2023-2024 / GBLX2153-1

Sustainable animal and vegetal production in the urban environment

Duration

24h Th

Number of credits

 Master in landscape architect (120 ECTS)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Nicolas Gengler, Haissam Jijakli

Coordinator

Haissam Jijakli

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Please consult the cursus wich composed the modul in order to learn the content

Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):

The novel methods in urban agriculture will be exposed, taking the harmonious and sustainable integration to the urban environment into account. The course will contain the following chapters:



  • Definition and comparison of traditional and urban agriculture
  • View of technologies used in soilless and protected cultures
  • Cultures on soil
  • Soilless cultures with substrates
  • Hydroponic cultures
  • Aquaponic cultures
 

Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT):

Specific opportunities and challenges are linked to a harmonious and sustainable integration of livestock farming in an urban environment. The following elements will be given:



  • First overview of livestock production globally including the comparison of the conventional and urban contexts
  • History of livestock farming with special consideration of the urban context.
  • Domestication of farm animal species and breeds of interest in urban and peri-urban farming.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The objectives are:
1. To give a global view of the production systems in urban horticulture (essentially in temperate conditions).
2. To demonstrate the complexity of the setting up of those systems, taking social, economic, ecological, technical and legislative constraints into account.
Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
The objectives are:

  • To know production techniques used in soilless horticulture (hydroponics, aquaponics, culture with substrate)
  • To chose the correct technique depending to the socio economic and geographic context (urban vs countryside)
  • To know and regulate the parameters needed in soilless cultures
  • To allow the acquisition of sufficient general knowledge needed to discuss with the constructors of urban agricultural production systems.
 
Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT): 
The objectives are:
  • To know the basic principles of animal production
  • To know the main useful species and breeds in the context of livestock production in urban areas
  • To allow the acquisition of sufficient general knowledge to integrate the animal dimension in discussions on urban farming systems.
 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Plant Sciences (Botanic or equivalent) et Plant Composition (or equivalent)
Bases on urban agriculture
UE Gestion des stresses végétaux

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures: 12 hours

Personal work: 12 hours

Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):

  • Lectures: 8 hours
  • Excursion: 4 hours
Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT):

  • Lectures: 12 hours
  • Excursion: not mandatory to join the excursion organized for the Agronomy students

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Face-to-face thanks to a tool box

Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Face-to-face

 

Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Face-to-face

Recommended or required readings

Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT): slides and bibliographic references advised during the cursus and reviewed every year. Notably : The vertical farm : feeding the world in the 21th century, (2011) Dr Dickson Despommier, ed Picador

 

Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT): slides and bibliographic references advised during the cursus and reviewed every year

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )


Additional information:

Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Written exam (50 % of the total)

 

Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Written exam (50 % of the total)

 

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Prof. JIJAKLI Haissam
ULg, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Bât. 47, avenue Maréchal Juin
5030 Gembloux

+32 81 622431
mh.jijakli@uliege.be

Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Prof. JIJAKLI Haissam
ULg, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Bât. 47, avenue Maréchal Juin
5030 Gembloux

+32 81 622431
mh.jijakli@uliege.be

 

Partim : Animal production in urban environment  (1 ECT):
Prof. GENGLER Nicolas
ULg, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés, 2
5030 Gembloux

+32 81 622206
nicolas.gengler@uliege.be

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