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| FORE0003-2 | Participatory management of natural envirionments
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| Duration : | 8h Th, 10h Pr, 6h AUTR |
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| Lecturer : | Cédric Vermeulen |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| This course is an introduction in participative management. His goal is to give an outline of the various levels of participation and a critical analysis of this practice.
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 |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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.He will be also capable to developp critical mind about participation. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| General course of ecology and sociology from 3 bach; |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Passive learning : lectures
Active learning : Work group, question and answer session |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 4h
Seminars : 16h
excursion : 4h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| During the course, different publications are distributed among the students. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination (100%)
Questions of different nature (multiple choice, restitution, conception...) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Schedules could be adapted in coordination with others courses of the module.
ATTENTION : The presence in excursion is compulsory |
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Contacts :
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| The modalities of contact will be defined in the first course. To join the secretarial department: fortrop.gembloux@ulg.ac.be |
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