2018-2019 / ENVT0047-1

Ecosystem services and landscapes

Duration

5h Th, 3h Pr, 4h AUTR

Number of credits

 Master in agroecology (120 ECTS)2 crédits 
 Master in agricultural bioengineering (120 ECTS)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Marc Dufrêne, Kevin Maréchal

Coordinator

Marc Dufrêne

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

ES concept origin
ES typology
How to measure and to map the ES?
How to evaluate the ES?
ES, agriculture and agroecology

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

They will be able to define and understand the complexity of ecosystem services and to estimate their relative importance in the landscape with different types of indicators.
They will be able to use ecosystem services as indicators of the interactions between actors and users of a landscape.
They will be able to develop holistic and holistic ecosystem services assessments by applying them in particular to landscape architecture or agroecology.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Good knowledge in ecology, andscape analysis and agriculture

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Interactive course. 

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

Presentation + practical work (GIS for AP) + project of communication support for the AP or a report on the comparative analysis of the SE in conventional / agroecological agriculture for Agro and AgroEco.

Recommended or required readings

Will be given during the course.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written examination (60%) and evaluation of the report project (40%).

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

 The organization will be announced in class.

Contacts

Marc.Dufrene@ULiege.be