PL416 Landscape Assessment

Contents and structure

Introduction to the concept of landscape and knowledge about the European landscape convention. Scientific terms pertaining to landscapes. Perception and experience of landscapes. Development, history and landscape changes. Landscape types. Mapping of natural and cultural conditions. Visual landscape descriptions and analyses to evaluate landscape character and value.

Learning Outcome

Knowledge:

• Know different ways of understanding the term landscape
• Know the European landscape convention
• Understand the importance of landscape character and landscape value

 Skills:

• Ability to collect information about landscape through own observations and different sources, and to extract relevant information.
• Ability to present a landscape analysis both written and visual through maps and pictures.

 Competence:

• Being able to carry out a complete landscape analysis for an area, deciding landscape character and the value of the landscape based on the landscape properties.
• Ability to discuss the problem with objectivity in analyses of landscapes.

Entry requirements

No formal prerequisites

Teaching methods

Lectures. Excursions/field work, perfoming landscape assessment for a particular area. Written assignment in groups.

Assessment

Written assignment in 2 parts:

Part 1: Group assignment (3-5 students) (40% weight)

Part 2: Individual assignment (60% weight)

New group assignment must be performed if getting a failing grade on Part 1 and 2. If failing on Part 2, students have to do Part 2 over again.

Grading A-F

Course reductions

• PL416 - Landskapsanalyse. Landskapslære 1 - Reduction: 10 studypoints