Duration
24h Th
Number of credits
| Master in landscape architect, professional focus | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
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
Please consult the cursus wich composed the modul in order to learn the content
Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
The novel methods in urban agriculture will be exposed, taking the harmonious and sustainable integration to the urban environment into account. The course will contain the following chapters:
- Definition and comparison of traditional and urban agriculture
- View of technologies used in soilless and protected cultures
- Cultures on soil
- Soilless cultures with substrates
- Hydroponic cultures
- Aquaponic cultures
Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Specific opportunities and challenges are linked to a harmonious and sustainable integration of livestock farming in an urban environment. The following elements will be given:
- First overview of livestock production globally including the comparison of the conventional and urban contexts
- History of livestock farming with special consideration of the urban context.
- Domestication of farm animal species and breeds of interest in urban and peri-urban farming.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objectives are:
1. To give a global view of the production systems in urban horticulture (essentially in temperate conditions).
2. To demonstrate the complexity of the setting up of those systems, taking social, economic, ecological, technical and legislative constraints into account.
Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
The objectives are:
- To know production techniques used in soilless horticulture (hydroponics, aquaponics, culture with substrate)
- To chose the correct technique depending to the socio economic and geographic context (urban vs countryside)
- To know and regulate the parameters needed in soilless cultures
- To allow the acquisition of sufficient general knowledge needed to discuss with the constructors of urban agricultural production systems.
Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT):
The objectives are:
- To know the basic principles of animal production
- To know the main useful species and breeds in the context of livestock production in urban areas
- To allow the acquisition of sufficient general knowledge to integrate the animal dimension in discussions on urban farming systems.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Plant Sciences (Botanic or equivalent) et Plant Composition (or equivalent)
Bases on urban agriculture
UE Gestion des stresses végétaux
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures: 12 hours
Personal work: 12 hours
Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
- Lectures: 8 hours
- Excursion: 4 hours
- Lectures: 12 hours
- Excursion: not mandatory to join the excursion organized for the Agronomy students
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face thanks to a tool box
Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Face-to-face
Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Face-to-face
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT): slides and bibliographic references advised during the cursus and reviewed every year. Notably : The vertical farm : feeding the world in the 21th century, (2011) Dr Dickson Despommier, ed Picador
Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT): slides and bibliographic references advised during the cursus and reviewed every year
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Written exam (50 % of the total)
Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Written exam (50 % of the total)
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Prof. JIJAKLI Haissam
ULg, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Bât. 47, avenue Maréchal Juin
5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622431
mh.jijakli@uliege.be
Partim : Plant production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Prof. JIJAKLI Haissam
ULg, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Bât. 47, avenue Maréchal Juin
5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622431
mh.jijakli@uliege.be
Partim : Animal production in urban environment (1 ECT):
Prof. GENGLER Nicolas
ULg, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés, 2
5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622206
nicolas.gengler@uliege.be