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ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF FOREST FIRES

Course

Code: 1602

Degree: Bachelor's in Environmental Science

Faculty of Experimental Sciences

Year: Year 4 of Bachelor's in Environmental Science

Semester: Spring

Type: Elective

Language: Spanish

ECTS credits: 6

Lecture: 3

Laboratory: 3

Hours: 150

Directed: 60

Shared: 31

Autonomous: 59

Department: Agrochemistry and Environment

Area: STUDY OF SOILS AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY

Course instructors are responsible for the course content descriptions in English.

Description

Causes and repercussions. Effects on soils and vegetation. Early detection and assessment methodologies of burned areas. Prevention and environmental risks.

Faculty

Name	Coordinator	Lecture	Laboratory
MATAIX SOLERA, JORGE	■	■	■
GUERRERO MAESTRE, CESAR		■

Competencies and learning outcomes

Objectives (Learning outcomes)

01Students will be able to understand that not all forest fires are harmful for the environment and that fire plays an ecological role in ecosystems
02Understanding the causes why fire as ecological factor became to an environmental problem and to distinguish in each case the degree of severity that can produce a wildfire
03Students will learn what effects on soil, vegetation and atmosphere will have forest fires depending on their intensity
04Understanding the factors involved in the impact of fire and the possibility of recovery of the burned area after a forest fire in order to make better diagnosis and proposals for action post-fire
05To learn different ways of handling the problem to minimize
06Understanding the impact of big forest fires in society and the local and regional economy

Teaching units

Association between objectives and units

Objective/Unit	U1	U2	U3	U4	U5	U6
01
02
03
04
05
06

Schedule

Week	Teaching units	Directed hours	Shared hours	Autonomous hours	Total hours
1	U1	2	0	3	5
2	U1	4	0	4	8
3	U1	2	3	4	9
4	U2,U3,U4	22	6	1	29
5	U2	2	1	4	7
6	U3	2	3	4	9
7	U3	2	0	6	8
8	U3	0	3	6	9
9	U3	0	0	6	6
10	U3	2	3	5	10
11	U3	2	0	4	6
12	U3,U4	7	4	2	13
13	U4,U5	7	4	2	13
14	U5,U6	4	3	4	11
15	U6	2	1	4	7

Basic bibliography

Complementary bibliography

Methodology and grading

Methodology

Case studies: Learning through the analysis of actual or simulated cases in order to interpret and resolve them by employing various alternative solution procedures.
Cooperative learning: Develop active learning through cooperative working strategies among students and promote shared responsibility to reach group goals.
Lecture: Pass on knowledge and activate cognitive processes in students, encouraging their participation.
Solving exercises and problems: Exercise, test, and apply previous knowledge through routine repetition.

Grading

Exam consist in a test and 5 short questions
Students that assist to fieldtrip will have 1 point with respect to the final mark. Some question with respect to computer room lecture will be done in the exam.

Staff: ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF FOREST FIRES

Objectives (Learning outcomes)

Lecture topics