ENVT2065-1 : Experiences of environmental management in developing countries : one-week residential seminar in a developing country

Study Programmes 2015-2016

ENVT2065-1

Experiences of environmental management in developing countries : one-week residential seminar in a developing country

Duration :

48h Th

Number of credits :

Specialised master in environmental management in developing countries		3

Lecturer :

Gilles Colinet, Bernard Tychon

Coordinator :

Bernard Tychon

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

A one-week residential seminar in a developing country for practising theoretical notions given during the lectures of the scholar year

Learning outcomes of the course :

- Practise the different notions teached during the scholar year

- Analyse and interpret environmental management in the visited developing country (Morroco)

Topics tackled:

- Desertification

- Deforestation

- Water use in agriculture (irrigated and rainfed)

- Basin integrated water management

- Urban envrionment management (extension of city, wastewater management, dump,...)

- Climate change

- Biodiversity protection

Topics tackled will concern as much as possible processes analyses as well as means to reduce or to fight the environment degradation

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Students should have attend the basic courses and specialization courses between September and April

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

The whole week on the field in the selected developing country will be devoted to practical exercises.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

A whole week on the field in April