Duration
24h Th, 20h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
N..., Joost Wellens
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
Role of water in socio-economic development:
- History and overview of the role of water in socio-economic development;
- Managing interactions between water and socio-economic development.
- The economic value of water;
- Counting ecosystems as water infrastructure;
- Establishing payments for watershed services
- Putting the concept into practice.
- Financing and cost recovery;
- Identifying cost;
- Recovering costs.
- Enjeux de la communication dans une perspective de développement durable ;
- Communication et changement de comportement ;
- Stratégies de communications et propositions méthodologiques.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Master the basic concepts of socio-economic development and the role of water in that development;
- Determine the role of water and its governance in different development contexts;
- Evaluate strategies, programs and policies related to socio-economic development in the water sector.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Ex cathedra course with power point support;
- Group work: group of 3-4 students; the work will be initiated during the course and supervised via work sessions and exchanges; different titles of topics to develop will be proposed.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Recommended or required readings
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
The evaluation will be based on the work done during the four-month period: an oral presentation, accompanied by a written report.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Joost WELLENS
joost.wellens@uliege.be