Duration
General hydrology : 12h Th, 12h Pr
Waters integrated approach : 20h Th, 4h AUTR
Ecosystems services and landscape : 5h Th, 3h Pr, 4h AUTR
Number of credits
| Master in landscape architect (120 ECTS) | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
General hydrology : Aurore Degré
Waters integrated approach : Xavier Legrain
Ecosystems services and landscape : Marc Dufrêne, Kevin Maréchal
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
General hydrology
The course is conceived as a dialogue between future jobs of the 3 groups of students who follow it (bioscience engineers in science and technology of the environment, bioscience engineers in forestry and natural ressources management and landscape architecs).
In the beginning of the course, basic concepts are presented as well as important issues like energy production, water ressources protection, people and settelments protection against floods. On this basis, and trough case studies, quantitative hydrology is learned using notably reverse classes or presentations and discussions.
At the end of the course, the three groups of students need to master the vocabulary of hydrology, water flow quantification at the watershed scale, they also have to be able to analyse the hydrologic behavior of a watershed using hydrologic records.
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Ecosystems services and landscape
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
General hydrology
The course contributes to the development of the following abilities :
- measure the variables and parameters of the environment in view to monitor it
- Identify and understand the flows (energy, water, nutrients, gases) exchanged between the compartments
- quantify the threats to natural ressources
- conceive and use the databases in order to analyse a problem
Furthermore, the courses certifies the following ability :
- analyse the behaviour of a natural system.
More specifically, after completing the course the student is expected to
-define main hydrological terms
-describe technical measurement tools
-discuss about main measurements pros and cons
-calculate the terms of water cycle within a watershed
-analyse observed time series (flow, rain, ...)
-make a preliminary interpretation of hydrological data
-explain different simple modelling systems, their principles and limitations
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Ecosystems services and landscape
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
General hydrology
General mathematics
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Ecosystems services and landscape
Good knowledge in ecology, andscape analysis and agriculture
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
General hydrology
Magistral lectures
reversed classes
case studies, discussions and debates
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Ecosystems services and landscape
Interactive course.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
General hydrology
Face to face - mandatory attendance
group work
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Ecosystems services and landscape
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
General hydrology
Syllabus available
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Ecosystems services and landscape
Will be given during the course.
Assessment methods and criteria
General hydrology
Group work 50%
(the mark of the group is based on the presentations (content, communication, respect of the rules), the work itself (understanding of the problem, litterature anallysis, technical and scientific output). The indivudial marl is adapted depending on the peer evaluation for biggest groups)
Oral examination 50%
For the retake, the mark is 75% based on the viva, 25% on the group work
Waters integrated approach
soon available
Ecosystems services and landscape
Written examination (60%) and evaluation of the report project (40%).
Work placement(s)
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Organizational remarks
General hydrology
Different learning materials are available on the eCampus portal
attendence is mandatory
Waters integrated approach
Soon available
Ecosystems services and landscape
The organization will be announced in class.
Contacts
General hydrology
Aurore Degré aurore.degre@ulg.ac.be
Waters integrated approach
Xavier Legrain (xavier.legrain@hech.be)
Ecosystems services and landscape
Marc.Dufrene@ULiege.be