2024-2025 / PAYS0017-2

Plants and towns, Biodiversity and towns

Duration

16h Th, 11h Proj.

Number of credits

 Advanced Master in Integrated Production and Preservation of Natural Resources in Urban and Peri-Urban Environments (Programme fermé)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Grégory Mahy

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course develops knowledge and skills to promote and manage biodiversity in the city and to design green infrastructure in relation to the production of ecosystem services.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this course, the student should (1) be able to understand the diversity of concepts, (2) have developed a critical view of the use and development of biodiversity in the city (3) have acquired a portfolio of biodiversity / nature based solutions applicable in the urban environment

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Ecology, Biology
 

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Courses
Seminar
Project

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

Face-to-face course

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Ecosystem disservices research: A review of the state of the art with a focus on cities. Von Dohren et al 2015
MINI-REVIEW: Habitat analogues for reconciliation ecology in urban and industrial environments. Lundholm et al. 2010
Classifying and valuing ecosystem services for urban planning. Baggethun et al 2013
Novel ecosystems: implications for conservation and restoration. Hobbs et al. 2009
 

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam

Written work / report

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

g.mahy@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs