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Undergraduate Course: Design: landscape planning and ecology (ARCH08016)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaArchitecture and Landscape Architecture Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIndicative 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.
3

Mode of delivery
Studio based design project, site visits, lectures and group tutorials and critiques.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Pre-requisites
none

Co-requisites
none

Prohibited combinations
none
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  50
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 7, Fieldwork Hours 14, Formative Assessment Hours 7, Summative Assessment Hours 7, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 151 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
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 Not entered
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
KeywordsLANDSCAPE ECOLOGY, LANDSCAPE PLANNING, SUSTAINABILITY.
Contacts
Course organiserDr Simon Bell
Tel: (0131 6)51 5828
Email: s.bell@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk
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