Duration
15h Th, 15h Pr, 2d FW
Number of credits
| Master in environmental sciences and management, professional focus | 4 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
The course is made of 5 chapters:
- What is spatial planning?
- Spatial planning and the related disciplines
- Spatial planning and environment
- The context of spatial planning in Wallonia
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The aim of this course is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge of spatial planning systems and practices from a sustainable development perspective.
This knowledge aims to
- enable students to understand the issues and political debates relating to spatial planning and mobility, particularly in the context of the social and environmental transition of societies;
- prepare students to take part in development and spatial planning initiatives (territorial diagnosis, local development, European project management, urban planning initiatives, etc.);
- identify the territorial consequences of planning policies and tools.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
An open attitude towards social and economic problems.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical lectures
- Regular classroom illustrated by concrete cases.
- Use of spatial information visualization tools (mapping, landscaping tools).
- Analysis of documents produced in the context of spatial planning, mobility and urban design projects.
- Field trips to illustrate the theoretical lessons with real-life cases analysed in real-life situations.
- Discussions in the field based on concrete cases illustrating the challenges of regional planning and its links with sustainable development.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
- 15 hours of theoretical lectures
- 6 hours of practical lessons
- 2 days of field trips
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Detailed slideshows, bibliography, technical notes and scientific articles available via MyULiège.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Further information:
First session
Written exam (80%)
- Closed-course written examination
- In-session individual assessment
- Open questions relating to the theory course (50%) and the field days (30%).
- Individual or group written report
- Presentation of the report in the field
- Closed-course written examination
- Individual assessment in session
- Open questions relating to the theory course (50%) and the field days (50%).
- Partial exemption possible if passed in first session
Unjustified absence from field visits will result in a mark of 0/20 for the entire course.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Theoretical and practical courses take place face-to-face at the Arlon Campus Environnement.
The field trips take place in Belgium or in a neighbouring country. The organisation of field days is subsidised by the ULiège, which enables certain expenses (transport, etc.) to be partially or fully covered. Participation in field days is compulsory.
Contacts
Prof. Jean-Marie Halleux
tél. : 04/366 53 27
e-mail : Jean-Marie.Halleux@uliege.be
Dr. Christophe Breuer
tél. : 04/366 51 80
e-mail : christophe.breuer@uliege.be