Course code MežZ2026
Credit points 2.25
Landscaping
Total Hours in Course60
Number of hours for lectures16
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes4
Number of hours for laboratory classes4
Independent study hours36
Date of course confirmation08.11.2011
Responsible UnitInstitute of Forest Management
Course developer
Ilze Jankovska
Dr. silv.
Course abstract
The study subject introduces with the term of landscape, the basics of landscape design and landscaping of afforestation, clear cuts, forest edge, recreation places and routes in forest landscape.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
Knowledge: to recognize and use the elements of landscaping, to describe current landscape, to define the goals of afforestation and routes. Skills: to use the methods of landscaping in the planning of afforestation, forest edge, recreation places and routes; to analyse and use the available information. Competences: to choose the appropriate solutions for afforestation and forest edge's design, to plan the routes and giving information in dependence on interest groups.
Compulsory reading
1. Bels S. Nikodemus O. Rokas grāmata meža ainavas plānošanai un dizainam. Rīga: Valsts Meža dienests, 2000. 76 lpp.
2. Robinson N. The Planting Design Handbook. Ashgate Publishing Company, 2004.
3. Bell S., Apostol D. Designing Sustainainable Forest Landscapes. Taylor & Francis, 2008.
4. Konijnendijk C., Nilsson K., Randrup T.B., Schipperijn J., Urban Forests and Trees, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005.
Further reading
1. Konijnendijk C., Nilsson K., Randrup T.B., Schipperijn J., Urban Forests and Trees, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005.