Undergraduate Course: Design: landscape planning and assessment (ARCH09019)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | 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.
Mode of delivery
studio based module informed by lectures on theory and practice. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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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 | Transport for any field trips |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 50 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| 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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
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. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- identify & differentiate abiotic, biotic and human occupation factors and recognise the effect of their inter-relationship on the landscape.
- select and apply methods of description, classification & analysis to appraise & evaluate the landscape to a given regional study area.
- demonstrate an understanding of the potential of landscape planning to protect, conserve and enhance landscape character.
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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. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design. |
| 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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