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| ENVT0848-1 | Impacts of human activities on ecosystems and including land use
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 20h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Célia Joaquim‑Justo, Emmanuël Sérusiaux, Marianne Von Frenckell |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | The course is divided in two parts. One is presented by Dr. Marianne Von Frenckell and Dr. Célia Joaquim-Justo whereas the other is presented by Professor Emmanuël Sérusiaux. Information concerning both parts of the course are thus provided separately in each of the subsequent sections.
partim : Emmanuël Sérusiaux
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partim: M. Von frenckell et C. Joaquim-Justo
This part of the course presents the nature of anthropic pressures on the biosphere and their impacts on ecosystems. Management approaches to tackle these impacts and the concept of industrial ecology are also considered. |
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| Course objective : | partim : Emmanuël Sérusiaux
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partim : M. Von Frenckell et C. Joaquim-Justo
The objective of this course is to provide students with a general view of the different types of pressure on ecosystems that are due to human activities and of management strategy developed to handle them. The course also aims at developing student's awareness to the perspectives and limits of industrial ecology. |
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| Prerequisites : | partim : Emmanuël Sérusiaux
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partim: M. Von Frenckell et C. Joaquim-Justo
Knowledge of ecosystems and their functioning is required as the course will consider anthropic alterations to their basic structure and processes. |
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| Workshops : | partim : Emmanuël Sérusiaux
See French version.
Partim: M. Von Frenckell et C. Joaquim-Justo
Seminars on focused or integrated topics will be proposed to students who will have to elaborate and present their analysis of the problems. |
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| Organization : | partim : Emmanuël Sérusiaux
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Partim: M. Von Frenckell et C. Joaquim-Justo
The course comprises 6 chapters:
- Introduction : historical perspective of anthropic impacts
- Disruptions of the main biogeochemical cycles: sources of disruptions, transfer between compartments, impacts on ecosystems
- Disruptions due to xenobiotics (pesticides and other synthetic chemicals and pharmaceuticals) : brief overview of chemical pollutant types , human activities that yield them and impacts on biocenoses
- Physical pollutions (physical alterations of water ways, radioactive pollution,...) and impacts on ecosystems
- Resource limits of the biosphere
- Management strategies applied to each compartment (air, soil, water) to minimize the impacts
- Industrial ecology (emergence, basic concepts, tools, analysis of the resources at stake) |
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| Written notes : | partim : Emmanuël Sérusiaux
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Partim: M. Von Frenckell et C. Joaquim-Justo
Slide shows will be provided to students together with information on seminar topics (WebCT). |
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| Assessment : | partim : Emmanuël Sérusiaux
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Partim: M. Von Frenckell et C. Joaquim-Justo
Assessment will be based on the analysis of a practical case which will require the integration of concepts and methods considered in the course (written exam + oral depending on the number of students); grades of the seminars will be taken into account as well. |
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| Contacts : | Secrétariat du Prof. E. Sérusiaux : Mne Françoise Laruelle ; 04-3663868 - FrancoiseJ.Laruelle@ulg.ac.be
Marianne Von Frenckell
Bât. BE-009 FUL, avenue de Longwy, 185, 6700 Arlon
mvonfrenckell@ulg.ac.be
Tel : +32 63 230878
Célia Joaquim-Justo
Bât. B6c, Allée du 6 Août n°15, Sart-Tilman, 4000 Liège
Celia.Joaquim-Justo@ulg.ac.be
Tel : + 32 4 366 51 40 |
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