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Road Landscape II

Course developers

Prior knowledge

Arhi2078, Road Landscape I

Course abstract

The aim of the course project is to introduce students with design of roads and squares, road equipment and communications; the latest legislation on traffic organization equipment, protection belts and requirements for road and street red lines.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

• Knowledge of roads and streets, design of different pavement roads and squares, water drainage systems and landscape architecture solutions, traffic organization in settlements, cycle path planning and design; course project.
• Skills for road landscape assessment; design of roads, streets and cycle paths, pedestrian walkways and squares in accordance with the applicable design norms; course project.
• Competence to analyze road and area projects to rationally select construction materials; to know the protection zones and special requirements in the protection of communications and installation of the equipment of the traffic organization, to evaluate the trees suitable for road greenery; course project.

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Collection of output materials, study of the current situation
2. Climatic, physical geographical characteristics
3. Visual aesthetic evaluation of landscape
4. Solutions and calculations of the project
5. Technical characteristics of the street
6. Cross profile and pavement calculations
7. Carriageway
8. Walkways
9. Cycling Paths
10. Bus stops
11. Solutions of environmental accessibility
12. Parking lots
13. Improvement solutions for the area
14. Master Plan with Communications
15. Typical cross-sections, detail, coverage plan, vertical plan, and traffic organization plan

16. Project defense and evaluation

Requirements for awarding credit points

Class visiting should be at least 75%. Assessment works have to be done in time. Works, that are handed in later (if there is no justified reason), evaluation is lowered by one mark. To pass the study course, study work assessments have to be positive.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

The course projects are developed by 3-5 students in the groups, and they survey and design specific territories. Composition of the course project:
• Collection of source materials, research of the existing situation
• Climatic, physical geographic characteristics
• Visual aesthetic evaluation of the landscape
• Project solutions-calculations
• Street technical indicators
• Cross profile and pavement calculations
• The carriageway
• Walkways
• Cycling trails
• Bus stops
• Environmental accessibility solutions
• Parking lots
• Area improvement solutions
• Master plan with communications
•
Characteristic cross-sections, detail, coverage plan, traffic organization plan

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

The course project shall be evaluated according to the assessment procedure specified in the course project.

Compulsory reading

1. Naudžuns J. Autoceļu projektēšana.Trases plāna, garenprofila un ceļa klātnes izveidojums. RTU Transportbūvju institūts. Rīga, 2006. 117 lpp. Kopkatalogā e-grāmata: [skatīts 11.05.2017.]. Pieejams: http://www.bf.rtu.lv/documents/nvsd/materiali/acelu_proj_trase.pdf
2. Ieteikumi ceļu projektēšanai. Ūdens novade Autoceļu standartizācijas tehniskās komiteja. Rīga, 2005. 109 lpp.
3. Roads in the landscape. Criteria for their planning, layout and project design. [tiešsaiste] Sevilla. Consejeria de Obras Publicitas y Transportes. 2009. 443 p. ISBN 978-84-8095-559-1 skatīts 11.05.2017.] Pieejams: http://paisajeyterritorio.es/assets/roads-in-the-landscape.pdf

4. Ilgtspējīga lietus ūdeņu apsaimniekošanas rokasgrāmata. 103 lpp.[tiešsaiste] [Skatīts 06.04.2016.]. Pieejams: http://drainforlife.eu/attachments/article/42/IL%C5%AAA%20dizaina%20vadl%C4%ABniju%20rokasgr%C4%81mata.pdf

Further reading

1. Standarti https://www.lvs.lv/ Latvijas Nacionālā standartizācijas institūcija „Latvijas standarts” (LVS) [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 28.04.2016.]. Pieejams: https://www.lvs.lv
2. Ieviņa D., Kondratenko J. Vadlīnijas Ilgtspējīgai lietus kanalizācijas pārvaldībai. [tiešsaiste] Utena 2004. 69 70 lpp. [skatīts 28.04.2016.]. Pieejams: http://www.bauska.lv/allfiles/files/Projekti/Lietuvas%20parrobezu%20projekti/water/Ilgtspejigas%20lietus

3. Terry DeWan, Terrence J. Scenic Assessment Handbook. State Planning Office Maine Coastal Program. [tiešsaiste] Yarmouth, Maine, 2008. 90 p. skatīts 11.05.2017.] Pieejams: https://www1.maine.gov/dacf/mcp/downloads/scenic/ScenicAssessmentRpt_LowRes.pdf

Periodicals and other sources

1. http://lvceli.lv/ Valsts akciju sabiedrība „Latvijas Valsts ceļi” [tiešsaiste]. [skatīts 28.04.2016.]. Pieejams: http://lvceli.lv

Notes

Compulsory course in full-time studies of VBF study program "Landscape Architecture and Planning" (Bachelor). The study course is also taught in English