2024-2025 / FORE0008-2

Site analysis and valuation

Duration

6h Th, 12h Pr, 15h FT

Number of credits

 Master in forests and natural areas engineering, professional focus3 crédits 

Lecturer

Hugues Claessens

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Part 1 : theorical basis of ite characterisation - abiotic characterisation - floristic indicators - ecological land classification
Part 2 : case study of Wallonia (Southern Belgium) - abiotic tools : site parameters, ecoregions, reference matrix, site typology. - floristic indicators : phytogeography, indicator species and groups, syntaxonomy. - site types catalogue

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The student will be able to characterise forest site and interpret landscape, at the office (GIS) or on the field, in terms of forest management potentialities. The course makes use of more theorical knowledge already acquired by the student (botany, phytosociology, geology, soil science).

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Very good knowledge in :
- geology and soil sciences - botany and phytosociology

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures
Practical works in forest (characterisation and interpretation of forest sites)
Project (team working)

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

face-to-face

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Lecture notes and tools
Recommended readings following the projects.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam

- Remote

written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

during the course :
- Reports about the exercises
- Practical exercise (plant recognising and site interpretation)

Work placement(s)

none

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Included in the module "Silviculture" and organized in close collaboration with the module "Nature and Landscape Management"

Contacts

Association of one or more MOOCs