• Academic program

    The LLandDev course is multidisciplinary and transversal while embracing issues related to the management of the environment, natural resources and the preservation of ecosystem services (land, water, biodiversity, etc.). It offers integrated training on degraded environments by combining various areas of environmental expertise from the analysis of physical and chemical parameters, through the consideration of the components of sustainable development (social and economic) to the architectural and territorial approach of the future of the different used spaces.

    The course also integrates the economic valuation of natural capital in order to develop the necessary capacities on policy making on natural resources degradation mitigation and on the needs of sustainable management awareness. It also involves more understanding of the different processes of integrating sustainability into policy making strategies to support the needs of different communities.

  • Academic program

    The LLandDev course is multidisciplinary and transversal while embracing issues related to the management of the environment, natural resources and the preservation of ecosystem services (land, water, biodiversity, etc.). It offers integrated training on degraded environments by combining various areas of environmental expertise from the analysis of physical and chemical parameters, through the consideration of the components of sustainable development (social and economic) to the architectural and territorial approach of the future of the different used spaces.

    The course also integrates the economic valuation of natural capital in order to develop the necessary capacities on policy making on natural resources degradation mitigation and on the needs of sustainable management awareness. It also involves more understanding of the different processes of integrating sustainability into policy making strategies to support the needs of different communities.

Objectives

The Course trains students to become high-level experts, Land Management specialists with specific skills on carrying out diagnoses (past and present situational analysis), on innovating and on carrying out research and operational solutions on challenges related to current land degradation issues.


Contents

  • Theoretical and reflective content on the environment

    Training on the economic valuation of natural capital and econometrics

    • -Ecological economics
    • -Environmental economics

    Know-how on specific tools for space representation and management, the acquisition of environmental information, their processing, and their limits

    • -Metrology
    • -GIS
    • -Remote sensing
    • -Field assessment/measurement
    • -Databases
    • -Archives
    • -Modeling tools ...
    • -...

    Knowledge on landscape dynamics

    • -Processes
    • -Evolutions / changes
    • -Crisis
    • -Altérations
    • -Exploitation modes
    • -Measurement, and analysis methods
    • -...

    Training on the management and rehabilitation of current environments

    • -Regulatory framework
    • -Policies
    • -Planning
    • -Forecasting
    • -Diagnosis
    • -Management of physical and intangible resources
    • -...


Target audiences

The Course targets M1 students in Forestry and Environment or with an equivalent diploma attracted by professions on land management as well as its impacts on development.

Also, professionals who are interested in the following areas:

  • Mitigation of land degradation,
  • Management and valuation of goods and ecosystem services
  • Economic valuation of natural capital and ecosystem services and
  • Landscape management

Application prerequisites

All courses acquired in M1 in the Forestry and Environment Department (‘Mention’ in the LMD system, formerly ESSA-Forêts) are mandatory.


Admissions conditions

Students and professionals are admitted by capacities and knowledge assessment in accordance with the Forestry and Environment Department (‘Mention’ in the LMD system, formerly ESSA-Forêts) general access requirements.

Researcher incubators

To be operational, LLandDev has an equipped high-tech Laboratory with two specialized units: the Soil Unit in which several analyzes are carried out according to research needs and the Spatial Landscape Analysis and Photogrammetry Unit with the use of drones and satellite imagery for remote sensing.


Digital sources

https://www.eld-initiative.org/en/knowledge-hub/eld-campus