2023-2024 / PAYS0017-1

Plants and towns

Biodiversity and towns

Biodiversity and towns: advanced

Duration

Biodiversity and towns : 16h Th, 11h Proj.
Biodiversity and towns: advanced : 8h Th

Number of credits

 Master in landscape architect (120 ECTS)3 crédits 
 Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Biodiversity and towns : Grégory Mahy
Biodiversity and towns: advanced : Grégory Mahy

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Biodiversity and towns

The course develops knowledge and skills to promote and manage biodiversity in the city and to design green infrastructure in relation to the production of ecosystem services.

Biodiversity and towns: advanced

The course develops knowledge and skills to promote and manage biodiversity in the city and to design green infrastructure in relation to the production of ecosystem services.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Biodiversity and towns

At the end of this course, the student should (1) be able to understand the diversity of concepts, (2) have developed a critical view of the use and development of biodiversity in the city (3) have acquired a portfolio of biodiversity / nature based solutions applicable in the urban environment

Biodiversity and towns: advanced

At the end of this course, the student should (1) be able to understand the diversity of concepts, (2) have developed a critical view of the use and development of biodiversity in the city (3) have acquired a portfolio of biodiversity / nature based solutions applicable in the urban environment

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Biodiversity and towns

Ecology, Biology
 

Biodiversity and towns: advanced

PAYS0017-A-a Biodiversité et Ville

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Biodiversity and towns

Courses
Seminar
Project

Biodiversity and towns: advanced

Seminar
Visit

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

Biodiversity and towns

Face-to-face course

Biodiversity and towns: advanced

Face-to-face course

Recommended or required readings

Biodiversity and towns

Ecosystem disservices research: A review of the state of the art with a focus on cities. Von Dohren et al 2015
MINI-REVIEW: Habitat analogues for reconciliation ecology in urban and industrial environments. Lundholm et al. 2010
Classifying and valuing ecosystem services for urban planning. Baggethun et al 2013
Novel ecosystems: implications for conservation and restoration. Hobbs et al. 2009
 

Biodiversity and towns

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam

Written work / report

Biodiversity and towns: advanced

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Biodiversity and towns

g.mahy@uliege.be

Biodiversity and towns: advanced

Aurore.fanal@uliege.be
Sylvain.boisson@uliege.be
fboeraeve@uliege.be

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