LAWI301506 Landscape planning II

Type
Lecture and seminar
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Thaler, Thomas , Gugerell, Katharina , Damyanovic, Doris
Organisation
Landscape Planning
Offered in
Wintersemester 2025/26
Languages of instruction
Deutsch, Englisch
Content

In the course Landscape Planning II, 5 different topics within the broader field of landscape planning are studied in depth, discussed, and individually reflected on by students through essays and seminar papers.
Dates and topics:
•October 31: Landscape Governance and Landscape Approaches
•November 7: Superblock – urban design models
•November 14: Planning in the Polycrisis
•November 21: Climate, City, and Intersectionality
•November 28: Decolonizing Landscapes and Decolonizing Planning

The articles or article information (DOI) will be provided at the beginning of October. Based on the last student evaluations that the previously chosen topics are already widely known and the content is repetitive, 2 new topic blocks have been added.

Format: Each topic block starts with a short introductory lecture. Students must read several journal articles in preparation and be ready to use them in the session and for group work. In the sessions, the articles are discussed and worked on further in different group formats (group work). On an individual level, seminar papers and essays must be written.

Workload (2 ECTS = 50 hours):
•20 hours: on-site sessions / seminar meetings at BOKU
•30 hours: preparation/reading articles and work on seminar paper

Attendance is mandatory, and the course has continuous assessment. One session may be missed. If you do not complete the course, the whole course must be repeated. Completing single parts (e.g. single units or submitting the seminar paper) in later semesters is not possible.

Grading (max. 100 points):
• up to 10 points per seminar session (max. 50 total)
• up to 50 points for the seminar paper

Use of AI to write seminar papers is not allowed. All seminar papers will be checked for plagiarism and AI use.

If you miss the first session, your spot will immediately be given to students from the waiting list who attend the first session. If you are on the waiting list, we recommend coming to the first session. We understand the frustration from last year: we could not give away spots last semester because this rule had not been announced.
Previous knowledge expected

Basic knowledge of landscape planning instruments and sound knowledge of different theoretical approaches to landscape.
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Students are familiar with advanced topics related to landscape planning and landscape governance

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

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.