Undergraduate Course: Design: landscape planning and assessment (ARCH09019)
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 9 (Year 3 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 regional landscape evaluation based on comprehensive survey & analysis. A group project, where each team devises a landscape assessment system, which can be used to evaluate the siting of large scale development. History of landscape & environmental assessment. UK & international systems. Composition of assessments & statements. Lectures on forestry, agriculture & recreational use, landscape classification & designation.
Aims of course
1 To develop an understanding of landscape planning and design issues at the scale of the region. An introduction to the history, theory & practice of landscape & environmental assessment.
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Mode of delivery
studio based module informed by lectures on theory and practice. |
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: 2014/15 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 150 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 6,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 24,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 60,
Fieldwork Hours 16,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 8,
Formative Assessment Hours 6,
Summative Assessment Hours 8,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
68 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. identify & differentiate abiotic, biotic and human occupation factors and recognise the effect of their inter-relationship on the landscape.
2. select and apply methods of description, classification & analysis to appraise & evaluate the landscape to a given regional study area.
3. demonstrate an understanding of the potential of landscape planning to protect, conserve and enhance landscape character. |
Assessment Information
Students must pass all learning outcomes. The aggregation of failed Learning outcomes with passing learning outcomes to generate an overall pass mark is not permitted. Failure of one learning outcome will result in a Forced Fail (FF) outcome. Students are permitted two attempts to pass this course. |
Special Arrangements
Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design. |
Additional Information
Academic description |
Not entered |
Syllabus |
Not entered |
Transferable skills |
Not entered |
Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Cullingworth,J B & Nadin V (2006) Town & Country Planning in Britain Foreman R T T (1986) Landscape Ecology. Wiley. Fortlage C A (1990) Environmental Assessment: a practical guide. Gower. Lynch, K (1976) Managing the Sense of a Region. MIT Press. McHarg, I (1969) Design with Nature. Garden City, NY. Landscape Institute & Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (2002) Guidelines for Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment. 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 ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION AND PLANNING |
Contacts
Course organiser | Mr Gordon Ross Mclean
Tel: (0131 6)51 5796
Email: r.maclean@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk |
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