Duration
24h Th, 18h Pr, 30h FT
Number of credits
| Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS) | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
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
Ecological engineering is concerned with ecosystem management, creation with and/or for biodiversity . We will consider how ecological theory is used for facilitating ecological restoration of habitats. Planification, ethics and funding of EI projects will be assesed through case studies, field visit and conferences.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the teaching, you should be able to :
- Assess the integrity of an ecosystem and its biodiversity
- Use ecological concepts et technicas skills to identify petinent actions for ecological restoration of degraded habitats.
- Propose a EI strategy 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
Field visit
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