Rationales are that most pathways for water pass the soil system.
Land management including soil management therefore strongly affects water quantity and quality. Access to clean water is strongly emphasised and is identified as a national environmental aim. Intensive land use might in the future jeopardise water resources, and the balancing of different needs will be a delicate task. The course strongly emphasis on student interactions and teamwork. Lectures on team interaction and communication, biogeography of Sweden, and on a holistic view of forestry and management of land in relation to site conditions, ecological prerequisites and water interaction.