| Course title | Landscaping |
| Course code | MežZ2026 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 2.25 |
| Total Hours in Course | 60.75 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 16 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 4 |
| Number of hours for laboratory classes | 4 |
| Independent study hours | 36 |
| Date of course confirmation | 08/11/2011 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Forest Management |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. silv., Ilze Jankovska |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| 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. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Konijnendijk C., Nilsson K., Randrup T.B., Schipperijn J., Urban Forests and Trees, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005. | |