Duration
24h Th
Number of credits
| Master in landscape architect (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Please consult the cursus wich composed the modul in order to learn the content
Theoretical course: In the first part of this teaching, urban agriculture and horticulture will be defined. Then, actual activities in urban and suburban horticultural productions will be listed and characterized for temperate and tropical regions. In a second time, needs in urban agriculture development will be discussed (food supplying, ecological, economic and social functions) and examples will be showed trough some international practical cases.
Cases study: Students (in groups) will make a bibliographic review over one mode of urban horticulture (roof vegetalization, basement production, community garden) an imagine the development of one of them for a Belgian city, taking every aspect into account (social, ecological, economical, technical, legislative...). The conclusions of the work are presented with both a written report and an oral presentation.
Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
The novel methods in urban agriculture will be exposed, taking the harmonious and sustainable integration to the urban environment into account. The course will contain the following chapters:
- Definition and comparison of traditional and urban agriculture
- View of technologies used in soilless and protected cultures
- Soilless cultures with substrates
- Hydroponic cultures
- Aquaponic cultures
Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Specific opportunities and challenges are linked to a harmonious and sustainable integration of livestock farming in an urban environment. The following elements will be given:
- First overview of livestock production globally including the comparison of the conventional and urban contexts
- History of livestock farming with special consideration of the urban context.
- Domestication of farm animal species and breeds of interest in urban and peri-urban farming.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objectives are:
1. To give a global view of the production systems in urban horticulture (essentially in temperate conditions).
2. To demonstrate the complexity of the setting up of those systems, taking social, economic, ecological, technical and legislative constraints into account.
Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
The objectives are:
- To know production techniques used in soilless horticulture (hydroponics, aquaponics, culture with substrate)
- To chose the correct technique depending to the socio economic and geographic context (urban vs countryside)
- To know and regulate the parameters needed in soilless cultures
- To allow the acquisition of sufficient general knowledge needed to discuss with the constructors of urban agricultural production systems.
Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT):
The objectives are:
- To know the basic principles of animal production
- To know the main useful species and breeds in the context of livestock production in urban areas
- To allow the acquisition of sufficient general knowledge to integrate the animal dimension in discussions on urban farming systems.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Plant Sciences (Botanic or equivalent) et Plant Composition (or equivalent)
Bases on urban agriculture
UE Gestion des stresses végétaux
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures: 12 hours
Personal work: 12 hours
Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
- Lectures: 8 hours
- Excursion: 4 hours
- Lectures: 8 hours
- Excursion: 4 hours
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face thanks to a tool box
Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Face-to-face
Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Face-to-face
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Assessment methods: The exam will be done remotely. It will consist of asking one or more open questions and you will have all the documentary resources you want (courses, books, websites, ...).
The question or questions for the Plant production part will be asked on the day of the exam at a specific time via e-campus. You will have a fixed time to answer and will have to send your answer (s) in a PDF document sent by e-mail at the end of the time limit.
After this period, we will proceed during a second time slot to sending questions on via e-campus for the Animal Production part.
In the same way, you will have to send your answer(s) in a PDF document by email at the end of the time limit.
This allotted time requires knowing the course BEFORE the exam in order to quickly find the information that will allow you to reflect and formulate your answers.
The animal and plant production parts each account for 50% of the points.
Recommended or required readings
The vertical farm : feeding the world in the 21th century, (2011) Dr Dickson Despommier, ed Picador
Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT): slides and bibliographic references advised during the cursus and reviewed every year
Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT): slides and bibliographic references advised during the cursus and reviewed every year
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.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam
- Remote
written exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Written exam (50 % of the total)
Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Written exam (50 % of the total)
Cf: Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Prof. JIJAKLI Haissam
ULg, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Bât. 47, avenue Maréchal Juin
5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622431
mh.jijakli@ulg.ac.be
Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Prof. JIJAKLI Haissam
ULg, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Bât. 47, avenue Maréchal Juin
5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622431
mh.jijakli@uliege.be
Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Prof. GENGLER Nicolas
ULg, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés, 2
5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622206
nicolas.gengler@uliege.be