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| FORE0005-3 | Multifunctional management of forests
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| Duration : | 8h Th, 20h Pr, 8h SEM |
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| Lecturer : | Philippe Lejeune |
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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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| 1. Introduction (definition, history)
2. Framework of a management plan
3. Delimitation of parcels
4. Even aged forest management
5. Irregular forest management
6. Management of peri-urban forests
7. Management of small forests
8. Trends and Prospects |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| This course introduces the basic concepts of forest management in temperate areas. It emphasizes on the multifunctionality of the forest
At the end of this course the student is able to:
- demonstrate his mastership of these basic concepts
- implement the techniques and dataset involved in the implementation of a management plan for major forest types (regular vs. irregular, public vs. private)
- establish the necessary links with other disciplines interacting with forest management (forestry, ecology, economics, use of wood) |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Mandatory prerequisities :
- Course GEOG2000 (or ENVT0045)
- Course FORE0022
Basic knowledge of forest biometry |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures (12 h)
Seminars (8 h)
Tutorials and personal assignement (28 h) |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face Personal assignment |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The lectures notes and the dataset used in the exercises will be available on the blackboard system |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| - personnal report (50 %)
- written knowledge test (50 %) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course material and the data sets are provided to the students in the form of a USB key |
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Contacts :
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| Philippe Lejeune
081/622296
p.lejeune@ulg.ac.be |
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