Admission to AHO and successful completion of three years bachelor level studies (180 ECTS).
The course is part of the Tromsø Academy of Landscape and Territorial Studies and requiers that the students live in Tromsø for the duration of the course.
An introduction to ecology for landscape architecture.
The terms ecology/ecological will be examined and defined. The focus will be on how ecology as science has relevance for landscape architects as inspiration, information and qualification in their work and their design.
Fundamental ecological theories, terms and concepts describing different plant types or plant forms, including their traits, coupling to soil, soil organisms and ecological function, are central to the course. It will be emphasized how ecological function is linked to plant form and thus how design based on plant form has a link to ecological function.
The course will also introduce the term biodiversity, including examples of how biodiversity is an integrated part of ecosystems and essential for ecosystem services. Examples of naturally vegetated areas in cold climates and borders towards these will be given particular focus.
Teaching and learning are centred on lectures, oral assignments, small laboratory and phytotron-based project work and includes training in and introduction to:
In addition, a significant amount of the course will be focused on the interpretation of existing landscape architecture projects, how they have integrated ecology and how ecology can be integrated more.
The course will work in close collaboration with the parallel studio course “Lofoten Biosphere” and give ecological input applicable to the project. The integrative approach of both courses will be supported by tutoring and participation in group-reviews for the studio project by the teachers.
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The course responsible prepares the required reading list.
Form of assessment | Grouping | Grading scale | Comment |
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Report | Individual | Pass / fail | Written report to be discussed in an oral exam, assessed as passed/failed. |