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Syllabus

LK0453 Sustainable Development of the Urban Landscape - applications, 15.0 Credits

Hållbar utveckling av stadslandskapet, tillämpningskurs

Subjects

Landscape Architecture

Education cycle

Master’s level

Advanced study in the main field

Second cycle, has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Master’s level (A1F)

Grading scale

Language

Swedish

Prior knowledge

Knowledge equivalent to 180 credits of which 90 are from a specialisation in one of the following main fields of study:



\- architecture

\- built environment

\- building science

\- spatial planning

\- business administration

\- geography

\- cultural and human geography

\- landscape architecture

\- landscape science

\- leadership and organisation

\- environmental sciences

\- economics

\- civil engineering

\- urban and regional planning

\- political science

\- technology

A degree project or independent project of a minimum 15 credits in one of the main fields of study listed.

15 credits in landscape architecture at second cycle

Knowledge of Swedish that meets the general entry requirements for first-cycle courses and study programmes at Swedish higher education institutions.

English 6.

Objectives

The purpose of this course is to train students in integrating highly complex transdisciplinary perspectives into the planning and management of sustainably developing the urban landscape. Students also practise project work in groups.

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

- analyse a specific Swedish municipality or urban area in relation to the people and processes involved in planning and administration that are strategically significant to sustainable urban development
- apply different methods for obtaining information and facts ahead of a change process in the urban landscape, such as site analysis or interviews
- reflect upon methodological challenges relating to the various knowledge acquisition methods
- apply both an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary mindset to the reflections on situations of planning and management and communicate these in a suitable manner
- suggest the implementation of one or more strategic measures for sustainable development and relate them to relevant organisations and processes as part of a specific context.

Content

The course addresses the development of the urban landscape from the perspective of stakeholders, based on both public and private interests. It emphasises management responsibility and planning, and practises the ability to propose strategically motivated actions towards sustainable urban development. Through projects closely linked to practice, students train their ability to think in processes, working with “horizontal and vertical collaborations” and manage conflicts of interest relating to change processes. Students identify values and significant stakeholders in specific urban development projects. Several methods are used to collect information, facts, and opinions in order to draw on different perspectives.

The course includes a number of inspirational lectures, lectures in methodology and extended group project work that will result in a proposal for planning and management strategies for a chosen urban landscape. The aim of the project work, its approach, results and target group determine the communication format to be chosen by the group. The presentation of the project work and oral presentations are compulsory course components, together with a supervision session focusing on methods.

Teaching formats

Critical thinking, problem solving, written and oral communication, cooperation and independence are all basic skills practised during the course, alongside time management and creativity.

Participation in presentations (interim, internal and final for the municipalities we are working with), project report submission and individual reflection are compulsory, In addition, there are two compulsory supervision sessions, one focusing on choice of method, and one being the last session before the final presentation.

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

The examination involves an assessment of written assignments. To pass the course, students must successfully complete reports, presentations and participate in seminars. The requirements will be specified in the grading criteria by the start of the course.

• 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

Lectures may be held in English if necessary.

Students who wish to take this course are advised to begin by taking the “Sustainable development of the urban landscape, theory course” or “Planning and administration for sustainable development of the urban landscape, theory course”

Responsible department

Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management