LNAK10081U Nature Perception - Theories and Methods for Investigation
MSc Programme in Nature Management
MSc Programme in Agriculture
MSc Programme in Landscape Architecture
MSc Programme in Environmental Science
Nature Perception is a problem and knowledge based course. The course explores people’s visions, ideas and values about nature and landscape. Visions, ideas and values of e.g. full time farmers, hobby farmers, foresters, biologists and visitors to the countryside might serve as examples of different and often conflicting interests in the same areas. In lectures the students will be introduced to different methods, approaches and frameworks for analyses of perceptions of nature, i.e. visions, concepts, images or views of nature. We will study frameworks from environmental psychology, anthropology, sociology, environmental ethics, human geography, and landscape research. Concepts such as rewilding; value orientations; environmental framing; social representations; eco-strategies; place attachment; myth of nature; faking nature; human-nature relationships; and cultural ecosystem services are addressed. Further, values of selected groups of people will be presented and discussed. Based on introductory lectures the use of different frameworks for investigations of perceptions of nature will be exercised.
The course has two overall goals: to make the students aware of
their personal biases in relation to landscape values; and to
enable them to identify, analyze and compare the meanings of nature
of different stakeholders in order to generate appropriate
solutions to problems and/or conflicts in the countryside.
Knowledge: Present examples of different theories and methodologies
for analyzing meanings of nature and describe and compare their
content
Skills: Ability to select and use methods and theories for analyses
and comparison of nature perception in concrete cases.
Competences: Ability to present and discuss similarities and
differences of nature perception based on theories and
empery.
Litterature will be accessible from KUnet. Includes:
Elliot, R. 1995. Faking Nature. In Elliot, R. (ed) Environmental ethics. Oxford University Press, pp 76-88. Gamborg, C & Gjerris, M. 2009, ' The price of
responsibility: ethical perspectives '. In: M Gjerris, C
Gamborg, JE Olesen & J Wolf (red), Earth on fire: climate
change from a philosophical and ethical perspective. Alfa,
Copenhagen, s. 89-113
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Meinig, D.W. (1979): The Beholding Eye. "Ten versions of the Same Scene" in Meinig, D.W. (ed.) (1979): The Interpretation of Ordinary Landscape. Geographical essays, Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, pp. 33-48. Plieninger et al 2013. Assessing, mapping, and quantifying cultural ecosystem services at community level. Land Use Policy 33, 118-129 Sandell, K. 2007. A Conceptual Framework of Ecostrategies. Paper presented on 2nd Nordic Geographers Meeting in Bergen, Norway, June 15-17, 2007, pp.1-18. Teel, T.L.; Manfredo, M.J.; Jensen, F.S.; Buijs, A.E.; Fischer, A.; Riepe, C.; Arlinghaus, R.; Jacobs, M.H. (2010). Understanding the cognitive basis for human-wildlife relationships as a key to successful protected-area management. International Journal of Sociology 40/3, pp. 104 – 123. Williams, Daniel R. (2008). Pluralities of place: A user′s guide to place concepts, theories, and philosophies in natural resource management. In: Kruger, Linda. E.; Hall, Troy E.; Stiefel, Maria C., tech. eds. Understanding concepts of place in recreation research and management. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-744. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. p. 7-30 |
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 1
- Excursions
- 12
- Guidance
- 1
- Lectures
- 40
- Preparation
- 125
- Project work
- 12
- Theory exercises
- 15
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentOral examination, 25 minutesAn individual written synopsis on a self-selected case is handed in before the oral exam.
The written synopsis is elaborated by the student in an oral presentation (10 minutes), followed by a discussion (15 minutes).
Weight: Written synopsis 30%, oral examination 70%. - Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Re-exam
An individual written synopsis on a self-selected case is handed in before the oral exam.
The written synopsis is elaborated by the student in an oral presentation (10 minutes), followed by a discussion (15 minutes).
Weight: Written synopsis 30%, oral examination 70%.
Criteria for exam assesment
The assessment is based on the intended learning outcomes and syllabus
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- LNAK10081U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 2
- Schedule
- C
- Course capacity
- 40 students (1 class of 40).
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Geosciences and Management
Contracting department
- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management
Course responsibles
- Anton Stahl Olafsson (4-71837f7c5079777e3e7b853e747b)
Lecturers
Anton Stahl Olafsson, Sandra Gentin and more