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| ENVT3045-1 | Ecosystems : conditions, resources and impact of anthropic activities, Part 1 : conditions, resources, impacts and management
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| Duration : | 51h Th, 18h Pr |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en développement durable, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en procédé biologique de valorisation des effluents, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en énergies renouvelables, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en intervention technique, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée pays en développement, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en gestion intégrée des ressources en eau, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en interfaces sociétés-environnements, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en surveillance de l'environnement, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en procédés biologiques de valorisation des déchets, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Lecturer : | Dorothée Denayer, Célia Joaquim-Justo |
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| Coordinator : | Célia Joaquim-Justo |
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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 first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course aims at presenting the stress caused by mankind on the biosphere. After an introduction which provides a perspective of the changes ecosystems have been through on the different times scales of the planet, the evolution in time and space of each biomes/ecosystem is considered after our species emerged on the earth. The possible management approaches to solve the most problematic changes and their various implications for both human societies and the environment are also considered. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The major objective of the course is to provide a global view of the stress the biosphere is being subjected to, of its causes and management strategies existing to minimize this stress. At the end of the course students should have a clear idea of the extent and main causes of the degradation of the biomes/ecosystems. They should be able to identify and understand which are the most problematic causes of stress on the environment and of the biomes/ecosystems that are most endangered. They should also be aware of the various implications of the different types of management strategies both on human societies and on the ecosystems. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course consists of an introduction to the changes ecosystems have been through on the different times scales of the planet.
The possible management approaches to solve the most problematic changes and their various implications for both human societies and the environment will also be presented together with a few case studies.
The main course material, however, will be prepared and presented by the students themselves. Groups of students will be formed and each group will work on one biome/ecosystem. Groups will have to gather information on and summarize the evolution and present situation of all biomes/ecosystems since the emerging of our species, they will have to identify the main causes (distal and proximal) of the observed changes and their possible management.
A regular follow-up of the team work will be provided by the teaching staff. The final result will be presented and summarized in a 5 pages document by the students, including the comments are remarks of the discussion following each presentation. Slide shows and summaries are circulated among students.
At the end of the quarter, lectures will be organized to provide in depth details of transversal problematics that imply several biomes/ecosystems which will have been mentioned briefly and in a biome/ecosystem centered view by the students. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The courses includes lectures, work sessions by groups of students with and without the presence of a teacher. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The Millenium Assessment and the book by F. Ramade, Eléments d'Ecologie - Ecologie Appliquée are provided to students at the beginning of the course as base documents.
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| One third of the final grade corresponds to the evaluation of the group work (both the presentation and written document).
The remaining marks correspond to the final written exam which will encompass all biomes/ecosystems (and their state, causes of stress, evolution and management).
The students who will have to present the exam in a second session will be assessed orally. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| During the first teaching session a calendar of the evolution of the work group will be fixed (dates for providing the plan of the work, the final slideshow of the presentation and the written summary).
Since delays to this schedule might jeopardize the quality of the final material (as the follow-up by the teaching staff would then be very difficult), they will imply a deduction of marks in the group assessment. |
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Contacts :
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| see section in French |
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