| Forest & Landscape
50 % Department of Agricultural Sciences 50 % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination oral examination Portfolio Examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: An individual oral examination will be held based on a group report and a short reflective essay. Questions referring to lectures and exercises can also be included. Weight: 100% individual questions. 7-point scale, internal examiner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Requirement For Attending Exam | A group report, an oral presentation of the group report, and a short reflective essay of max. two pages. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | |||||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 1 Week Structure: B | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||||||
| Areas of Competence the Course Will Address | |||||||||||||||||||
| At the end of the course, students should have demonstrated the ability to: Basic Science: - Understand and transfer ecosystem theories and principles to problem oriented studies in the urban environment. Applied science: - Apply principles from their specific discipline with a view to obtain improvements in urban ecosystem functionality and design. Ethics and Values: - Reflect upon and discuss the value systems that underlie structure and functioning of various urban ecosystems across the globe, with particular reference to north European urban areas. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||||||
| The course aims to provide an in-depth understanding of structures, functions and dynamics of urban ecosystems, and how these can be designed and managed in a sustainable way. The group projects in 2007 will apply this knowledge and skills to rehabilitate a built-up area in Greater Copenhagen. The course combines natural science with landscape architecture in a multidisciplinary approach, and has exchange with external actors to develop concepts for sustainable urban development. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||||
| The core of the course is a group project. The project will deal with the ecological rehabilitation of a selected urban area in Greater Copenhagen. Lectures will introduce the theoretical and methodological knowledge to deal with these issues. Supplementary exercises introduce methods for application in the project and help to provide knowledge on the project's site. Lectures and exercises will fall within the following general areas: Principles of urban ecosystems; structure, metabolism, dynamics; Urban landscape assessment from aerial photographs Biodiversity of urban areas, management and enhancement Management of urban water Management of waste and nutrient cycles Management and treatment of polluted soils Control of urban climates and noise Assessment of social needs and communication The legal framework of environmental control in Danish cities Thus a level of general knowledge is ascertained, while the group projects provide an opportunity for in-depth problem based learning. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||||
| Planning, design and management of urban ecosystems are interdisciplinary tasks. Therefore, the course is jointly organized and taught by experts from natural, social, engineering, planning and design disciplines. The course consists of lectures, exercises, and a project. The projects, which will be completed in groups, will include problem formulation, objective, outline of approach, site analysis, application of method/idea/concept, evaluation of application, graphics like sketches, maps and tables, and presentations. Overall structure of course: Until mid-term presentations in late September: Lectures and exercises on topics and tools related to the project. Project start-up including problem formulation and first analysis etc. Supervision of groups. Lectures and exercises will be placed on Tuesdays whereas Friday mornings are reserved for group work and supervision. Mid-term presentation: An external day outside KVL with mid-term presentation of projects and feed back from other groups and teachers. Until final presentation: Project activities and supervision of individual groups. Final week: 1) Delivery of written material (group report, reflective essay). 2) Half day session with group presentation of projects, possibly with invited external actors. 3) One day for individual examination. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||||||
| A compendium of essential papers and book chapters will constitute the course textbook. Additional core reading: Hough M., 2004. Cities and Natural Process. Routledge, London. Further literature will be recommended during the course in connection with specific themes. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stephan Pauleit, sp@life.ku.dk, Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning/Unit of Landscape, Phone: 35331787 Jakob Magid, jma@life.ku.dk, Department of Agricultural Sciences/Plant and Soil Science, Phone: 35333491 Jesper Luxhøi, jelu@life.ku.dk, Department of Agricultural Sciences/Plant and Soil Science, Phone: 35333494 Marina Bergen Jensen, mbj@life.ku.dk, Forest & Landscape Denmark/Unit of Landscape, Phone: 35331790 | |||||||||||||||||||
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