Landscape Analysis and Interpretation

Code:

AP1004

Acronym:

AP1004

Level:

100

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Landscape Architecture

Instance: 2023/2024 - 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	40	Official Study Plan	1	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Develop knowledge about fundamental concepts of landscape and associated dynamics as well the capacity to describe and assess its units and components in the context of change/evolution.

Learning outcomes and competences

Ability to produce analytical and synthetical landscape representations such as: thematic maps, models, photos, visual simulations and other multimedia elements.

Working method

Presencial

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

-

Program

1. Landscape concepts


2. Main landscape typologies: natural; humanized; historic-cultural; production oriented; conservation oriented; recreation/ turism oriented; agriculture, forestry, cattle breeding; urban, peri-urban and industrial.


3. Landscape components


4. Landscape units


5. The genesis of the portuguese landscape


6. The value of landscape: ecologic, economic, social, aesthetic and heritage.


7. The public interest and landscape status: European Landscape Convention, protected sites.


8. Landscape characterization and assessment methods. 


9. Landscape analysis and interpretation exercises, at different scales.

Mandatory literature

Ilídio Alves de Araújo ; Arquitectura Paisagista ou a Organização do Espaço nas Paisagens - Volume I Problemas de economia, arquitetura e gestão das paisagens humanizadas, Edições Afrontamento, 2022
Brown, R. ; Landscape Assessment for Planning and Design: Seeing the Landscape Again for the First Time, Saarbrücken: Vdm Verlag , 2008
Bell, S.; Landscape: Pattern, Perception and Process, Routlege, 2012
Portugal, o Mediterrâneo e o Atlântico ; Ribeiro, O. , Lisboa: Sá da Costa, 1986
Geografia de Portugal. O Ritmo Climático e a Paisagem, Vol. II. ; Ribeiro, O. , Lisboa: Sá da Costa., 1988

Complementary Bibliography

Landscape Institute; Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA), Routledge, 2013

Teaching methods and learning activities

1. Theoretical sessions: oral presentation of contents illustrated with landscape images; critical reflection and debate.


2. Fieldtrips: in situ landscape analysis and interpretation.


3. Practical sessions: landscape analysis and synthesis exercises through drawings and multimedia.

Software

Adobe Photoshop

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

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

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	91,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho de campo	15,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend all the assessment sessions and fieldtrips

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade = studio work (100%)

Examinations or Special Assignments

-

Internship work/project

-

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The assessment of students with special status is based on the same criteria applied to other students, complying with the delivery dates stipulated in the FCUP/UP regulations and calendar.

Classification improvement

-