NIGK15031U Urban Forestry, Urban Greening
MSc Programme in Landscape Architecture
This course challenges students to shift perspectives from the
spatial to the political. In this regard Urban Forestry Urban
Greening is a problem- and knowledge-based course drawing on
relevant urban green space governance cases from the Danish and
international context . The course explores international
literature and Danish cases as an introduction to
the planning, management and governance of public urban
green spaces. The course provides an
in-depth perspective on the following topics:
- The concept of Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (UFUG)
approach, definitions etc.
- History, background, developments and current status of UFUG
resources in Europe
- Strategic management of the urban green resource
- Benefits, values and uses of urban green areas (ecological,
economic, social, cultural, human health etc.)
- UFUG policies, planning legislation and regulations in urban
areas
- Development of tools for strategic management (tree inventories,
tree appraisal, marketing strategies, biodiversity indicators etc.)
- Different actors, stakeholders and professions involved
- Organisation in relation to maintenance operations (public -
private / private - private partnerships)
- Public participation
The main objective of the course is to provide a theoretical
introduction to the governance (planning, maintenance, management
and steering of decision making processes ) of public urban
green spaces from a strategic point of view, and to provide
training in developing an urban green space management plan. These
course objectives are supported through case-based group work
resulting in a written management report at the end of the block.
The course is integrated in the Master program in Landscape
Architecture, as an introduction to the Green Space Management
specialisation.
After completing the course the student should be able to:
Knowledge:
- Describe relevant theories related to the combination of
public administration and strategic green space management and
governance.
-Describe, using relevant models, the actors and aspects involved
in urban green space management and governance, and specifically
explain the role of a public manager within a basic democratic
system.
- Reflect about the different user groups, their wishes and needs,
and possible conflicts between different user groups.
-Describe the different organizational levels in a typical green
space management organization, including the roles of the different
parts of the organization.
-Summarize the various benefits of urban green space.
-Mention a number of tools that can be used to aid long term
(strategic) management of urban green spaces.
-List the most important methods of public participation and
reflect upon their suitability in different situations.
- Describe in detail how a strategic Green Space Management Plan
may be structured, and developed.
Skills:
- Read and analyze peer-reviewed scientific publications
- Make oral presentations of preformed analyses, developed visions
and planned actions
- Structure reports and presentations in a correct manner
- Select and asses relevant information for the course project
- Discuss central tools, their scope and values in relation to
green space management.
- Discuss the most important urban green space benefits in detail.
- Develop a Green Space Management Plan, including both short and
long term visions and related means to fulfill the plan.
Competences:
-Work independently
-Cooperate effectively in a multidisciplinary and multicultural
group with a common project
-Apply the course theory to related subjects and/or to different
work situations, e.g. in other countries
Main literature will be:
C.C. Konijnendijk, Nilsson, K., T.B. Randrup & J. Schipperijn
(2005) (eds.) Urban Forestry in Europe. A reference textbook.
Springer Verlag, Germany.
Selected chapters from this book will be provided to the students.
Further literature, based primarily on international peer-reviewed
papers, will be compiled and referred to.
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 5
- Excursions
- 20
- Guidance
- 16
- Lectures
- 40
- Preparation
- 131
- Project work
- 160
- Theory exercises
- 40
- Total
- 412
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- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Oral examination, 20 minutesOral exam, with use of all materials allowed. Question to be drawn prior to exam, followed by 20 minutes of preparation time.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Re-exam
Oral exam 20 minuttes, with use of all materials allowed. Question to be drawn prior to exam, followed by 20 minutes of preparation time.
Criteria for exam assesment
Please see learning outcome.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NIGK15031U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 2
- Schedule
- A And 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
- Natalie Marie Gulsrud (nagu@ign.ku.dk)
Lecturers
Natalie Gulsrud
Christian P. Kjøller