60 406 Coastal mapping
Credits:
6
Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål:
Coastal mapping
Course code:
60 406
Level of study:
Master
Teaching semester:
2020 Spring
Assessment semester:
2020 Spring
Language of instruction:
Norwegian / English
Year:
2020
Maximum number of students:
9
Person in charge
Espen Aukrust Hauglin
Karl Otto Ellefsen
Required prerequisite knowledge
Admission to AHO and successful completion of three years bachelor level studies (180 ECTS).
The course accepts student of architecture, students of landscape-architecture and students specializing in the field of service-design.
Basic knowledge of Geographical Information Systems and the use of GIS.
Or – if little knowledge of GIS – well developed computer skills.
Course content
The course deals with rural issues and studies the spatial consequences - settlement structure, place, community, buildings - of the Norwegian fishing industry.
The study is being conducted in the central areas for winter fishing for cod (skrei); Senja, Lofoten and Vesterålen. The emphasis is on describing the situation today and discussing development opportunities. Available statistics and visual material are processed using GIS tools.
Spring 2020 is the last in a series of four courses. In spring 2018 we studied Senja, autumn 2018 Lofoten, and spring 2019 Vesterålen. This spring's course will do surveys that can complement the material, create cartographic representations in GIS, and curate an exhibition in the Gallery.
The course will carry out an excursion to the north-Norwegian coast during winter fishing 2020.
There are different angles to this course:
1. In the fall of 2019 Karl Otto Ellefsen together with Tarald Lundevall published the book "North Atlantic Coast - A Monography of Place" at PAX publisher. The book discusses the consequences of the Norwegian fishing industry on land - in this case the cod fishery - how the industry shapes and changes places and how it changes the settlement pattern.
2. Nearly all the interest in architecture and urbanism has been directed at the city for decades. This has led to little changes in rural areas. AHO's work on the northern Norwegian coast can be seen as part of what is internationally called "rural studies". Another AHO project that AHO is carrying out together with CAFA (Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing) is the research project Urbanization of Rural China / Countryside Construction.
3. UL is working on refining the use of GIS tools for spatial discussions of settlement patterns, business activity and cultural conditions. At the same time, the intention is now to resume our morphological studies from the 1980s and 1990s and to use GIS tools in these studies.
Learning outcome
Skills in using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in mapping.
Territorial "mapping" skills.
Knowledge and skills in morphological studies
Skills in putting together and presenting a complex spatial and spatial study.
Knowledge of rural areas that provide expertise for understanding and working in these types of areas.
Experience in curating an exhibition and this work has been included in own CV.
Working and learning activities
The course will be organized as a joint work in the studio where the aim is to create an exhibition and a book that follows the exhibition. Within the studio, individual assignments will be given.
| Form of assessment | Grouping | Grading scale | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe) | Individual | Pass / fail | In the semester, the student will regularly present the subject for the teachers and fellow students for input and feedback. At the end of the semester the result will be exhibited in a given format. The examination is based on how the subject is visually displayed and orally presented, as well as processed and developed through the semester-evaluation of final presentation of individual mapping project. Les om eksamensreglementet her: https://aho.no/no/studenter/eksamen. |