Duration
19h Th, 15h Pr, 23h FT
Number of credits
| Master in landscape architect (120 ECTS) | 6 crédits | |||
| 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
Schedule
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
Papers portfolio
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral presentation of a case study analyzed during the field week (15%)
Individual analysis of a case study selected by the student (written report + oral jury) (35%)
Written examination based on list of preidentified questions (50%)
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
A field week in mediterranean region
Contacts
Grégory MAHY Unité Biodiversité Paysage g. mahy@ulg.ac.be 081 62 22 45