Duration
24h Th
Number of credits
| Master in landscape architect, professional focus | 2 crédits | |||
| Master in innovation management and the food design , professional focus | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
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
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 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. Finally, the various production techniques adapted to urban agriculture will be detailed (hydroponics, aquaponics, small-scale market gardening, etc.).
Site visit: Tour of urban production facilities at the Wasabi platform and an urban farm.
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.
3. Identify the context and reality of urban farms.
By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- Define urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) and its various types.
- Describe the social, economic, and environmental benefits of UPA.
- Describe the main production methods associated with UPA..
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Plant Sciences (Botanic or equivalent) et Plant Composition (or equivalent)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theory course: 12 hours | Independent study: 12 hours | Excursion: 8 hours
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Face-to-face
Course materials and recommended or required readings
The vertical farm : feeding the world in the 21th century, (2011) Dr Dickson Despommier, ed Picador
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Further information:
1st session :
Written Examination wiht opened questions (face to face or distanciel) : 100 % of final note
2nd session :
Written Examination wieht opened questions (face to face or distanciel) : 100 % of final note
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Prof. JIJAKLI Haissam
ULg, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Bât. 47, avenue Maréchal Juin
5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622431
mh.jijakli@uliege.be