Duration
8h Th, 8h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in geography : general | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
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
This course is about an initiation to a sociological approach of environmental issues. A particular look is done to environmental controversies and the dynamic to render them public.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The learning outcomes :
- learning of the particularities of the sociology of the enviromnent and its trends;
- capacity to read and discuss sociological litterature;
- understand the sociological arguments;
- Develop a critical and informed point of view.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Different tasks are ask to the students prior to the course : reading of articles, issueing questions, visionning video,...
Recommended or required readings
- Lascoumes, Pierre. 2002. "De l'utilité des controverses socio-techniques." Journal International de Bioéthique 13 (2):68-79.
- Gramaglia, Christelle, and Marc Babut. 2014. "L'expertise à l'épreuve d'une controverse environnementale et sanitaire : la production des savoirs et des ignorances à propos des PCB du Rhône (France)." [VertigO] La revue électronique en sciences de l'environnement 14 (2).
Assessment methods and criteria
The evaluation is done on the basis of :
- the work done in preparation of the each courses (readings, questions,...);
- a report to handled at the end of the semester.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
François Mélard
Enseignant et chercheur
Unité de Socio-Économie, Environnement et Développement (SEED)
Université de Liège (Belgique) - Campus d'Arlon
Département des Sciences et Gestion de l'Environnement
Avenue de Longwy, 185, B-6700 Arlon
Mél : f.melard@uliege.be
Tél. : 00 +32 (0) 63 230 901