Duration
9h Th, 5h Pr, 6h AUTR
Number of credits
| Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits | |||
| Master in smart rurality (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
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
ES concept origin
ES typology
How to measure and to map the ES?
How to evaluate the ES?
How to apply ES to a case study?
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. They will learn to identify relevant information in a large and diverse literature. They will learn to defend their assessment compared to other groups.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Good knowledge in ecology and in landscape analysis (GIS is a plus)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The entire course is taught by prof. Mr. Dufrene.
Interactive course with a logic of inverted classes (work in class) to discover the subject (typology - evaluation) with a summary given by the supervisor.
A significant part of the course is devoted to a work group consisting of a literature review to gather and organize information to complete a table summarizing ecosystem services related to land classes and uses. This table will be used to test different scenarios of landscape dynamics.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face + group works + report restitution.
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
A wide variety of references is provided to learn how to identify relevant information.
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.
Group report (40%) and written examination (60%)
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The organization will be announced in class.
Contacts
Marc.Dufrene@uliege.be