2023-2024 / ENVT0047-1

Ecosystem services and landscapes

Duration

24h Th

Number of credits

 Master in landscape architect (120 ECTS)2 crédits 

Lecturer

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 and landscapes

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.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Good knowledge in ecology and in andscape analysis.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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)

Blended learning


Additional information:

Face-to-face + practical exercises + communication project on ES.

Recommended or required readings

Will be given during the course.

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

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

 The organization will be announced in class.

Contacts

Marc.Dufrene@ULiege.be

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