2020-2021 / ENVT0047-1

Ecosystem services and landscapes

Duration

5h Th, 3h Pr, 4h AUTR

Number of credits

 Master in agroecology (120 ECTS)2 crédits 
 Master in agricultural bioengineering (120 ECTS)2 crédits 
 Master in landscape architect (120 ECTS)2 crédits 
 Master in smart rurality (120 ECTS)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Marc Dufrêne, Kevin Maréchal

Coordinator

Marc Dufrêne

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

ES concept origin
ES typology
How to measure and to map the ES?
How to evaluate the ES?
ES, agriculture and agroecology

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

They will be able to define and understand the complexity of ecosystem services and to estimate their relative importance in the landscape with different types of indicators.
They will be able to use ecosystem services as indicators of the interactions between actors and users of a landscape.
They will be able to develop holistic and holistic ecosystem services assessments by applying them in particular to landscape architecture or agroecology.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Good knowledge in ecology, andscape analysis and agriculture

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  The course given by Prof. Mr. Dufrene is still split while waiting for two different courses for AP students and Agro and AgroEco students. The course is interactive with students taking charge of part of the material on the basis of a series of bibliographical references but the current health situation (COVID) will be taken into account to allow a virtual logic.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face + practical exercises + communication project on ES for PAs and a study report on agricultural systems in transition for Agro and AgroEco (Prof. K. Maréchal).

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

The inverted classes will probably be limited given the difficulties of working in groups and transformed into a virtual lecture.

Recommended or required readings

Will be given during the course.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

June session :

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person

August-september session :

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

Written examination (60%) and evaluation of the report project (40%).

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

 The organization will be announced in class.

Contacts

Marc.Dufrene@ULiege.be