L912 – Landscape Development and Construction

Module
Landscape Development and Construction
Landscape Development and Construction
Module number
L912
Version: 1
Faculty
Agriculture/Environment/Chemistry
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Winter semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Cornelius Scherzer
cornelius.scherzer(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Cornelius Scherzer
cornelius.scherzer(at)htw-dresden.de
Course language(s)

English
in "Landscape Development and Construction"
ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (2.00 SCH Lecture | 2.00 SCH Seminar)
Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)
None
Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Paper
Weighting: 70% | tested in English language
in "Landscape Development and Construction"

Alternative examination - Written academic assessment
Examination time: 60 min | Weighting: 30% | tested in English language
in "Landscape Development and Construction"
Form of teaching

Lectures, seminar and field trips. Contributions from external experts
Media type

Presentations in data projection, oral presentation, site visits.
Instruction content/structure

The content of this module includes

  • Dresden landscape and open spaces: History and current driving forces and issues
  • Cultural Landscapes and historic parks: Analysis, conservation and management.
  • Sustainable landscape development: Ecological, social, technical and economic objectives
  • Legislation and guidelines in landscape development and construction – examples in Europe / Germany
  • Urban and landscape planning instruments and stakeholders – the example of Germany
  • Interdisciplinary concepts and exemplary projects for landscape and open space development and landscape construction in rural and urban areas:

- Landscape and open space in urban planning and urban renewal
- Green infrastructure and sustainable urban drainage systems
- Landscape related reclamation and purification of water courses
- Landscape design and construction in traffic infrastructure
- Landscape transformation in industrial/mining areas.

Additional topics may also be introduced and dealt with in the seminar.
Qualification objectives

This module is based on students’ knowledge of basic analysis and planning processes in engineering and environment. Students develop an understanding of the protection, planning, design, construction and management of landscape and open space in the context of sustainable urban and regional development and green infrastructure. Students are aware of open space functions, categories, planning instruments, levels and methods as well as the professional field and stakeholders involved. They understand and can assess exemplary examples for design, construction and management of landscape and open space.

 

Students are expected to prove an adequate level of self-guided research and reflection regarding content and methodology. They can analyse and assess topics, methods, instruments and strategies in an exemplary area and in the context of urban and rural development. Issues of open space planning and design are understood in the context of the professional field of environmental engineering, urban planning and design, management of soil and water as well as landscape architecture and landscape construction regarding the functions of resource management, nature conservation and recreation.
Social and personal skills

Students are able to present their findings in seminar discussions and activiely participate in debates with professional stakeholders, also in relation to their individual educational and cultural background.
Special admission requirements
No information
Recommended prerequisites

Knowledge of basic analysis and planning processes in engineering and environment. Experience in seminar and project work.

English A2/B1
Continuation options

Topics from this module can be followed up in research for an individual master’s thesis.
Literature

A Theory, Planning System and Instruments
CARMONA, Matthew; HEATH, Tim; OC, Taner; TIESDELL; Steve 2010: Public Places Urban Spaces : The Dimensions of Urban Design. Taylor & Francis. Oxford

DEPARTMENT for COMMUNITIES and LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ed.) 2006: Green and Public Space Research: Mapping and Priorities. London

EUROPEAN COMMISSION (ed.) 2013: Green Infrastructure (GI) — Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital. Brussels

GERMAN FEDERAL AGENCY FOR NATURE CONSERVATION – BUNDESAMT fuer NATURSCHUTZ BfN (ed.) 2008: Landscape Planning – the Basis for Sustainable Landscape Development.

JOINT CENTRE FOR HOUSING STUDIES (JCHS) OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY (ed.) 2013: Advancing Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development: Correcting Planning Failures and Connecting Communities to Capital. Boston

LÖRZING, Han 2001: The Nature of Landscape – A Personal Quest. 010 Publishers Rotterdam

 

B Urban and Environmental Planning / Landscape and Open Space Development

CABE SPACE / THE MAYOR of LONDON (ed.) 2009: Open Space Strategies. Best practice guidance. London

GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY; ENVIRONMENT AGENCY; NATURAL ENGLAND; THE FORESTRY COMMISSION (ed.) 2011: London’s Environment Revealed. State of the Environment Report for London.

LANDESHAUPTSTADT DRESDEN (ed.) 2008: Living History, Urban Townscape. Dresden Inner City Planning Strategy. Summary. Dresden

SCHERZER, C. 2016: Green Open Spaces and Urban Perforation: Opportunities, Concepts and Challenges for Shrinking Cities. In: NEILL, W.V. and SCHLAPPA, H. (ed.) 2016: Future Directions for the European Shrinking City. Routledge

SMANIOTTO COSTA, C. et al. – GREENKEYS PROJECT TEAM (eds.) 2008: GreenKeys @ Your City – A Guide for Urban Green Quality. Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional Development. Dresden

THE MAYOR of LONDON (ed.) 2012: The London Plan.

 

C Topical Issues on Landscape Development / Open Space Design / Landscape Construction

BRITISH COLUMBIA – MINISTRY OF WATER, LAND and AIR PROTECTION (ed.) N.N.: Stormwater Planning – A Guidebook for British Columbia.

CABE Space – COMMISSION FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT (ed.) 2005: Start with the park. Creating Sustainable Urban Green Spaces in Areas of Housing Growth and Renewal. London.

DREISEITL, H.; GRAU, D. 2005: New Waterscapes. Planning, Building and Designing with Water. Birkhaeuser Basel

EPA – UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (ed.) 2010: Green Infrastructure Case Studies: Municipal Policies for Managing Stormwater with Green Infrastructure. Washington D.C.

TOWN and COUNTRY PLANNING ASSOCIATION (ed.) 2004: Biodiversity by Design. A Guide for Sustainable Communities.

PROMINSKI, Martin, STOKMAN, Antje et al. (ed.) 2012: River. Space. Design. Planning Strategies, Methods and Projects for Urban Rivers. Birkhaeuser Basel

SAXONY-ANHALT MINISTRY of REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT and TRANSPORT (ed.) 2010: International Building Exhibition Urban Redevelopment Saxony-Anhalt 2010. Less Is Future. 19 Cities – 19 Themes. Catalogue 852p. Jovis, Berlin.

 

D Journals and Organisations

  • JoLA – Journal of Landscape Architecture. www.jola-lab.eu
  • LANDSCAPE AND ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING http://link.springer.com/journal/11355
  • LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
    http://www.journals.elsevier.com/landscape-and-urban-planning/
  • TOPOS International Landscape Magazine www.toposmagazine.com
  • INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS –

 IFLA http://iflaonline.org

EUROPEAN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION – ELCA http://www.elca.info
Current teaching resources

Libraries, online publications, internet
Notes

Material will also made available on the internet learning platform OPAL
Link to course/learning resources in OPAL
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