Study Programmes 2015-2016
ENVT3036-1  
Soil conservation
Duration :
24h Th, 12h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS)3
Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS)3
Master in environmental science and management (60 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Gilles Colinet, Pierre Ozer
Coordinator :
Gilles Colinet
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
- Fundamentals of Pedology
- Soil degradation: defintitions and theme analysis
- Erosion (seminars)
Learning outcomes of the course :
To know the basis of land evaluation and be able to identify the soil resources according to their potentialities, constraints for specific uses and sensibility to major threats.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
- Face-to-face learning ;
- Seminars ;
- Field trips.
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Recommended or required readings :
Assessment methods and criteria :
- Written report and oral presentation
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