AHCARB806 — Research urban forest performance

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What an assessment for AHCARB806 must cover

52 assessable components: 5 elements (24 performance criteria), 19 performance evidence and 6 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Research urban forest processes

1.1Investigate and define elemental components of urban forests
1.2Investigate role of urban forests as a primary component of urban ecosystems
1.3Investigate threats to and resilience of urban forests in cities
1.4Investigate effects of trees on hydrology and water quality
1.5Investigate relationship of trees on soil environment
1.6Determine contribution of trees towards rhizosphere biodiversity, bioremediation and soil health

2 Evaluate benefits of urban forests

2.1Investigate energy conservation and microclimate modification systems of trees and urban forests
2.2Research heat island analyses of an urban area
2.3Evaluate health, social and psychological benefits of urban forests
2.4Compile investigations and research into a preliminary report on benefits of urban forests

3 Analyse methods for urban forest valuation and prepare a report

3.1Investigate current methods and technologies for spatial mapping of urban forests
3.2Analyse process of carbon sequestration in urban forests
3.3Analyse methods for sampling urban forests
3.4Evaluate urban forest valuation methodologies
3.5Compile investigations and analysis into a preliminary report on methods for valuing an urban forest

4 Evaluate climate change mitigation of urban forests

4.1Investigate contribution of urban forest to carbon cycles
4.2Evaluate local climate, soil and management factors affecting forest growth and carbon sequestration
4.3Investigate forest carbon sequestration to help mitigate climate change
4.4Prepare a report evaluating the contribution of forest for mitigation of climate change

5 Compile information and prepare a report on urban forest performance

5.1Prepare a report on the social, environmental, economic and climatic values of urban forests
5.2Determine challenges of increased urbanisation and urban densification on urban forests
5.3Determine potential benefit of urban forest to mitigate climate change
5.4Compile and review reports and investigations
5.5Prepare and present a final report on urban forest performance

Performance evidence

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

Knowledge evidence

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

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret complex texts, research reports and biological references for urban forests and urban climate to extract information relevant to urban forest performance
Writing: Create complex technical reports that include appropriate conventions and stylistic devices to express precise meaning for target audience
Numeracy: Perform complex analytical calculations for testing and evaluating carbon sequestration and energy conservation in urban forests

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What does an assessment tool for AHCARB806 need to cover?

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