Suggested Course Schedule
Landscape Architecture

Course Description

The practice of landscape architecture is intertwined with increasing complexity of physical and social processes in the urban environment. Thus, not only site-scale design issues but also broader processes that shape urban forms should be addressed. The course schedule suggested here is intended to provide upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students in landscape architecture program with essential knowledge base on broader landscape planning processes largely from the perspective of physical and environmental issues. The underlying goals of this course are to improve students' abilities to read places in regional context and to provide analytical skills based on comprehensive understanding of natural and socio-cultural processes. The course is mainly based on the readings and discussion in class, but instructors can also incorporate field trips, studio projects, or any types of class activities, depending upon their class objectives and preferences.

Theory and Practice in Landscape Planning (15 weeks for a Semester)

week 1
Introduction

Overview of Syllabus

week 2
Theory in Landscape

• Steiner, F. and Butler, K. 2006. Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition, John Wiley & Sons. See, in particular, "Part 4. Places and Placemaking."  
• Jacobs, J. 1961. The Death and Life of Great American Cities. New York: Random House.
• Geddes, Patrick. 1915. Cities in Evolution: An Introduction to Town Planning and to the Study of Cities. London: Williams & Norgate.
• Lynch, K. 1981. Good City Form. Cambridge, MA. MIT Press.
• Murphy, M.D., Long Grove. 2005. Landscape Architecture Theory. Illinois: Waveland Press.
• Steiner, Frederick. 2002. Human Ecology: Following Nature's Lead. Washington, DC: Island Press.
• Ndubisi, Forster. 2002. Ecological Planning: A Historical and Comparative Synthesis. The Johns Hopkins University Press.

Assign Individual Study for the 5^th Week

week 3
Land Development & Urban Growth

• Steiner, F. and Butler, K. 2006. Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition, John Wiley & Sons. See, in particular, the topics of "Building Types," "Development Types," "Growth Management" in "Part 3. Places and Placemaking."  
• Nelson, Arthur C., and James B. Duncan, with Clancy J. Mullen and Kirk R. Bishop. 1995. Growth Management Principles and Practices: Chicago: American Planning Association.
• UN Development Programme, UNEP, World Bank, World Resources Institute. World Resources 2000-2001: People and Ecosystems, the Fraying Web of Life. Washington, D.C.: World Resources Institute, pp.3-51.

week 4
Urban Development and Landscape Planning

• Steiner, F. and Butler, K. 2006. Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition, John Wiley & Sons. See, in particular, the topics of "Plan Making" and "Types of Plans" in "Part 1. Plans and Plan Making."  
• Arendt, Randall G. 1996. Conservation Design for Subdivisions: A Practical Guide to Creating Open Sapce Networks. Washington, DC: Island Press.
• Lynch, Kevin, and Gary Hack, 1984. Site Planning. 3^rd ed. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

week 5
Students' Presentations on Theories in Urban Planning

(This individual presentation will provide students with comprehensive understanding of urban planning theories and its relations with landscape architecture)

week 6
Environmental Issues in Landscape Planning

• Steiner, F. and Butler, K. 2006. Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition, John Wiley & Sons. See, in particular, "Part 2. Environmental Planning and Management" and the topic of "Impact Assessment" in "Part 5. Analysis Techniques."  
• Marsh, W. M. 1998. Landscape Planning: Environmental applications. 3^rd edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
• Steiner, F. 1991. The Living Landscape. New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Randolph, John. 2004. Environmental Land Use Planning and Management. Island Press.

Assign Case Study Works for the 9^th Week

week 7
Social Issues in Landscape Planning

• Steiner, F. and Butler, K. 2006. Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition, John Wiley & Sons. See, in particular, the topics of "Transportation" and "Utilities" in "Part 3. Structures" and "Part 6. Implementation Techniques."  
• Dittmar, Hank, and Gloria Ohland (eds). 2004. The New Transit Town: Best Practices in Transit-Oriented Development. Washington D.C.: Island Press.
• Blaesser, Brian W., and Alan C. Weinstein (eds). 1989. Land Use and the Constitution: Principles for Planning Practices. Chicago: Planners Press.

week 8
Natural Resources and Open Space Preservation

• Steiner, F. and Butler, K. 2006. Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition, John Wiley & Sons. See, in particular, the topics of "Parks and Open Space" and "Farming and Forestry" in "Part 3. Structures" the topic of "Preservation, Conservation, and Reuse in "Part 6. Implementation Techniques."  
• Aplet, Gregory H., Nels Johnson, Jeffrey T. Olson, and V. Alaric Sample (eds). 1993. Defining Sustainable Forestry. Washington, DC: Island Press.
• Flink, Charles, and Robert Searns, 1993. Greenways: A Guide to Planning. Design and Development. Washington, DC: Island Press.
• Garvin, Alexander, 2000. Parks, Recreation, and Open Space: A Twenty-First Century Agenda. Planning Advisory Service Report No. 497/498. Chicago: American Planning Association.
• Daniels, Tom. 1997. Holding our Ground: Protecting America's Farms and Farmland. Washington, DC: Island Press.
• IUCN World Park Congress Website: http://www.iucn.org/themes/wcpa/wpc2003/index.htm

week 9
Case Study Presentation on Landscape Planning and Design

(Students present their analyses and critiques on a particular output or process in any landscape planning and design project)

week 10
Sustainable Development and Landscape Planning and Design

• Steiner, F. and Butler, K. 2006. Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition, John Wiley & Sons. See, in particular, "Part 2. Environmental Planning and Management," "Part 4. Places and Planmaking," and "Part 6. Implementation Techniques."  
• World Commission on Environment and Development. 1987. Our Common Future. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Sitarz, Daniel (ed.). 1993. Agenda 21: The Earth Summit Strategy to Save Our Planet. Boulder, CO: Earthpress.
• Krizek, Kevin J., and Joe Power, 1996. "A Planners Guide to Sustainable Development." PAS Report 467. Chicago: American Planning Association.
• Wheeler, Stephen, M., and Timothy Beately. (eds.) 2004. Sustainable Urban Development Reader. London: Routledge.
• Lyle, J.T. 1994. Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development.
• Sustainable Cities Principles: http://www.unep.or.jp/ietc/Publications/Insight/Jun-02/3.asp

Assign Final Group Project for the 15^th Week

week 11
Landscape Planning and Design Process

• Steiner, F. and Butler, K. 2006. Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition, John Wiley & Sons. See, in particular, "Part 1. Plans and Plan Making," "Part 2. Environmental Planning and Management," and "Part 4. Places and Placemaking."  
• McHarg, I. L. 1969. Design with Nature. Garden City, NY: Doublday / Natural History Press.
• Marsh, W. M. 1998. Landscape Planning: Environmental applications. 3^rd edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
• Steiner, F. 1991. The Living Landscape. New York: McGraw-Hill
• Spirn, Ann. W. 1984. The Granite Garden: Urban Nature and Human Design.
• Dramstad, W. E., Olson, and R. Forman. 1996. Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land-Use Planning. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

week 12
Landscape Analysis Techniques

• Steiner, F. and Butler, K. 2006. Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition, John Wiley & Sons. See, in particular, "Part 5. Analysis Techniques."  
• McHarg, I. L. 1969. Design with Nature. Garden City, NY: Doublday / Natural History Press.
• Klosterman, Richard E. 1990. Community Analysis and Planning Techniques. Savage, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
• Glasson, John, Riki Therivel, and Andrew Chandwick. 1999. Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment: Principles, Procedures, Process, Practice, and Prospects. London: Taylor and Francis.

week 13
Techniques for Visual Communication

• Steiner, F. and Butler, K. 2006. Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition, John Wiley & Sons. See, in particular, the topics of "Mapping" and "Visualization" in "Part 5. Analysis Techniques."  
• Snyder, Ken, and Julie Herman. November 2003. "Visualization Tools to Improve Community Decision Making." PAS Memo. Chicago: American Planning Association.
• Brail, Richard (ed.). June 2001. Planning Support Systems: Intergrating Geographic Information Systems, Models, and Visualization Tools. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Center for Urban Policy Research and ESRI Press.
• Bier, David. July 1997. "Planning with Satellite Remote Sensing." PAS Memo. Chicago: American Planning Association.
• Jensen, J.R. 1996. Introductory Digital Image Processing: A Remote Sensing Perspective, 2^nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
• Environmental Simulation Center: www.simcenter.org
• PlaceMatters.com

week 14
Ethics in Landscape Planning

• Steiner, F. and Butler, K. 2006. Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition, John Wiley & Sons. See, in particular, the topic of "Participation" in "Part 1. Plans and Plan Making."  
• Leopold, A. 1949. A Sand County Almanac. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Beatley, Timothy. 1994. Ethical Land Use: Principles of Policy and Planning. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.

week 15
Final Group Project Presentation

(Each group provides their comprehensive analysis of a case project in landscape planning or design in local community, and proposes their creative ideas on how to improve the practice of landscape planning)