Duration
Challenges of sustainable development and transition : 22,5h Th
Development of the EEA Nexus dimension : 6h Th, 3h Pr
Number of credits
| Advanced Master in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Challenges of sustainable development and transition : Valentin Couvreur, Nathalie Delzenne, Valérie Swaen
Development of the EEA Nexus dimension : Charles Bielders, Gilles Colinet, Bernard Tychon
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
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This MOOC and the seminars around the MOOC will therefore make it possible to introduce the issues related to the different components of the WEF Nexus by placing them in the context of sustainable development.
Challenges of sustainable development and transition
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Development of the EEA Nexus dimension
This course supports the MOOC "Challenges of sustainable development and transition" given by Pr Philippe Baret, Pr Nathalie Delzenne and Pr Valérie Swaen. It is centered on interactive sessions with learners. As the MOOC progresses, interactive sessions will be organized with the students in the form of seminars during which (i) the WEF Nexus dimension will be introduced and developed, and (ii) the students will be led to exercise their critical look at the major concepts of sustainable development, transition and WEF Nexus.
While the MOOC focuses on sustainable development and ecological transition, this course focuses on the NEXUS approach:
- Presentation of the concept, genesis.
- WEF Nexus approaches.
- Interconnections
- Examples of case studies in the countries of the South.
- Assessment and tools.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Throughout the course which includes the seminars and the MOOC, the objective pursued is to give the students tools to discuss and critically debate the different concepts related to sustainable development and WEF Nexus as well as the coherence of the articulation between principles and actions.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Position the WEF Nexus within the framework of sustainable development.
- Actively and integratedly master a body of multidisciplinary knowledge on sustainable development, transition and the WEF Nexus (definitions, factual elements, key indicators).
- Take a critical and reflective look at the facts and discourses associated with sustainable development, transition and the WEF Nexus.
- Identify issues, interdependencies and tensions associated with sustainable development, transition and the WEF Nexus.
- Explain in a reasoned way why sustainable development and the WEF Nexus must be approached in a systemic way.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Challenges of sustainable development and transition
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Development of the EEA Nexus dimension
2 or 3 interactive sessions (discussions, debates) led by the master's coordinators.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Challenges of sustainable development and transition
Remote course
Additional information:
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Development of the EEA Nexus dimension
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
face to face
Possible adaption according to sanitary conditions
Recommended or required readings
Challenges of sustainable development and transition
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Development of the EEA Nexus dimension
Powerpoint presentations, portfolio of articles and reference documents on the Nexus
Challenges of sustainable development and transition
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Development of the EEA Nexus dimension
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Development of the EEA Nexus dimension
Course fully connected to the UCLouvain MOOC "Issues of sustainable development and transition".
Contacts
Challenges of sustainable development and transition
Philippe Baret philippe.baret@uclouvain.be
Development of the EEA Nexus dimension
Charles Bielders (Charles.Bielders@uclouvain.be)
Bernard Tychon (Bernard.Tychon@uliege.be)
Gilles Colinet (Gilles.Colinet@uliege.be)