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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Research urban forest processes
   • Investigate role of urban forests as a primary component of urban ecosystems
   • Investigate threats to and resilience of urban forests in cities
   • Investigate effects of trees on hydrology and water quality
   • Investigate relationship of trees on soil environment
   • Determine contribution of trees towards rhizosphere biodiversity, bioremediation and soil health
2. Evaluate benefits of urban forests
   • Investigate energy conservation and microclimate modification systems of trees and urban forests
   • Research heat island analyses of an urban area
   • Evaluate health, social and psychological benefits of urban forests
   • Compile investigations and research into a preliminary report on benefits of urban forests
3. Analyse methods for urban forest valuation and prepare a report
   • Investigate current methods and technologies for spatial mapping of urban forests
   • Analyse process of carbon sequestration in urban forests
   • Analyse methods for sampling urban forests
   • Evaluate urban forest valuation methodologies
   • Compile investigations and analysis into a preliminary report on methods for valuing an urban forest
4. Evaluate climate change mitigation of urban forests
   • Investigate contribution of urban forest to carbon cycles
   • Evaluate local climate, soil and management factors affecting forest growth and carbon sequestration
   • Investigate forest carbon sequestration to help mitigate climate change
   • Prepare a report evaluating the contribution of forest for mitigation of climate change
5. Compile information and prepare a report on urban forest performance
   • Prepare a report on the social, environmental, economic and climatic values of urban forests
   • Determine challenges of increased urbanisation and urban densification on urban forests
   • Determine potential benefit of urban forest to mitigate climate change
   • Compile and review reports and investigations
   • Prepare and present a final report on urban forest performance

Performance Evidence

An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit.

There must be evidence that the individual has researched the performance of an urban forest, including:

investigated urban forest processes, including:

elemental components of urban forests

role of urban forests as a component of urban ecosystems

threats and resilience of urban forests

impact of urban forests on hydrology and water quality

relationship of trees on soil biota and chemistry

determined contribution of trees towards rhizosphere biodiversity, bioremediation and soil health

investigated energy conservation and microclimate modification systems of trees and urban forests

researched and analysed heat island effect of an urban area

evaluated health, social and psychological benefits of urban forests

prepared a preliminary report on benefits of urban forests

researched methods and technologies for spatial mapping of urban forests

analysed carbon sequestration process in urban forests

analysed methods for sampling urban forests

evaluated urban forest valuation methodologies

prepared a preliminary report on valuation of an urban forest

investigated contribution of urban forest to carbon cycles

determined local climate, soil and management factors affecting forest growth and carbon sequestration

investigated forest carbon sequestration to help mitigate climate change

prepared a report evaluating the contribution of forest for mitigation of climate change

prepared a report on social, environmental, economic and climatic values of urban forests

determined challenges of increased urbanisation and urban densification on urban forests

determined potential benefit of urban forest to help mitigate climate change

compiled reports and investigations and prepared a final report on urban forest performance, which must include multi-disciplinary solutions to challenges of urbanisation on urban forests.

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Knowledge Evidence

An individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge required to perform the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes knowledge of:

principles and impact of urban forest on our ecological and social environment, including:

elemental components of urban forests

role of urban forests as a primary component of urban ecosystems

urban forests in cities, their threats and resilience

trees and their impact on hydrology and water quality, including:

regulation of hydrological processes

retention of precipitation

mitigation of salinity

trees and their impact on soils, including:

relationship of soil biological network

soil chemistry and structure

soil stabilisation and erosion control

interactions of trees in their growing environment and urban setting, including:

contribution of trees towards rhizosphere biodiversity, bioremediation and soil health

energy conservation and microclimate modification systems of trees and urban forests

heat island analyses of an urban area

health, social and psychological benefits of urban forests

capturing, recording and assessing urban forest data and values, including:

methods and technologies of spatial mapping of urban forests

the carbon cycle, urban forests and carbon economics

methods for sampling urban forests

urban forest valuation methods

contribution of urban forest to carbon cycles and mitigation of climate change

influences of climate, soil and management strategies affecting forest growth and carbon sequestration

evaluation of urban forest and benefits to climate change

social, environmental, economic and climatic values of urban forests, including:

urbanisation and urban densification on urban forests development

solutions to challenges of urbanisation on urban forests.

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