Course Schedule Green Infrastructure 2014

Pre-Seminar Activities

Assignment I: Concept Mapping of the Seminar Theme

• This assignment needs to be completed before the seminar starts
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October 21, 2014 / 6 pm CET / Adobe Connect Room

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• Sound-check for newcomers
• Instructions and invitation link will be send to registered participants

Lecture Series Part A and Student Activities

Assignment II: Concept Mapping of Seminar Topics

• Small groups develop concept maps of seminar lectures and topics discussed.
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Assignment III: Green Infrastructure Potential in your Environment

• Individual (or small group) development of local case study
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October 28, 20146 p, m CET

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• The European Dimension of Green Infrastructure, lecture and discussion with Gorm Dige|European Environment Agency

November 4, 2014, 6 pm CET

• Green Infrastructure: concepts, perceptions and its use in planning lecture and discussion with Dr. Ian Mell|University of Liverpool|UK

November 11, 2014, 6 pm CET

• Green infrastructure and the integration of stormwater, recreation, habitat and utilities. The case of Stapleton, Colorado lecture and discussion with Gary Austin|University of Idaho|US

November 18, 2014, 6 pm CET

• Challenges for green infrastructure in Latin America: The case of Sao Paulo Lecture and discussion with Prof. Dr. Paulo Pellegrino|University of Sao Paulo|Brazil
• Green infrastructure and Wildlife connectivity Lecture and discussion with Lara Nunes, research fellow at the General Directorate for Territorial Development|PT

November 25, 2014, 6 pm CET

• Estimating the benefits of green infrastructure – The green infrastructure valuation toolkit Lecture and discussion with Paul Nolan|The Mersey Forest Team|UK

December 02, 2014, 6 pm CET

• Presentation of student case studies in parallel sessions

Lecture Series Part B and Student Activities

Assignment IV: Collaborative Design

• Small student groups work collaboratively on a green infrastructure concept
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December 9, 2014, 6 pm CET

• The role of landscape architecture in green infrastructure planning – a European perspective lecture with Maria Beatrice Andreucci|La Sapienza|Rome and roundtable discussion with IFLA-Europe representatives: Tony Williams, Andrei Condoros, Fritz Auweck et al

December 16, 2014, 6 pm CET

• Challenges for green infrastructure in the Middle East context Lecture and discussion with Dr. Elissa Rosenberg|Technion|Israel

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17.12.2014 - 05.01.2015 Holiday Break

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January 6, 2015, 6 pm CET

• The New London Landscape Project lecture and discussion with Paul Lincoln|Landscape Institute|London

January 13, 2015, 6 pm CET

• Translating Green infrastructure to the site – the role of green roofs and façades Lecture and discussion with Nicole Pfoser|Visiting Professor at HfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen|DE

January 20, 2015, 6 pm CET

• Green infrastructure and governance lecture and discussion with Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch|SLU Alnarp|Sweden

• Green infrastructure and disaster prevention – the role of microdrainage lecture and discussion with landscape architect Peter Coombs|xp solutions|UK

Assignment V: Post-seminar Concept Mapping

• Students rework the initial concept map in the seminar theme
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January 27, 2015, 6 pm CET

• Presentation of student results

February 3, 2015, 6 pm CET

• Presentation of student results