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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
FORE0003-2  Participatory management of natural envirionments

Duration :  8h Th, 10h Pr, 6h AUTR
Number of credits :  
Master in Forests and natural Areas Engineering, Professional Focus, 1st yearSecond semester2
Lecturer :  Cédric Vermeulen
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
1. Theoricals aspects of participative management 2. Participation in tropical natural ecosystems 2.1. Spatial occupation and territorial management 2.2. Theories on property management 2.3. Social and community forestry 2.4. Peripherics areas of reserves and social dynamics 3. Participation in temperate natural or semi-natural ecosystems 3.1. Rural plans 3.2. Rivers contracts 3.3. Collectives approchs in urban management
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Starting with lectures by experts in natural ecosystems management and reviewing articles that express opposite opinions, management methods based on local participation are presented to the students. After completing the course the student is expected to propose methods that reconcile social, ecological and economic aspect for a participatory sustainable management of tropical and temperate ecosystems.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
General course of ecology and sociology from 3 bach;
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Passive learning : lectures Active learning : Work group, question and answer session
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Lectures : 4h
Seminars : 20h
Recommended or required readings :  
During the course, different publications are distributed among the students.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written examination (100%)
Organizational remarks :  
Schedules could be adapted


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