Duration
9h Th
Number of credits
| Certificat interuniversitaire en Management stratégique du carbone (non organisé en 2018-2019) | 1 crédit |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The lecture devoted to the carbon cycle (given by L. François) contains the following sections:
- carbon compounds in the atmosphere
- the global carbon cycle
- forests and carbon sinks
- the future of the carbon cycle
Partim : Mineral & Energetic Resources (Prof. E. Pirard)
- History of resource use
- Resource use per capita/year per region
- link between GDP and resource use
- Evolution of production
-Notions of geology of mineral and energetic resources (coal, gas, oil)
- Notion of deposit; resource; reserve
- Critical discussion of the "peak" oil (copper,...)
- Potential for future exploration of mineral resources and fossil fuels
- Shale gas extraction perspectives
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Acquisition of an overall knowledge of the main processes within the carbon cycle
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
No prerequisite is necessary
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Two half-days in september (Friday AM-PM) in Louvain-la-Neuve
Recommended or required readings
The pdf file of the presentation is distributed to the students.
Assessment methods and criteria
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Louis François, Lecturer,
Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique (Bât. B5c),
Tél.: (+32) (4) 366-9776
e-mail: Louis.Francois@ulg.ac.be
Eric PIRARD Prof. Dr. Ir.
Université de Liège
GeMMe - Minerals Engineering, Materials & Environment
Sart Tilman B52 4000 LIEGE
Tel. +32 4 366 95 28
gemme@ulg.ac.be