| Course code | AGROPT/ENGREF2 |
| Course title | Society and Ecology |
| Institution | AgroParisTech |
| Course address | AgroParisTech - ENGREF Paris, 19, avenue du Maine - 75732 PARIS 15, Métro : Montparnasse Bienvenue |
| City | Paris |
| Minimum year of study | 4th year |
| Minimum level of English | Good |
| Minimum level of French | Good |
| Key words | Ecology, Society, GMOs, Diversity, Climatic changes |
| Language | English/French |
| Professor responsible | Nathalie FRASCARIA-LACOSTE - Maître de Conférences en Génétique Evolutive |
| Telephone | +33 1 69 15 63 42 |
| Fax | |
| nathalie.frascaria@esv.u-psud.fr | |
| Participating professors | |
| Number of places | Minimum: , Maximum: 40, Reserved for local students: |
| Objectives | Environmental degradation is one of the most pressing problems facing humanity. How are environmental problems related to social and cultural factors? During this week, the lectures will include an array of disciplines from the natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities concerned with the relationship between society and the life-supporting ecosystems on which human well-being ultimately depends. Specifically, this week will be organize around the following issues: the definition of ecology in a scientific way, the management and sustainable use of ecological systems, the resources and biological diversity at all levels, the role natural systems play in social and political systems and conversely, the effect of social, economic and political institutions on ecological systems and services. We will discuss around biodiversity, GMOs and climatic change. |
| Programme to be followed |
WELCOME Welcome to the students of Paris Tech and ATHENS network Monday 15 November 8H30 at ENGREF, room 7.
Course with lectures
Monday, 15 November 2010: 8h45-9h15: Introduction of the week by Nathalie Frascaria-Lacoste (Professor AgroParisTech-ENGREF) (in English) 9h15-12h30: Definitions of Ecology by Paul Leadley (Professor University Paris 11) (in English) 14h-17h30: Biodiversity crisis by Franck Courchamp (Researcher Director CNRS, University Paris Sud 11)(in English) Thusday, 16 November 2010: 9h30-12h30: Ecology and evolutionary consequences of TChernobyl disaster by Anders Pape Moller (Research Director CNRS University Paris VI) (in English) 14h-17h30: Natura 2000 by Francis Olivereau (Engineer DIREN) (slides in French) Wednesday, 17 November 2010: 10h-12h30: free for the student work 14h-17h30: GMOs and ethic by Pierre-Henri Gouyon (Professor Muséum d’histoire Naturelle of Paris) (in English) Thursday, 18 November 2010 : 10h-12h30 : Management in a natural french reserve by Patrick Triplet (Director of the Réserve Naturelle de la Baie de Somme) (in English) 14h-17h30: free Friday, 19 November 2010: 10h-12h30: Biodiversity in the industries (Joel Houdet, PhD Veolia/Orée) (in English) 14h-17h: restitution of the work by student groups
Documents at the beginning of the lecture |
| Prerequisites | Read general books around the aims of this course, like C. Townsend, M. Begon and JL Harper, 2008, Essentials of Ecology, Blackwell eds K. Gaston and J. Spicer, 2004, Biodiversity, Blackwell eds |
| Course exam |
At the end of the week I'll ask for a synthesis from all the conferences heard. The students will work within groups and restitute the work with an oral presentation at the end of the week. For students of the ATHENS network this course will permit to obtain 2 ECTS
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