tree anatomy and structure, tree growth and function, tree root systems, tree pathology and health, methods of tree assessment and evaluation, tree protection strategies, planning and management issues and case-studies (including surveys, location mapping, inventories and protection strategies) and an introduction to safe arboricultural work practices, including safe tree climbing.

At the conclusion of the subject students should be able to:

• appreciate the complexities of tree management for urban sites;
• analyse and interrogate literature relating to urban tree management;
• perform a tree risk assessment;
• identify health problems associated with urban trees;
• prepare a management plan for stressed trees;
• understand tree valuation methods;
• understand the strategies of tree protection and management during construction; and
• have a basic knowledge of tree climbing and pruning techniques

Complete tree assessments 10% and written assignment 1500 words (30%) due mid-semester, major written assignment 2000 words (40%) and 50 minute examination worth 20%.

None

• Arboriculture: Integrated Management of Landscape Trees Shrubs and Vines (R W Harris, J R Clark and N P Matheny), Prentice-Hall, 2004

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

This course encompasses particular generic skills. On completion of the course students should:

• be able to evaluate and synthesise professional literature
• solve problems relating to the diagnosis, care and management of urban trees.