Course code Arhi4044
Credit points 4.50
Regional and Landscape Planning IV
Total Hours in Course120
Number of hours for lectures24
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes8
Number of hours for laboratory classes8
Independent study hours80
Date of course confirmation16.11.2011
Responsible UnitInstitute of Civil Engineering and Wood Processing
Course developers
Ainavu arhitektūras un vides inženierijas institūts
Ilze Stokmane
Dr. oec.
Iveta Lāčauniece
Mg. arch.
Course abstract
Students acquire knowledge, skills in creating of urban space. Difference between urban and rural landscape, factors determining urbanized landscape, historical stages of town building, modern zoning of towns, characteristic landscape of each zoning element and interrelation; building and nature-principal elements of urbanized area; transport in town; methods of space organization of town.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
After completion of study course students will have:
• knowledge about urban planning principles;
• skills to develop comprehensive plans for urban space;
• competence in management of urban planning und creating of urban landscape.
Compulsory reading
1. Briņķis J., Buka O. Teritoriālā plānošana un pilsētbūvniecība. Rīga: Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte, 2001. 219 lpp.
2. Briņķis.J., Buka O. Pilsētu un lauku apdzīvoto vietu kompleksu arhitektoniski telpiskā plānošana. Rīga: Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte, 2006. 235 lpp.
Further reading
1. John A. La Grotr Site Analysis. John Willey&Sons.Inc, 2008. 328 p.
2. Antrop M. Landscape change and the urbanization process in Europe. [tiešsaiste]. Landscape and Urban Planning, 2004. 67, p. 9–26 [skatīts 31.05.2013.]. Pieejams: ScienceDirect datu bāzē: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-2046(03)00026-4
3. Ziemeļniece A. Estētiskā kvalitāte ainaviskajā telpā. Lekciju konspekts. Jelgava: LLU, 1998. 96 lpp.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Latvijas architektūra. Rīga: Lilita, ISSN 1407-4923
2. Topos. European Landscape Magazin. Munchen:Callwey, ISBN 3-7667-1593-3