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Vegetationsdesign

Det här är en kurs där du får möjlighet att tillämpa olika typer av kunskaper från tidigare programkurser, genom skapandet av designlösningar för skogslandskap.
Kursen ger grundläggande förståelse för vegetationsdynamik och ger grundläggande insikter i designteori. Den utvecklar också en förståelse för faktorer som måste beaktas vid utformning av skogsvegetation.
Genom kursen får du grundläggande färdigheter i att utforma ett skogslandskap. Detta övas främst genom olika fallstudier, där du kommer att pröva på de olika arbetsmoment som normalt uppstår under processen med skogsdesign, skogsplanering och skogsskötsel. Fallstudierna kommer att innehålla designöverväganden som behöver göras när man:
• planerar en ny skogsplantering
• sköter ungskogen genom olika utvecklingsstadier fram till mogen skog
• sköter och utvecklar en redan mogen skog.
Sammantaget syftar kursen till att skapa förståelse för hur olika aspekter, såsom virkesproduktion och tillhörande ekonomi, estetik, biologisk mångfald, rekreation och andra användaraspekter, samt nödvändiga underhållsåtgärder, alla kan införlivas i goda helhetslösningar för skogslandskapet.


Information från kursledaren

Dear Forest & Landscape students!

I hope you are all enjoying your summer vacation, but soon it is time to study Vegetation Design!

A premiminary schedule you find attached here, under "Timetable". Probably there will be some minor changes before course start.

The course literature contains two titles:

"Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes" by Simon Bell and Dean Apostol (Bell, S. and Apostol, D. (2008). Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes. Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge), in which you are supposed to read the following pages; pp 1-98, pp 125-158, pp 173-193 and pp 299-325.

"Woods go urban - Landscape Laboratories in Scandinavia". Editors: Anders Busse Nielsen, Lisa Diedrich and Catherine Szanto. Baluwdruk Publishers and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 2023. In this book you are only supposed to read pages 105-145. Excerpt from the book will be found on Canvas.

During the beginning of August we will put up a Canvas page with more course info. You will be announced when it is up and running!

Looking forward to meet you all!

Anders

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Andra kursvärderingar för LK0423

Läsåret 2024/2025

Vegetationsdesign (LK0423-10092)

2024-09-02 - 2024-10-01

Läsåret 2023/2024

Vegetationsdesign (LK0423-10127)

2023-08-28 - 2023-09-27

Kursplan och övrig information

Betygskriterier

Grading criteria LK0423, Vegetation Design, 7,5 HP

Grading scale: 5: Pass with Distinction, 4: Pass with Credit, 3: Pass, U: Fail

Learning outcomes according to syllabus

1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of how different species develop and interact with each other in a forest system over time, and how this development can be controlled through planning, design and management.

2. Explain basic design theoretical concepts that may be relevant in a forest context.

3. Critically review literature on design of forested landscapes.

4. Account for different functions and requirements that need to be taken into account and coordinated in connection with the design of different types of forest environments

5. Apply design theories in a simple design task

6. Translate insights about different functions and requirements for a forest environment into a design proposal.

7. Communicate a design proposal.

Assignments

(and their connection to the different learning outcomes)

Critical review on course literature (individual writing assignment)

(learning outcomes 2,3)

Strategies for the Tranemåla forest (design assignment in group)

(learning outcomes 1,2,4,5,6,7)

Design of urban forest in S. Sandby (individual design assignment)

(learning outcomes 1,2,4,5,6,7)

5

Assignment submitted in accordance with instructions, and containing all parts that has been asked for. Assignment handed in in due time. The submitted material reveals excellent critical thinking. Relevant and reliable sources are used. Language is very good.

Only pass/fail (3/U)

Assignment submitted in accordance with instructions, and containing all parts that has been asked for. Assignment handed in in due time.The submitted material is very well structured and communicates in an excellent way. The design meets many aspects/demands in an innovative way.

4

Assignment submitted in accordance with instructions, and containing all parts that has been asked for. Assignment handed in in due time. The submitted material reveals good critical thinking. Relevant sources are used. Language is good.

Only pass/fail (3/U)

Assignment submitted in accordance with instructions, and containing all parts that has been asked for. Assignment handed in in due time.The submitted material is well structured and communicates well. The design meets several aspects/demands.

3

Assignment submitted in accordance with instructions, and containing all parts that has been asked for. Language is acceptable.

Assignment submitted in accordance with instructions, and containing all parts that has been asked for

Assignment submitted in accordance with instructions, and containing all parts that has been asked for

U

Relative weight in overall grading judgement

30%

30%

40%

Participation in mandatory lessons

  1. in at least 90 % of the mandatory lessons is required for passing the course.

Litteraturlista

The course literature will be "Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes" by Simon Bell and Dean Apostol (Bell, S. and Apostol, D. (2008). Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes. Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge), in which you are supposed to read the following pages; pp 1-98, pp 125-158, pp 173-193 and pp 299-325.

Kursfakta

Kursen ges som en fristående kurs: Ja Kursen ges som en programkurs: Skog och landskap (kandidat) Kursavgift: Studieavgift, endast för medborgare utanför EU, EES, och Schweiz: 37491 SEK Nivå: Grundnivå (G1F)
Ämne: Landskapsarkitektur
Kurskod: LK0423 Anmälningskod: SLU-10170 Plats: Alnarp Distanskurs: Nej Undervisningsspråk: Engelska Ansvarig institution: Institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning Studietakt: 100%