Undergraduate Course: Design: landscape planning and assessment (ARCH09019)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 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
| Not being delivered |
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 Ross McLean
Tel: (0131 6)51 5796
Email: r.maclean@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Karen Biggar
Tel: (0131 6)51 5803
Email: Karen.Biggar@ed.ac.uk |
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