854324 Landscape planning II

Type
Lecture and seminar
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Damyanovic, Doris , Gugerell, Katharina , Thaler, Thomas
Organisation
Offered in
Sommersemester 2025
Languages of instruction
Deutsch, Englisch
Content

In the course Landscape Planning II, 5 different topics in the broader field of landscape planning and landscape governance are addressed, discussed and individually reflected on by the students in essays and seminar papers.

5 March: Landscape Governance
12 March: Climate, city and intersectionality
19 March: Spatial and environmental justice in landscape planning and resource use
26 March: Nature based Solutions
2 April: Justice: Superblock - urban planning models

In the last week of January, the texts to be read and prepared for the 1st class on 5 March will be identified on boku learn

Format: each topic block is introduced by a short input lecture; students have to read several journal articles in preparation for the unit and prepare them for the unit and the group work in the unit. In the unit, the articles are discussed and worked on in different group formats (group grade).
Seminar papers and essays are to be written at an individual level.

2 ECTS = 50 working hours
20 working hours: classes/seminar at the BOKU
8 working hours: Individual seminar paper
22 working hours Reading and preparation of articles: on average 4.5 h / thematic block

Compulsory attendance and immanent examination. One unit can be missed. If the course is not completed, it must be repeated as an entire course.

The course is held in German/English, though the main language will be German. English-speaking students are welcome. Seminar papers/group work can also be carried out in English.
Previous knowledge expected


Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Theoretical consolidation of more detailed specialised topics and improved knowledge of academic discourses

Skills: Critical reading, reading, preparation and discussion of academic articles and their written reflection in seminar papers

Reading, preparing and discussing academic articles and their written reflection in seminar papers
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.