ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Hourly volume
24h
Description
History and sociology of wood
History of the uses of wood, from the Paleolithic to the present day
Myths about trees and wood: a guided tour of the Jardin des Plantes
Wood and forest: representations and uses
Carbon and climate change
Greenhouse effect and climate change
Carbon balance from forest to wood products
Economy and geopolitics of the wood industry
Carbon economy
The global wood industry - Geopolitics and sustainability of wood uses - Global flows
The actors of the traditional and technical wood industry, in France and in the world
Geopolitics of production, conflicts of land use. Value of the forest compared to other uses (mining, agriculture, urbanism, ...)
Forest ecosystem services
Biodiversity, air/water filtration, hydraulic regulator
Reception of the public, products gathering, hunting,
Landscape, opening/closing of environments
Objectives
The EU "Forest, wood and global issues" aims to understand the historical, economic, geopolitical, societal and environmental context around the forest and wood at a global and local level.
Targeted competencies
Describe environmental concepts (climate change, carbon sinks, carbon emissions)
To know the perception of the forest and its uses through time and different cultures and economies
Describe the interactions between the forestry sector and global environmental issues
Describe the ecosystem services provided by the forest
Describe the wood industry on a global and local scale, evaluate the economic and geopolitical stakes
Acquire theoretical and practical notions for conducting field surveys - ability to write an "interview guide" for the field week