L915 – Urban Ecology

Modul
Urban Ecology
Urban Ecology
Modulnummer
L915
Version: 1
Fakultät
Landbau/Umwelt/Chemie
Niveau
Master
Dauer
1 Semester
Turnus
Sommersemester
Modulverantwortliche/-r

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Arne Rüdiger Cierjacks
arne.cierjacks(at)htw-dresden.de
Dozent/-in(nen)

Dr. rer. nat. Hassanali Mollashahi
mollashahi.hassanali(at)htw-dresden.de
Lehrsprache(n)

Englisch
in "Urban Ecology"
ECTS-Credits

5.00 Credits

Workload

150 Stunden

Lehrveranstaltungen

4.00 SWS (2.00 SWS Vorlesung | 2.00 SWS Übung)
Selbststudienzeit

90.00 Stunden

Prüfungsvorleistung(en)
Keine
Prüfungsleistung(en)

Schriftliche Prüfungsleistung
Modulprüfung | Prüfungsdauer: 90 min | Wichtung: 100% | wird in englischer Sprache abgenommen
in "Urban Ecology"
Lehrform

Lecture and exercise
Medienform

Presentation, field and lab work, team work
Lehrinhalte/Gliederung
  • Urbanisation: a global process
  • Climate, air and water budgets in urban environments
  • Ecology and biological interactions in urban habitats
  • Ecological challenges in cities: Neobiota; novel ecosystems; noise, light and pollution of water, air, and soil 
  • Concepts of urban green spaces: green infrastructure, concepts of wilderness, ecological solutions to urban problems, eco-cities
  • Governance and stakeholders in urban environments
Qualifikationsziele
  • Being able to evaluate global challenges of urbanisation
  • Knowing and understanding relevant aspects of urban ecology
  • Knowledge and understanding the impact of climate change on urban habitats
  • Applying and evaluating appropriate instruments and strategies of urban planning
  • Evaluating impacts of methods in vegetation technology used in urban areas
  • Knowing international aspects of urban ecology
Sozial- und Selbstkompetenzen
  • Developping soft skills for dealing with stakeholders
  • Organising own learning and working processes
  • Developing and implementing projects
  • Performing cooperative and responsible team work
Besondere Zulassungsvoraussetzung
Empfohlene Voraussetzungen

Basic knowledge in ecology and engineering biology
Fortsetzungsmöglichkeiten
Literatur

Marzluff, J., Shulenberger, E., Endlicher, W., Alberti, m., Bradley, G., Ryan, C., Zum Brunnen, C., Simon, U. (Eds.), 2008. Urban Ecology. An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Humans and Nature. Springer.

Frantzeskaki, N., Hölscher, K., Bach, M., Avelino, F. (Eds.), 2018. Co­creating Sustainable Urban Futures. A Primer on Applying Transition Management in Cities. Springer.

Endlicher, Wilfried (Ed.), 2011. Perspectives in Urban Ecology. Ecosystems and Interactions between Humans and Nature in the Metropolis of Berlin. Springer.
Aktuelle Lehrressourcen

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