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Economic Base of Landscape Planning

Course developer

Prior knowledge

Arhi2046, Landscape Architecture Theory I

Arhi3056, Landscape Architecture Theory II

Course abstract

Study course gives knowledge about important branch for landscape architects – landscape planning looking from aspect of solution of complex tasks. Within the course students adopt principles of sustainable development, energoplanning, role of territory planning and urban environment architecture, role and place of landscape planning within development planning process, as well as instruments for development and implementation of landscape plans. They will get practical knowledge in risk management and project development. In study course are included topics about climate changes in rural areas.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

After completion of study course students will have:
• knowledge how to develop and inspect different teoretical aspects of urbanization processes in landscape planning as base for understanding, interpretation, use and assess of different sources of information, knowledge about planning processes and planning approaches of local municipalities.
• They will get skills how to choose adequate research methods for analysing situation in municipality, how to interpret research results and to formulate conclusions.
• Students together with their supervisors will be competent to do analyses of research data within bachelor thesis and to use results of the other research papers as well as forecast framework of landscape planning in relation with development processes in Latvia and other regions.

Course Content(Calendar)

1 Definition and concept of planning.
2 Landscape planning in municipalities.
3 Territorial planning systems.
4 Planning in local and international space.
5 Planning documentation related to landscape planning.
6 Methodology of landscape planning.
7 Competence of municipalities in the context of landscape planning. Territorial plans and landscape planning place in them.
8 Sustainable management of territorial resources, reducing the impact on climate change.
9 Local policy of economy. Municipal economy.
10 Public involvement in climate change mitigation activities.
11 Territories that need specially support. Sustainable neighbourhood relationship role in climate change mitigation activity realisation. Examples from practice.
12 Grants for municipalities.
13 Support grants for development project development.
14 Project planning methodology for landscape planning development.
15 Project and implementing action risks.
16 Project monitoring.

Compulsory reading

1. Rivža B., Krūzmētra M. Pagastu attīstības iespēju analīzes metodoloģija. Jelgava, 1997. 68 lpp.
2. Vaidere I., Vanags E., Vanags I., Vilka I. Reģionālā politika un pašvaldību attīstība Eiropas Savienībā un Latvijā. Rīga: Latvijas Universitātes Akadēmiskais apgāds, Latvijas Statistikas institūts, 2006. 296 lpp.
3. Vanags E., Vilka I. Pašvaldību darbība un attīstība. Rīga: Latvijas Universitātes Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2005. 384 lpp.
4. Гладкий Ю. Н. Чистобаев А. И. Основы региональной политики Санкт-Петербург, 1998. 659 с.
5. Apdzīvotu vietu ilgtspēja. Rīga: LU, 2001. 60 lpp.
6. Runhaar H., Driessen P., Soer L. (2007) Sustainable urban development and the challenge of policy integration. An assessment of planning tools for integrating spatial and environmental planning in the Netherlands. Pieejams: http://www.uu.nl/uupublish/content/PaperRunhaaretalAESOP2007.pdf

Further reading

1. Ieteikumi attīstības stratēģijas izstrādāšanai. Rīga: VARAM, 1998. 63 lpp.
2. Arhipova I., Ramute L., Paura L. Datu statistiskā apstrāde ar MS Excel. Jelgava, 1998. 159 lpp.
3. VRAA pētījums „Latvijas pilsētu sociāli ekonomiskās attīstības tendences” [tiešsaiste]. Rīga: Valsts reģionālās attīstības aģentūra, 2008. 230 lpp. [skatīts 14.05.2015.]. Pieejams: http://www.vraa.gov.lv/uploads/documents/petnieciba/petijumi/Petijums_Latvijas%20pilsetu%20sociali%20ekonomiskas%20attistibas%20tendences1.pdf
4. Pimbert M.P., Pretty J.N. Parks, People and Professionals: Putting `Participation' into Protected Area Management. In: UNRISD (United Nations research institute for social development). Discussion Paper No 57. 1995. 65 p.
5. Yli-Pelkonen V., Niemela J. Linking ecological and social systems in cities: urban planning in Finland as a case. Biodiversity and Conservation, No. 14, 2005, p. 1947–1967.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Ziņojums par Latvijas tautsaimniecības attīstību. Rīga: LR Ekonomikas ministrija. ISSN 1407-4095.
2. Latvijas statistikas gadagrāmata. ISSN 1407-0626
3. Reģionu attīstība Latvijā. Rīga: Valsts reģionālās attīstības aģentūra. ISBN 978-9934-8126-1-3.
4. Sabiedrības līdzdalība teritorijas plānošanas un būvniecības jautājumos. Pieejams:http://s3.amazonaws.com/politika/public/article_files/1780/original/Lidzdalib_MAKETS1%281%29.pdf?1332860156
5. Robežu parks (De zoom Kalmthouse Heide) uz Beļģijas – Nīderlandes robežas. Pieejams: http://fietsenmetdekonig.blogspot.com/2009/08/grenspark-route-de-zoom-kalmthouse.