Duration
7h Th, 16h Pr, 4h SEM
Number of credits
| Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS) | 3 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
1. Introduction (definition, history)
2. Framework of a forest management plan
3. Even aged forest management
4. Uneven aged forest management
6. Precision forestry
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
This course introduces the basic concepts of forest management in temperate areas. It emphasizes on the multifunctionality of the forest
At the end of this course the student is able to:
- demonstrate his mastership of these basic concepts
- implement the techniques and dataset involved in the implementation of a management plan for major forest types (regular vs. irregular, public vs. private)
- establish the necessary links with other disciplines interacting with forest management (forestry, ecology, economics, use of wood)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Mandatory prerequisities :
- ENVT0045 - Géomatique et télédétection appliquées
- FORE0004 - Dendrométrie et inventaires
- FORE0022 - Fondements écologiques de la sylviculture
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures (20%)
Group assignements (60%)
Seminar (20%)
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face, Group assignment
Recommended or required readings
The lectures notes and the dataset used in the exercises will be available on the blackboard system
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Out-of-session test(s)
Additional information:
- group report (70 %)
- written knowledge test (30 %)
In the second session, the examination consists only of a written knowledge test
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course material and the data sets are available on the eCampus page of the course.
Contacts
Philippe Lejeune
081/622296
p.lejeune@ulg.ac.be