Department of Forestry & Natural Environment Management
4512. Forest Road Engineering
Course Content
Principles of forest road planning and design, road classification and geometry, horizontal and vertical alignment, curves and gradients, cross-sections, earthworks, cost estimation, and field layout. Spatial planning of forest roads, environmental impact assessment, regulatory framework, and the use of GIS, spatial data models, digitization, and thematic mapping in road design and environmental applications.
Learning Results
OBJECTIVES To provide a geographically diverse source of expertise for forest road engineering, and through research and extension to help develop solutions that satisfy operational demands and that satisfy societal and environmental expectations.
The Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management joined the Faculty of Plant Sciences of the AUA. The Department operates from the academic year 2019-2020 and is based in Tthe city of Karpenisi. Housed in the building facilities of the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management of the former Technical Scool (TEI) of Central Greece.
