Course title | Landscape Cognition |
Course code | ArhiD016 |
Credit points (ECTS) | 6 |
Total Hours in Course | 162 |
Number of hours for lectures | 16 |
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 26 |
Independent study hours | 120 |
Date of course confirmation | 21/10/2014 |
Responsible Unit | Institute of Civil Engineering and Wood Processing |
Course developers | |
Dr. arch., prof. Natalija Ņitavska Dr. arch., prof. Daiga Skujāne |
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There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
Course abstract | |
The course is intended for doctoral students of BOVA university network. The general aim of the course is to bring together PhD students from different disciplines - landscape architecture and planning, forest sience, agriculture, tourism, environmental science, geography, etc. to highline the importance of cognitive aspects in different research fields related to the landscape research. Cognitive aspects play important role in landscape assessment. It covers specific ways of human perception through memories, experience, senses, understanding of the place etc. | |
Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
• Enhanced knowledge on landscape cognition methods and approaches.
• Improved skills in discussion making and work in multidisciplinary groups, elaborating a scientific article. • Competence of the role of cognitive aspects in research fields related to the landscape assessment. |
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Compulsory reading | |
1. Bell S. Landscape: Pattern, Perception and Process. Taylor and Francis, 1999. 352 p. Elektroniski pieejams 2012.g. izd – www.books.google.com
2. Hemenway P. The Secret Code. The mysterious formula that rules art, nature, and science. Köln: EVERGREEN, 2008. 203 p. 3. Thompson I.H. Ecology, Community and Delight. London: E&FN Spon, 2000. 201 p. 4. Farina A. Ecology, Cognition and Landscape: Linking Natural and Social Systems. London: Springer, 2009. 161 p. |
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Further reading | |
1. Multifunctional Landscapes: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Landscape Research and Management. Conference material. J. Brandt, B. Tress G. (ed.). Roskilde: Centre for Landscape Research, 2000. 264 p. 2. Palmer J. Research Agenda for Landscape Perception [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 15.10.2014.]. Pieejams: http://www.kolleg.loel.hs-anhalt.de/studiengaenge/mla/mla_fl/conf/pdf/conf2003/52palmer.pdf | |
Periodicals and other sources | |
1. Landscape Research.[tiešsaiste] Journal of the Landscape Research Group Online ISSN 1469-9710. [skatīts 14.03.2014]. Pieejams: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/clar20/current 2. Journal of Landscape Architecture (Jola). [tiešsaiste] : European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (ECLAS). Online ISSN 2164-604X . [skatīts 14.03.2014]. Pieejams: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rjla20#.UyLmzejiW70 |