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| PAYS0009-1 | Ecological restoration
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| Duration : | 24h Th, 12h AUTR |
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| Lecturer : | Grégory Mahy |
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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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| Ecological restoration is concerned with all the natural and assisted process that initiate or accelerate the resilience of damaged ecosystems. We will consider how ecological theory is used for facilitating ecosystem restoration. Planification, ethics and funding of ecogical restoration projects will be assesed through case studies and conferences. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the teaching, you should be able to :
- Assess the integrity of an ecosystem and its biodiversity
- Propose a strategy to restore damaged eccosystems taking into account financial, ethics and societals opportunities. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Ecology basis |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Theory teaching
Personnal lectures and class synthesis
Conferences by external experts |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Paper portfolio provided during the period |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Evaluation during the period based on practicals and seminars + quizz
Porportion for each activities will be detailled at the begining of the period |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Grégory MAHY
Unité Biodiversité Paysage
g. mahy@ulg.ac.be
081 62 22 45 |
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