Study Programmes 2016-2017
GBLX2145-1  
Environment management
  • General hydrology
  • Waters integrated approach
  • Landscape and ecosystems services
Duration :
General hydrology : 20h Th, 4h Pr
Waters integrated approach : 20h Th, 4h AUTR
Landscape and ecosystems services : 24h Th
Number of credits :
Master in landscape architect (120 ECTS)6
Lecturer :
General hydrology : Aurore Degré
Waters integrated approach : Marc Clignez
Landscape and ecosystems services : Marc Dufrêne
Coordinator :
Marc Dufrêne
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
Learning unit contents :
General hydrology
The course aims at introducing the fundamentals of general hydrology.
It introduces all the concepts with a focus on the role of arable lands in the flow partition. It deals with hydrometry and data management. In the context of hydrological data bases, it leads us to deal with data quality tests, data completion, and statistical analysis of extremes.
The course illustrates its relevance through the presentation of on going research studies among the group.
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Landscape and ecosystems services
Introduction to the concept of ecosystem services (ES) Human impacts on ES and solutions What relationships between ES and landscapes ? How to measure the ES ? How to evaluate the ES ? Case studies analyses with an emphasis on how to communicate ?
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
General hydrology
The course aims at developping the students abilities to analyze, in a quantitative way, how a natural system behaves and to take it into account in their projects. More specifically, after completing the course the student is expected to -define main hydrological terms -analyse observed time series (flow, rain, ...) -make a preliminary interpretation of hydrological data -explain different simple modelling systems, their principles and limitations
- take the basics of hydrology into account in their projects
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Landscape and ecosystems services
They will be able to define and to identify ecosystemic services and to assess their relative importance in a landscape. They will learn to communicate about a complex thematic by defending their assessment compared to other groups.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
General hydrology
General mathematics
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Landscape and ecosystems services
Good knowledge in landscape ecology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
General hydrology
Magistral lectures
Project Supervised exercices (field and class) Debates
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Landscape and ecosystems services
Interactive course. A significant part of the course is devoted to a work group consisting of a changing landcape case study for analysis for an ES valuation related to land classes and uses. Emphasis is placed on the representation of interactions and SE to communicate.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
General hydrology
Face to face
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Landscape and ecosystems services
Face-to-face + workshop + group works + report restitution
Recommended or required readings :
General hydrology
Syllabus available
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Assessment methods and criteria :
General hydrology
presentation and defense of a project
 
Waters integrated approach
soon available
Landscape and ecosystems services
Group report Written examination
Work placement(s) :
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Organizational remarks :
General hydrology
Different learning materials are available on the eCampus portal
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Contacts :
General hydrology
Aurore Degré aurore.degre@ulg.ac.be
Waters integrated approach
Marc Clignez
Haute Ecole Charlemagne-ISIa
Rue Saint Victor 3
4500 HUY
marc.clignez@hech.be
marc.clignez@ulg.ac.be
Landscape and ecosystems services
Marc.Dufrene@ulg.ac.be