Course Schedule International Perspectives Planting Design 2013

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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 23, 2012 / 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: Images of Nature in your Environment

• Individual (or small group) development of local case study
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October 30, 2013 / 6 pm CET / Adobe Connect Room

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• Reflections on Nature Perception, lecture and discussion with Prof. Dr. Dr. Olaf Kühne|HSWT|DE

November 6, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Perspectives from the Netherland lecture and discussion with Jan van Marrienboer and Jeroen de Vries|lecturers at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands

November 13, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Perspectives from the United States lecture and discussion with Dr. MaryCarol Hunter|University of Michigan, USA

• Perspectives from Israel lecture and discussion with Heike Kaiser (MSc)|landscape architect at Braudo-Maoz, Tel Aviv

November 20, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Perspectives from Germany Lecture and discussion with Prof. Dr. Swantje Duthweiler|HSWT|Germany
• The concept of nativeness in the United States Lecture and discussion with Dr. Kristin Faurest|Artemisia Landscape Design|Budapest, Hungary

November 27, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Perspectives from Portugal - Aesthetics of Natural Succession Lecture and discussion with Paulo Farinha Marques|University of Porto|Portugal

• Perspectives from Serbia and Greece Lecture and discussion with the Vita Verde Group

December 06, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Presentation of student case studies in parallel sessions

Lecture Series Part B and Student Activities

===Assignment IV: Collaborative Planting Design ==='

• Small student groups work collaboratively on an planting design concept
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December 11, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Perspectives from Germany: Images of nature in bioengineering projects Lecture and discussion with Dr. Volker Seidel|Ökon Vegetationstechnik|European Soil and Water Engineering Group

December 18, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Perspectives from Italy: Images of nature and green infrastructure concepts Lecture and discussion with Beatrice Andreucci|University La Sapienza|Rome, Italy

* 19.12.2013 - 07.01.2014 Holiday Break

Part C: Mitigation and Adaptation on Local Scale

December 11, 2012, 6 pm CET

• Climate change scenarios for the city of Mombasa Lecture by Cynthia Awuor|Kenia
  • Recording 'Adaption to Climate Change in Mombasa'
• Green Infrastructure Projects for Rio de Janeiro Lecture by Pierre-André Martin|Brazil
  • Recording 'Designing Green Infrastructure for Brazilian Cities'

December 18, 2012, 6 pm CET

• Adaptation responses by sqatters and low-income tenants in Bangladesh Lecture by Dr. Manoj Roy|CLIMURB Project
  • Recording 'Adaptation responses by sqatters and low-income tenants in Bangladesh'

January 8, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Don Quixote, Sancho Panza and the Landscape Architect: Exploring Alternative Energy Landscapes Lecture by Dr. Sven Stremke|WUR Wageningen, NL
  • Presentation slides

• Engaging Communities on Climate Change with Visual Learning Tools Lecture by professor Stephen Sheppard
  • Recording 'Engaging Communities on Climate Change with Visual Learning Tools'
• Energy Landscapes and Social Acceptability Lecture by Dr. Olaf Schroth, University of Sheffield
  • Recording 'Energy Landscapes and Social Acceptability'

January 15, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Designing Urban Climate Lecture by Dr. Sanda Lenzholzer|WUR Wageningen, NL
  • Recording 'Designing Urban Climate'

January 22, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Working with climate change through ecologically resilient planting design Lecture by Dr. MaryCarol Hunter|University of Michigan, USA
  • Recording 'Working with climate change through ecologically resilient planting design'

Assignment IV: Post-seminar concept mapping

• Students rework the initial concept map in the seminar theme
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January 29, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Presentation of Student results

February 4, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Presentation of Student results