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as the engineers do not have skills and knowledge of bioengineering, this course intends to equip them with the knowledge and skills required by for carrying out site appraisal and designing, implementing and managing bioengineering works. in order to achieve this, the following aims and objectives underlie the course.

aims
the aims of the course are to explain you:
     - the geological and geo-morphological context of slope instability
       and the identification of zones of weakness in rocks;
     - geo-morphological aspect of mountain slopes
     - the causes and mechanisms of slope failure and components
       of unstable slopes;
     - landslide mapping and landslide repair prioritisation;
     - the engineering functions of bioengineering systems;
     - designing small civil engineering and vegetative engineering structures
       for the protection of slopes;
     - the requirements and development of plant communities;
     - plant selection for bioengineering purposes;
     - the design, establishment and management of plant nurseries;
     - the collection of seed and planting material;
     - nursery techniques related to production of plants for bioengineering
       purposes;
     - the organisation and planning of civil engineering and bioengineering works;
     - site preparation and the implementation of small civil engineering works; and
     - the programming and implementation of bioengineering works.

objectives
after the completion of the course, you will be able to:
     - describe the geological, hydrological, and geo-morphological context
       of an unstable slope and identify zones of weakness in rocks and use
       this in the identification of areas of potential instability and choice of slope
       stabilisation methods;
     - examine an unstable slope and identify the causes and components
       of instability as part of instability assessment;
     - map landslides and establish repair priorities;
     - establish the engineering functions required of bioengineering systems
       on specific sites;
     - design and evaluate small civil engineering and vegetative engineering
       structures and integrate the two for slope protection;
     - plan the development of plant communities for bioengineering purposes;
     - select plants for bioengineering applications;
     - supervise the establishment of plant nurseries and manage these nurseries;
     - manage the collection of seed and planting material;
     - evaluate the performance of nursery staff carrying out nursery techniques
       related to the production of plants for bioengineering purposes;
     - plan the implementation of civil engineering and bioengineering works;
     - manage and supervise the preparation of sites and the implementation
       of small civil engineering works; and
     - prepare bioengineering works programmes and manage the implementation
       of these works.

although these aims and objectives are described as a series of individual items, you will be able to integrate them in order to satisfy the general purposes of the course.