| Course title | Landscape Sociology |
| Course code | Arhi1029 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 3 |
| Total Hours in Course | 81 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 16 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 16 |
| Independent study hours | 49 |
| Date of course confirmation | 10/03/2021 |
| Responsible Unit | Instutute of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Engineering |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. arch., doc. Madara Markova |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| Landscape Sociology encompasses social and ecological systems associated with public open space, urban agriculture, the urban and peri-urban fringe, regional towns and rural landscape. Landscapes make visible the biophysical and social links between nature and culture, especially between natural resource management, conservation (biodiversity) and agricultural food systems. Landscape is a vernacular scene, the product of everyday practice. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| • Knowledge: about the regularities of society's structure, functioning, and development concerning the landscape. 1st and 2nd workshop.
• Skills: working with various sources of information, discussing the trends of society's development, and critically evaluating socio-economic processes in the context of landscape architecture specialty. 1st and 2nd workshop. • Competence: the ability to navigate in problem situations and make decisions using social knowledge in the professional activity of a landscape architect, to practically use the results of various studies. 1st and 2nd workshop. |
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| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| 1. Introduction. The concept of landscape sociology. (lecture 2h)
2. Topics to be solved in landscape sociology today. (lecture 2h) 3. Social processes. Methods. (lecture 2h) 4. Forming a survey in groups. (practical work 2h) 5. Rural studies. Survey in groups. (practical work 2h) 6. Collection of results and methods of presentation. (practical work 2h) 7. Collection of results and methods of presentation. (practical work 2h) 8. Presentation of results, interpretation, and application in landscape architecture practice. (practical work 2h) 9. Collection of survey results. (1st seminar 2h) 10. Sustainability and social processes in the landscape. (lecture 2h) 11. Urban sociology. (lecture 2h) 12. Urban sociology. (lecture 2h) 13. Rural sociology. (lecture 2h) 14. Researching small towns in Latvia. (lecture 2h) 15. Creating an essay, reflecting the current affairs of the industry. (2nd seminar 2h) 16. Presentation of results of group surveys, reflection, infographics (practical work 2h) Exam |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| Attendance at classes is not less than 75%. Submitted assessed works within the specified time. Works submitted after the specified time (unless there is a justifiable reason) will have their grade reduced in accordance with the assessment rules approved by the institute. In order to pass the study course, the study works must be positively graded. The form of assessment for the course is an exam. | |
| Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work | |
| 1st seminar – use data processing tools according to the situation and including theoretical insights.
2nd seminar – connecting the theoretical knowledge of landscape architecture with practical examples from around the world and Latvia, as well as interpretation of approaches and critical analysis. Exam – conducting a sociological survey with an appropriate method and/or methods, presenting the obtained results. |
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| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| Study course formal test assessment depends on seminar task assessment and study course practical work cumulative assessment. Practical work and seminar is evaluated according to task evaluating form. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Bell M. M., Ashwood L. L. An Invitation to Environmental Sociology. SAGE Publications, 2015. 512 p.
2. Bell S., Herlin I.S., Stiles R. Exploring the Boundaries of Landscape Architecture. Routledge, 2011. 344 p. 3. Ferguson J. S.usan Mapping the Social Landscape: Readings in Sociology. Mc Graw-Hill, 2012. 672 p. ISBN-10 : 0078026792 4. Mācību līdzeklis studiju priekšmetā Socioloģija LLU studentiem. A. Grīnfelde, D. Kaufmane, V. Korpa, L. Paula. Jelgava: LLU, 2007. 88 lpp. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. van Mansvelt J.D., van der Lubbe M.J. Checklist for Sustainable Landscape Management: Final Report of the EU Concerted Action AIR3-CT93-1210. Elsevier, 1998. 181 p.
2. Environmental Psychology. P. A. Bell et al. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publichers, 1996. Routledge, 2005. 3. Strautmanis I. Dialogs ar telpu. Rīga: Liesma, 1977. 136 lpp. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology. Online ISSN: 2044-8325
2. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology. ISSN: 0022-3514. 3. Latvijas Architektūra: arhitektūras, dizaina un vides apskats. ISSN 1407-4923. |
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| Notes | |
| Compulsory course in full-time studies of MVZF study program "Landscape Architecture and Planning" (Bachelor). The study course is also taught in English. | |