2017-2018 / ENVT0884-1

Ecology and economy of agricultural systems

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Alain Hambuckers

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

Learning unit contents

The following themes are developed:
- Origin and evolution of agricultural and agro-pastoral systems of temperate and tropical regions
- Principles of species domestication
- Characteristics of the systems of the past civilizations
- Present-day agricultural systems
- Limiting factors and solutions (desertification, pests, weeds, fertility conservation, energetic costs, etc.)
- Economical and financial constraints (primitive economic systems and market economy)

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To understand the constraints and stakes of agriculture in the point of view of ecology

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Not any

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Field trips

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

To decide on agreement with students

Recommended or required readings

Not any

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Alain HAMBUCKERS, senior lecturer, tel.: 32(0)4 366 5072, email: alain.hambuckers@ulg.ac.be, Biologie du comportement, Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution, Institut de zoologie (local 1/6), Quai Van Benenden 22, 4020 Liège