Management of Natural Areas

		Study programme	Français
		Management of Natural Areas
		Activité d'apprentissage à la Faculty of Science

Code	Lecturer(s)	Associate Lecturer(s)	Subsitute Lecturer(s) et other(s)
S-BIOG-102

Language of instruction	Language of assessment	HT(*)	HTPE(*)	HTPS(*)	HR(*)	HD(*)	Term
Français	Français	15	0	0	0	0	Q2

Content of Learning Activity

The lecture is devoted to the study of legal constraints and management techniques that can be applied to protected area in Europe and Belgium. The key themes discussed during the lectures are: a) the main threats to biodiversity; b) the legal framework that applies to nature conservation; c) the theorical foundations dealing with nature conservation (island biogeography, metapopulations,..) d) the main semi-natural area that can be found in Belgium e) the main techniques that are used for the management of natural habitats

Required Learning Resources/Tools

Slides of the lessons are available on a dedicated extranet

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

Feremans, N. 2004. Gestion de l'espace rural, nature et paysages en Wallonie, Etude et documents CPDT 5. Ministère de la Région Wallonne. 193p. Hanski, I. 1999. Metapopulation Ecology. Oxford University Press, 328 pp. Schtickzelle, N., J. Choutt, P. Goffart, V. Fichfait & M. Baguette. 2005. Metapopulation dynamics and conservation of the marsh fritillary butterfly: Population viability analysis and management options for a critically endangered species in Western Europe. Biological Conservation 126 (2005) 569-581. Terrasson, F. 2007. La peur de la nature: Au plus profond de notre inconscient, les vraies causes de la destruction de la nature. Editions "Sang de la terre", 270 pp.