Environmental science

Environmental science 1

General introduction to Earth and Environment sciences. Short history of the universe, solar system and earth. Introduction to mineralogy, crystallography and petrography (genesis and classification of rocks). General theory on internal structure of the earth and its evolution (with introduction on plate tectonics). Approachs to stratigraphy and structural geology. Interpretation of geological maps. Detailed geological history of Belgium and Western Europe. Subdivisation in agro-geographic regions. Water cycle and introduction to hydrogeology, including karstic phenomens and their consequences. Introduction to pedology and soils distribution. Introduction to external envelops of the earth and their evolution. General applications of all these considerations to architecture and construction (stones as building materials, choice of the place to build, biomimetic architecture...).

Environmental science 2

• Physical geography: elements of Quaternary geology, geomorphology, pedology, superficial terrains analysis and elements of hydrology.
• Live and build on the planet, geographical backgrounds.
• The Sun and the movements of the Earth, their impact on climate variability.
• From natural regions to polarized regions, an element of rural, urban and regional geography.The evolution of "city-countryside" relations that structure and destructur the urban and rural spaces.
• Landscape analysis vis-à-vis spatial planning.

Environmental science 1

At the end of this teaching unit, the student acquired the basic concepts of all these different disciplines, their specific vocabularies and the thinking methods. The intention is to sensibilize to a global comprehension of the naturel environment, at all the different scales, and to have ideas about the specific applications to architecture and constructive methods.

Environmental science 2

At the end of this teaching unit, the student is able

• to solicit the environment in his project. He apprehends the natural constraints and he understands the reciprocal relations that bind the natural environment, the built environment and man
• to grasp the elements and their characteristics that make up and shape the different terrestrial environments. He is familiar with their balances and their evolution, whether natural and / or anthropogenic
• to possess the theoretical bases concerning the understanding of the site on which it acts.

• to evaluate the adequacy of its project to the natural regions studied
• to apprehend the urban space. He grasps the importance of the various flows induced by urban functions and draining polarized regions. It is these flows that build and structure cities and space.

Environmental science 1

Basic knowledges in sciences (physics, chemestry, biology, geography...).

Environmental science 2

No prerequisites

Environmental science 1

The course is given in the form of lectures, with stimulation of the audience by different questions.

Environmental science 2

The course is given in the form of lectures, with the active participation of the audience, during exercises and / or reflective questions offered to students.

Environmental science 1

Face-to-face.

Environmental science 1

Syllabus is available, as all the projections by powerpoints during the lessons.

Environmental science 1

The evaluation is carried out according to a QCM questionnaire of about twenty questions.

Environmental science 2

The evaluation is carried out according to a QCM questionnaire of about forty questions.

Environmental science 1

None.

Environmental science 1

None.

Environmental science 1

Dr Francis Tourneur
francis.tourneur@uliege.be
0477/223868

Environmental science 2

Dr G. Mabille
gmabille@uliege.be

Environmental science 1

Text, general powerpoint, powerpoints with comments for each part

Environmental science 2

Use of podcasts made during the 2018-2018 academic year Distance learning with the Blackboard "Collaborate" tool

Environmental science 1

Parts II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX

Environmental science 2

The subject-matter content seen during lessons in the auditorium before confinement. The subject-matter contained in podcasts.  

Environmental science 1

QCM on line

Environmental science 2

The evaluation will be done using the eCampus "test" tool. The test is made up of around forty multiple choice questions to be completed in a given time (90 minutes).  

Environmental science 1

francis.tourneur@uliege.be or 0477/223868

Environmental science 1

Chapters II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVIII, XVIII, XIX, XX

Environmental science 1

QCM or true/false on line

Environmental science 1

francis.tourneur@uliege.be or 0477/223868