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Urban Ecology for the Development of Sustainable Living

Do you want to contribute to the development of a sustainable future? Are you interested in how you can design a living space that is for both humans and other organisms? Are you wondering about how plants and animals can cope in an urban environment? This cross-disciplinary, distance learning course may be for you.

Over the last decades, one of the most prominent change on earth is the conversion of land from wild to managed areas. The rapid growth of urban areas has an extremely large effect on both humans and other living organisms. Urban areas fragment the landscape but can also provide living space for a variety of organisms that could adapt to the urban environment.

In the UN developmental goal 11 - Sustainable cities and communities - it is stated that sustainable development cannot be achieved without transforming the way we design and manage our urban spaces. In this process, we need to consider the ecology of both beneficial organisms, such as pollinators, that could be a resource for food production, and pests that need to be managed.

In this course we will take a cross-disciplinary approach to prepare you to contribute to the development of sustainable future living, independent of your previous background in either natural or social science. Central to the course are the concepts of urban ecology and sustainable pest management, and how to design and maintain different types of green areas that are practical and adoptable for human activities

Course evaluation

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BI1380-40153 - Course evaluation report

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Additional course evaluations for BI1380

Academic year 2023/2024

Urban Ecology for the Development of Sustainable Living (BI1380-40017)

2024-03-20 - 2024-06-02

Academic year 2022/2023

Urban Ecology for the Development of Sustainable Living (BI1380-40130)

2023-03-22 - 2023-06-04

Syllabus and other information

Litterature list

  1. Urban ecology. An international perspective on the interaction between humans and nature. Författare: Marzluff et al. ISBN: 978-0-387-73411-8 Kommentar: Available online through SLU library. Note that you need to be connected to the SLU network, either on campus or from home through vpn.
  2. The routledge handbook of urban ecology. 2nd ed. Författare: Douglas et al. ISBN: 978- 1- 138- 58135- 7 Kommentar: Available online through SLU library. Note that you need to be connected to the SLU network, either on campus or from home through vpn.

Course facts

The course is offered as an independent course: Yes Tuition fee: Tuition fee only for non-EU/EEA/Switzerland citizens: 38054 SEK Cycle: Master’s level (A1N)
Subject: Landscape Architecture Biology Biology Landscape Architecture
Course code: BI1380 Application code: SLU-40153 Location: Alnarp Distance course: Yes Language: English Responsible department: Department of Plant Protection Biology Pace: 100%