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| SCER0045-1 | Scientific basis
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| Duration : | 9h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Louis François, Hervé Jeanmart, Philippe Marbaix, Eric Pirard, Jean-Pascal Van Ypersele |
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| Coordinator : | Jean-Pascal Van Ypersele |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The lecture devoted to the carbon cycle (given by L. François) contains the following sections:
- carbon compounds in the atmosphere
- the global carbon cycle
- forests and carbon sinks
- the future of the carbon cycle
Partim : Mineral & Energetic Resources (Prof. E. Pirard)
- History of resource use
- Resource use per capita/year per region
- link between GDP and resource use
- Evolution of production
-Notions of geology of mineral and energetic resources (coal, gas, oil)
- Notion of deposit; resource; reserve
- Critical discussion of the "peak" oil (copper,...)
- Potential for future exploration of mineral resources and fossil fuels
- Shale gas extraction perspectives |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Acquisition of an overall knowledge of the main processes within the carbon cycle |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| No prerequisite is necessary |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Two half-days in september (Friday AM-PM) in Louvain-la-Neuve |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The pdf file of the presentation is distributed to the students. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Louis François, Lecturer,
Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique (Bât. B5c),
Tél.: (+32) (4) 366-9776
e-mail: Louis.Francois@ulg.ac.be
Eric PIRARD Prof. Dr. Ir.
Université de Liège
GeMMe - Minerals Engineering, Materials & Environment
Sart Tilman B52 4000 LIEGE
Tel. +32 4 366 95 28
gemme@ulg.ac.be |
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