RCER0036-1 : RESPECTER son environnement

Study Programmes 2015-2016

RCER0036-1

RESPECTER son environnement

Biodiversité et Ecologie urbaine
Protection urbaine des végétaux
Législation en Agriculture urbaine

Duration :

Biodiversité et Ecologie urbaine : 4h Th, 2h SEM
Protection urbaine des végétaux : 6h Th
Législation en Agriculture urbaine : 6h Th

Number of credits :

Certificat d'université en Agriculture Urbaine et Péri-Urbaine		2

Lecturer :

Biodiversité et Ecologie urbaine : Grégory Mahy
Protection urbaine des végétaux : Bernard Bodson, Haissam Jijakli, François Verheggen
Législation en Agriculture urbaine : Bruno Schiffers

Coordinator :

Haissam Jijakli

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 :

Biodiversité et Ecologie urbaine

Biodiversity and urban ecology
We will first give an introduction to the recent evolution in ecology thinking from natural habitat to urban ecosystems. Then we will explore key concepts on the links between biodiversity and urban environment : ecosystem services, biophily, green infrastructure, novel ecosystems, green buildings.

Protection urbaine des végétaux

Partim Phytopathology (3h)
Different control methods against fungi, bacteria and viruses that are adapted to urban environement will be described. These methods are based on micro-organisms, micro-organisms or organisms extracts, soft chemical control. Legislation of phytoprotection will be also presented. The methods of applications will be explain. Plant stresses due to pollution will be also presented and methods to avoid them.

Législation en Agriculture urbaine

- Nature and origin of various contaminants with an adverse effect on consumers : specific hazards in primary production in an urban area
- Basic rules of Hygiene and Good Practices in production
- Prevention and management of food safety
- European and Belgian regulatory framework
- Organization of self-monitoring and official controls

Learning outcomes of the course :

Biodiversité et Ecologie urbaine

To understand key challenges for developing biodiversity in urban environment. Acquire basic ecological knowledge to integrate urban agriculture into green infrastructures.

Protection urbaine des végétaux

The objectives are: Partim Phytopathology (3h)
-To have a global vision of control methods suitable for the cities, -To be aware of the complexity of implementation of these systems, regarding legislative constraints, -To know the impact of pollutants on plants and the methods to avoid them

Législation en Agriculture urbaine

The objectives are:

Understand the nature and origin of food born risks in primary production
Identify most important regulations relative to food safety in primary production

3. Understand the risk management in food production (Good Practices, traceability, self-monitoring, sampling and controls of Food Safety Agencies, certifications)

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Biodiversité et Ecologie urbaine

Higher education diploma

Protection urbaine des végétaux

Higher education diploma

Législation en Agriculture urbaine

Higher education diploma

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Biodiversité et Ecologie urbaine

Theoretical lessons

Protection urbaine des végétaux

Lectures and trainings

Législation en Agriculture urbaine

Lectures (3 h)

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

Biodiversité et Ecologie urbaine

Face-to-face

Protection urbaine des végétaux

face-to-face

Législation en Agriculture urbaine

face-to-face