UCL - Seminars in environmental science and management

[ENVI2002]

[15h] 2 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

Teacher(s): Denis Dochain(supplée Vincent Wertz), Marie-Paule Kestemont, Daniel Tyteca(coord.), Jean-Pascal van Ypersele de Strihou, Vincent Wertz

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

The goal of the seminar is to initiate the student, in an active, participative and interdisciplinary manner, to a field approach to environmental issues and sustainable development.

Main themes

Various themes are proposed, depending on the personalities invited. A list of examples is given below (abstract).

Content and teaching methods

The seminar is organised as a set of speeches / debates led by personalities who are professionally involved in the resolution of environmental and sustainable development issues. Those sessions are proposed on such topics as, for example, business and the environment, recycling, clean technologies, land planning and environment, impact assessment, solid waste issues, life cycle assessment and eco-audits, employment and environment, consumption modes, mobility and environment, North-South technology transfer and environment, communication in the environmental debate, eco-epidemiology.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Evaluation takes place through preparation of a report on the speeches /debates in which the students took part.