Study Programmes 2015-2016
PAYS0009-1  
Ecological restoration
Duration :
24h Th, 12h AUTR
Number of credits :
Master in landscape architect (120 ECTS)4
Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS)4
Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS)4
Lecturer :
Grégory Mahy
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 :
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.
Learning outcomes of the course :
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Ecology basis
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Theory teaching Personnal lectures and class synthesis Conferences by external experts
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Recommended or required readings :
Paper portfolio provided during the period
Assessment methods and criteria :
Evaluation during the period based on practicals and seminars + quizz Porportion for each activities will be detailled at the begining of the period
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Grégory MAHY Unité Biodiversité Paysage g. mahy@ulg.ac.be 081 62 22 45