Duration
19h Th, 15h Pr, 23h FT
Number of credits
| Master in landscape architect (120 ECTS) | 6 crédits | |||
| Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS) | 6 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
Ecological engineering is concerned with ecosystem management, creation with and/or for biodiversity . We will consider how ecological theory is used for facilitating ecological restoration of habitats. Planification, ethics and funding of EI projects will be assesed through case studies, field visit and conferences. A 10 days stage in South Fracnce extend student overview in a new ecological and socio-economical context.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the teaching, you should be able to :
- Assess the integrity of an ecosystem and its biodiversity
- Use ecological concepts et technicas skills to identify petinent actions for ecological restoration of degraded habitats.
- Propose a EI strategy taking into account financial, ethics and societals opportunities.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Ecology basis
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theory teaching
Personnal lectures and class synthesis
Conferences by external experts
Field stage in mediterranean region
Student project of ecopogiacal restoration
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
In situ
Field stage abroad
Recommended or required readings
Papers portfolio
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Additional information:
Individual analysis of a case study selected by the student (written report )
Written examination based on list of preidentified questions
Work placement(s)
10 day field trip in South France
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Grégory MAHY -g.mahy@uliege.be
Marc Dufrêne - marc.dufrene@uliege.be
Justine Martoglio : justine.martoglio@student.uliege.be