NC State
MEAS Undergraduate Updates
Dr. Solomon Ghezehei, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, is teaching a special topics course about sustainability, bioeconomies, and forestry in a changing climate. Please contact Dr. Ghezehei if you have any questions.
Course Description
Identification of major aspects of bioeconomy sectors; focus on sustainable forest bioeconomy; identification of potential applications of hardwood forests for the southeastern USA; description of short-rotation hardwood forests and their management and applications; practical experience in establishing and managing short-rotation hardwood forests; applications of forest growth and productivity models; development of budgets for establishing and managing short-rotation hardwood forests; assessment of the cost-effectiveness of short-rotation hardwood forests.