| Course ID: | LAND 6390. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. |
| Course Title: | Ecological Landscape Restoration |
Course
Description: | Principles and techniques associated with the enhancement and
restoration of degraded landscapes within an aesthetic
framework. Case studies focus on stream and wetland systems in
southeastern United States. Field trips allow participants to
observe and critically analyze projects at the site scale. |
| Oasis Title: | Ecol Landscape Restoration |
| Nontraditional Format: | One credit for regular participation in weekly seminar. One
additional credit for development and presentation of a team
project. |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1 Learning Outcome: Summarize and justify ecological benefit of enhancement or
restoration case studies of grassland, savanna, forest, stream, and wetland areas
Measurement: Applied project
2 Learning Outcome: Explain principles of landscape restoration and techniques of
restoration design
Measurement: Applied project
3 Learning Outcome: Recognize and describe the aesthetic values that contribute to
ecological design
Measurement: Applied project
4 Learning Outcome: Read the landscape to classify and explain ecological functions
Measurement: Applied project
5 Learning Outcome: Prioritize interventions to improve ecological function
Measurement: Applied project
6 Learning Outcome: Combine the art of landscape restoration and human dimensions
to underpin designs for project sites
Measurement: Applied project
Skills, Knowledge, Values
To gain a basic understanding of principles and techniques of landscape restoration
and enhancement at the site scale.
To relate and balance ecological processes with the art of landscape restoration.
To understand landscape trajectories and critically analyze associated restoration
and enhancement success criteria.
To understand the site inventory, analyses, design, and mechanics of implementing
stream and wetland restoration and enhancement projects.
To become familiar with selected case studies in grassland, savanna, forest, stream,
and wetland restorations.
To understand adaptive management and associated management practices. |
| Topical Outline: | Course Introduction
Reading the Landscape
Landscape Restoration
Urban Ecology
Green Infrastructure
Low Impact Development
Ecosystem Engineering
Meadow Restoration
Stream Enhancement
Stream Restoration
Aesthetics
Wildlife Considerations
Research Project
Review and Final Project |