Undergraduate Course: Design: landscape planning and ecology (ARCH08016)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
A studio based project supported by seminars and lectures in landscape ecology and planning.
Aims of course
1 To introduce and apply in a design project concepts of landscape ecology and sustainability.
2 To develop group working skills in dealing with large scale probelms.
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Mode of delivery
Studio based design project, site visits, lectures and group tutorials and critiques. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisites
none
Co-requisites
none
Prohibited combinations
none |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 50 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. apply skills and knowledge in the design and planning of large scale landscapes.
2. demonstrate an understanding of sustainability as it relates to landscape architecture.
3. demonstrate an understanding of the main principles and concepts of landscape ecology. |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered |
Special Arrangements
| Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; physical and natural environment. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Bell, S. (1998) Landscape Pattern, Perception & Process. E. & F. Spon. Cofaigh, E. O. (1996) The Climatic Dwelling. James and James Science Publishers Foreman, R. (1986) Landscape Ecology. Wiley. Hough, M. (1995) Cities and Natural Process. Routledge. Lynch, K, Managing The Sense Of a Region McHarg, I. (1969) Design With Nature. Garden City, NY. Thomson, G. F. (1997) Ecological Design & Planning. Wiley. Thompson, I. H. (2000) Ecology Community & Delight. E. & F. Spon. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 100 hours
Directed study 100 hours
Self-directed study 0 hours
Total 200 hours |
| Keywords | LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY, LANDSCAPE PLANNING, SUSTAINABILITY. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Simon Bell
Tel:
Email: s.bell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 221 6091
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk |
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