Maintenance Techniques Applied to (Landscape Arquiteture) Project

Code:

AP2011

Acronym:

AP2011

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Landscape Architecture

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Plannings
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Landscape Architecture

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:AP	34	Official Study Plan	2	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

It is intended that students are able to apply the acquired technical knowledge to landscape architecture practice in any professional environment: design, installation, inspection, maintenance, and management of green spaces.

Learning outcomes and competences

General Competences: 1) Capacity to relate maintenance levels with types of urban green spaces; 2) Carrying out Calendars, Plants, and Maintenance Plans.

Specific competences:

Trees and shrubs 1) control the reference techniques for the installation of ornamental plants; 2) identify and address the main constraints for trees in the urban environment; 3) recognize the importance of proper training of ornamental plants; 4) recognize the main pests and diseases of ornamental plants and how to treat them; 5) use available technology for inventory and management of trees in cities.

Meadows and lawns 1) identify and characterize the main grass species prescribing them properly; 2) use the reference techniques to install various meadows and lawns.

Sustainable water management in Urban Green Spaces Irrigation systems 1) understand the rudiments of drainage and hydraulics; 2) know the main types of equipment used in automatic irrigation systems; 3) master water conservation techniques and the basic tools for irrigation projects in green spaces.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Previous knowledge of pedology and hydrology, plant ecophysiology, and  Landscape Architect Project I e II.

Program

Trees and shrubs 1. Planting, installing, and maintaining evergreen shrubs and ornamental trees; 2. Tree health: signs and symptoms; diseases of street trees and garden trees; 3. Tree Diagnosis in the urban environment: the Visual Tree Assessment method (VTA); diagnosis supporting tools, tree risk assessment, the CODIT model; 4. Tree management in urban space: Databases and Geographic Information Systems.

Meadows and lawns 1. Characterization of the main grass and alternative species: morphology and growth; climate adaptation, 2. The environment of lawns: atmospheric, edaphic, and biotic; 3. Meadows and lawns installation: soil preparation, aftercare facility; 4. Cultural operations: main cultural techniques (cutting, fertilization, irrigation) and others (scrolling, top dressing).

Sustainable Management of Water 1. Watering systems: implementation and automation; 2. Water Conservation: identification of the main problems, techniques for reducing consumption, and waste of water.

Mandatory literature

Christians Nick Edward 1949-; Fundamentals of turfgrass management. ISBN: 1-57504-051-4
Harris Richard Wilson 1920-; Arboriculture. ISBN: 9780130888822
Rakow Donald Andrew, 1951- 220; Public garden management. ISBN: 9780470532133
Antoni Falcón; Espacios verdes para una ciudad sostenible, 2010. ISBN: 978-8425221378

Complementary Bibliography

Shigo Alex L. 1930-; Arboricultura moderna
Michau Emmanuel; A poda das árvores ornamentais. ISBN: 978-972-95951-4-1
Larry E. Keesen; The Complete Irrigation Workbook: Design, Installation, Maintenance and Water Management, 2013. ISBN:  978-1482778250
Watkins John 340; The management & maintenance of historic parks, gardens & landscapes. ISBN: 9780711224391

Teaching methods and learning activities

The adopted methodology combines the lecture method with discussing the main themes, its applications in everyday life, and analysis of case studies focusing on examples of good and bad practices considered relevant.

Learning focuses on the applied component, so several activities take place in the garden involving the execution of gardening tasks.

keywords

Technological sciences > Architecture > Landscape architecture
Natural sciences > Biological sciences > Botany > Gardening
Natural sciences > Environmental science > Water science > Integrated management of water
Natural sciences > Agrarian Sciences > Phytothechny > Arboriculture

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	70,00
Teste	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	49,00
Trabalho escrito	38,00
Trabalho laboratorial	48,00
Total:	135,00

Eligibility for exams

1. Attendance: mandatory presence at 75% of practical classes.

2. Fulfillment of all the evaluation moments:

2.1 Presentation of the work of interpretation and synthesis of publications of technical and scientific nature about maintenance of urban green spaces (group)(15%)

2.2 Theoretical Test (individual) (30%)

2.3 Delivery and presentation of a Maintenance Plan for an urban green space (Park or Garden) (group) (55%)

Calculation formula of final grade

FINAL RATING =   Theoretical test *0.3 + Pratical exercises*0,7

Observations

* the final mark will be weighted according to the effort spent in the preparation and presentation of the work and the participation and presence of students in class.
The students will make a self-evaluation to be considered in the final grade.
There may be different marks between elements of the same group according to the individual effort in elaborating the work and the performance in the presentation.

The non-attendance or non-delivery of any evaluation element will result in the impossibility of passing the curricular unit.

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