Conservation of Gardens, Parks and Designed Landscapes
The course gives an introduction to conservation of historic gardens, parks and designed landscapes in theory and practice. Lectures and seminars give an overview of the field and possibilities to discuss, reflect on and problematize different angles with a focus on the discourse and different principles and concepts in the ideology of conservation, cultural- and bio cultural heritage. The course also provide knowledge of how to do a conservation plan with a method of systematic valuation and clear objectives. During the course, actual historic gardens, parks and designed landscapes will be discussed in lectures, seminars and excursions. Writing an individual paper is an important part of the course and it assumes previous skills in academic writing. You will do a research-study on a historic garden, park or designed landscape, which include studies in the archives as well as in the field that will end up in a proposal of a conservation plan.
Scheduled excursions, study visits and literature seminars are mandatory.
Course evaluation
The course evaluation is now closed
LK0413-40008 - Course evaluation report
Once the evaluation is closed, the course coordinator and student representative have 1 month to draft their comments. The comments will be published in the evaluation report.
Syllabus and other information
Syllabus
LK0413 Conservation of Gardens, Parks and Designed Landscapes, 15.0 Credits
Bevarande av trädgårdar, parker och gestaltade landskapSubjects
Landscape Architecture Landscape ArchitectureEducation cycle
Master’s levelModules
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Single module | 15.0 | 0001 |
Advanced study in the main field
Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirementsMaster’s level (A1N)
Grading scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Language
EnglishPrior knowledge
Knowledge equivalent to 120 credits, of which 90 credits in one of the following subjects:• architecture
• landscape architecture
• landscape planning
• built environment
• design
• spatial planning
• geography
• landscape science
• environmental science
• arts
• culture conservation
• archeaology
• civil and environmental engineering
and
English 6 or equivalent.
Objectives
The course applies an understanding of knowledge and skills in the field of conservation of historic gardens, parks and designed landscapes theoretically, historically, legally, practically and artistically. The focus is on Swedish conditions in a European context.
After completion of the course, the student should be able to
• describe and account for the conservation-discourse concerning historic gardens, parks and designed landscape
• understand, explain, reflect and apply key concepts concerning heritage legislation and the conservation and management of historic gardens, parks and designed landscapes
• analyze, reflect and discuss, in speech and writing, in the discussion concerning the management of historic gardens in theory and practice
• apply methods for the preservation and use of a historic garden, park or designed landscape in accordance with Swedish legislation, international conventions and policy documents
• create documents based on the course methodology and developed practice for conservation programs for gardens and other designed landscapes
Content
The course gives an introduction to conservation of historic gardens, parks and designed landscapes in theory and practice. Lectures and seminars give an overview of the field and possibilities to discuss, reflect on and problematize different angles with a focus on the discourse and different principles and concepts in the ideology of conservation, cultural- and bio cultural heritage. The course also provide knowledge of how to do a conservation plan with a method of systematic valuation and clear objectives. During the course, actual historic gardens, parks and designed landscapes will be discussed in lectures, seminars and excursions. Writing an individual paper is an important part of the course and it assumes previous skills in academic writing. You will do a research-study on a historic garden, park or designed landscape, which include studies in the archives as well as in the field that will end up in a proposal of a conservation plan.
Scheduled excursions, study visits and literature seminars are mandatory.
Grading form
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.Formats and requirements for examination
Participating teachers assess the quality of oral seminar presentations and written individual work as well as active participation in compulsory parts.
If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.
The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.
If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.
For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Other information
The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.
If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Additional information
The course includes an excursion that is conducted at cost price.Responsible department
Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management
Further information
Litterature list
**Conservation of Gardens, Parks and Designed Landscapes LK0413 **
Thematic classification
Trees
Bengtsson, Rune, 2005, The Malmvik Lime: An historical and biological analysis of the oldest documented planting of common lime (Tilia europaea L.) in Sweden, *Garden History. Journal of the garden history society. 32/2 2004, *Sweden
Hansen, Ole, K, Thomsen, Pernille, WaageRasmussen, Christine, 2014, DNA markers provide insight about common lime in historical plantings – An example from the Royal Danish Gardens, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Volume 13, Issue 3, 2014, pp. 543-552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2014.04.001
Nature/culture/wilderness/landscape/overview
Brady, Emily (2006) The Aesthetics of Agricultural Landscapes and the Relationship Between Humans and Nature. Ethics, Place & Environment, vol 9, no 1 (2006), pp. 1-19.
Lowenthal, David (1975) Past time, Present place: Landscape and Memory. Geographical Review 65 (1), pp. 1-36.
Olwig, Kenneth. R, 1996, Reinventing Common Nature: Yosemite and Mt. Rushmore – A Meandering Tale of a Double Nature. In: Cronon, William (Ed.). Uncommon Ground: Towards Reinventing Nature. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Pp. 379-408.
Renes, Hans. 2015. Historic Landscapes Without History? A Reconsideration of the Concept of Traditional Landscapes. Rural Landscapes: Society, Environment, History, 2(1): 2, 1–11, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16993/rl.ae
Spirn, Anne W, 1996, Constructing Nature: The Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted. In: Cronon, William (Ed.). *Uncommon Ground: Towards Reinventing Nature. *New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 91-113.
Biocultural/biological cultural heritage
Bridgewater, Peter & Rotherham, Ian D. 2019, A critical perspective on the concept of biocultural diversity and its emerging role in nature and heritage conservation, People and nature 2019:1. pp. 291-304. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10040
Eriksson, Ove & Glav Lundin Linnea, 2020, ’Gooseberry is the only thing left’ – a study of declining biological cultural heritage at abandoned crofts in the province of Södermanland, Sweden, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 26:11, 1061-1076, DOI: 10.1080/13527258.2020.1731704
Cultural heritage/Immaterial cultural heritage
Seiler, Joakim, 2019, “The Time-space of Craftsmanship” in Craft Research, Volume 10:1. pp. 17-39. doi: 10.1386/crre.10.1.17_1. Also in *Management Regimes for Lawns and Hedges in Historic Gardens. *gupea_2077_62813_5.pdf
Evaluation/Conservation
Bulletin för trädgårdshistorisk forskning – Approaches to evaluating gardens, 2015, pp. 8-18.
Everdingen, van Louise, 1984, Het loo – The restauration, in* Lustgården 1984*, pp. 5-16.
Lundquist, Kjell; 2005, “Reconstruction of the planting in Uraniborg, Tycho Brahe’s (1546-1601) Renaissance garden on the island of Ven”, *Garden History. Journal of the garden history society. #2/*2 2004, Sweden, pp. 152-166.
Mason, Randall, 2002, Assessing Values in Conservation Planning: Methodological Issues and Choices, in de la Torre, Marta (ed.), 2002. Assessing the Values of Cultural Heritage Research Report. The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA. http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/pdf_publications/ pdf/assessing.pdf
Peterson, Anna, 2005, Has the generalisation regarding conservation of trees and shrubs in Swedish agricultural landscapes gone too far? Landscape and Urban Planning, Volume 70, Issues 1–2, pp. 97-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2003.10.007
Gardens and parks
Jakobsson, Anna, “Heritage – the future of the past sensing, remembering and imagining of the spa landscape”, Experiencing landscape while walking. On the interplay between garden design, sensory experience and medical spa philosophy at Ronneby Brunn, pp. 111-125. Tillgänglig på http://pub.epsilon.slu.se/2118/
Jakobsson, Anna and Dewaelheyns, Valerie (2018) Contemporary interpretation of the meaning and heritage of early 20th century private gardens: From an historical reflection to a future outlook in planning. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. vol 30. March 2018, pp. 210-219. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866716305726
Swawa, Mateusz, 2014, “Historic gardens as places of conflicting values”, Ethics in progress, vol. 5, no 1, pp. 96-112.
Charters and policy-documents
The Burra Charter The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance, 2013. Australia ICOMOS. http://australia.icomos.org/wp-content/ uploads/The-Burra-Charter-2013-Adopted-31.10.2013.pdf
ICOMOS (2014) The Florence Declaration on Heritage and Landscape as Human Values. Available at: https://www.accr-europe.org/index.php/edito-en/the-florence-declaration-on-heritage-andlandscape-as-human-values/?lang=en
Conservation Principles, Policies and Guidance 2008. English Heritage.
World Heritage cultural landscapes: a handbook for conservation and management, 2009. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000187044
Additional litterature/recommended readings
Antonson, Hans, 2018. Revisiting the “Reading Landscape Backwards” Approach: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Use of the Retrogressive Method. Rural Landscapes: Society, Environment, History, 5(1): 4, pp. 1–15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/rl.47
Conan, Michel, 2009, Gardens and Landscapes: At the Hinge of Tangible and Intangible Heritage, (eds. Helaine Silverman, D. Fairchild Ruggles), Intangible Heritage Embodied, New York, pp. 53-78. Not digitally available
Eriksson, Ove, 2018, What is biological cultural heritage and why should we care about it? An example from Swedish rural landscapes and forests. Nat. Conserv., 28 (2018), pp. 1-32, 10.3897/natureconservation.28.25067
Germundsson, Tomas and Sanglert, Carl-Johan, 2018, What about landscape in time-geography? The role of the landscape concept in Torsten Hägerstrand’s thinking in *Time Geography in the global context, Routledge. *
Gustavsson, Roland and Peterson, Anna, 2003, Authenticity in Landscape Conservation and Management — The Importance of the Local Context in Landscape interfaces, LAEC, volume 1. Not digitally available.
Hunt, John Dixon (1999) Approaches (New and Old) to Garden History. In: Conan, Michel (Ed.). Perspectives on Garden Histories. Washington DC: Dumbarton Oaks. pp. 77-91. Not digitally available
Laird, Mark, 1996, “Original fabric or original design intent? The unresolved dilemma in planting conservation”, Tuinkunst 2, pp 61-77. Not digitally available
Lockwood, Mary, 2000, “Study methods”, The Regeneration of Public Parks, pp. 33-44.
Muños-Viñas, Salvador, 2005, Contemporary theory of conservation, London & New York: Routledge, chapters 1- 4, 7, 9. pp. 1-105,171-177, 199-212. Not digitally available
Nolin, Catharina, 2013, Urban parks in Sweden at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: The Nature Park and the Search for National Identity", Public Nature: Scenery, History, and Park Design (eds Ethan Carr, Shaun Eyring, Richard Guy Wilson). Virginia University Press. Not digitally available
Nolin, Catharina, 2013, ”Modernist Residential Areas in Sweden – A Cultural Heritage Worth Preserving?”, Proceedings of the 12th International Docomomo Confernce. The Survival of Modern. From Coffee Cup to Plan. August 7–12, 2012 in Espoo, Finland. Porvoo 2013. Not available digitally today
Nolin, Catharina, 2017, Women planners and green space: Sweden 1930–1970 in *Green Landscapes in the European City, 1750–2000 *(red. Peter Clark, Marjaana Niemi och Catharina Nolin). Routledge 2017. Not digitally available
Peterson, Anna, 2006, Farms between Past and Future Local perspectives for farm planning, design and the new production of landscape values, Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae 2006:17, Alnarp. https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/1041/1/Acta200617.pdf
Seiler, Joakim, 2020,* Management Regimes for Lawns and Hedges in Historic Gardens. *gupea_2077_62813_5.pdf.
Smith, Laurajane, 2006, Uses of Heritage, London & New York: Routledge. Chapters 1-5 (pp. 11-192) and ”Conclusion” (p. 299-308), Chapter 6-8 are also interesting. Parts are digitally available
Smithson, Robert, 1973, Frederick Law Olmsted and the Dialectic Landscape, Artforum 1973, Volume 11, Issue 6, pp. 62–68. Athena.
Walsh, C, 2020, Landscape Imaginaries and the Protection of Dynamic Nature at the Wadden Sea. *Rural Landscapes: Society, Environment, History, 7(1). *pp. 1–20. DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/rl.55
Williamson, Tom, 1992, “Garden History and Systematic Survey”, Garden History – Issues, Approaches, Methods, pp. 59-78. Not digitally available