2019-2020 / ENVT3036-1

Soil conservation

Duration

24h Th, 12h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS)3 crédits 
 Master in environmental science and management (60 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Gilles Colinet, Bernard Tychon

Coordinator

Gilles Colinet

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

- Fundamentals of Pedology
- Soil degradation: defintitions and theme analysis
- Erosion (seminars)

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To know the basis of land evaluation and be able to identify the soil resources according to their potentialities, constraints for specific uses and sensibility to major threats.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

- Face-to-face learning ;
- Seminars ;
- Field trips.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

- Written report and oral presentation

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Assessment subjects

Assessment methods

Contacts

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

Assessment methods

Contacts