Creating a geodesign syllabus for landscape architecture in Denmark

Aleksander Andrzej Stysiak, Søren Zebitz Nielsen, Richard Hare, Hans Skov-Petersen

Abstract

Geodesign provides a conceptual framework through which to understand relationships between geoscience and design. This article takes its point of departure from the merger of the Departments of Geography and Geology and Forest, Landscape and Planning at the University of Copenhagen, and the subsequent approach taken to Geodesign as a means to realise potentials within the new academic structure. The aim is to address specifically how an ongoing process of transforming the Landscape Architecture program has begun to integrate GIScience in a new way that fosters integration within and between disciplines. The approach to Geodesign will therefore be discussed in terms of cross disciplinary dialogue and curriculum development. Emphasis will be placed on the results of the Geodesign Conference held at UCPH in November 2014 at which practitioners and academics came together to present extensive experiences and understandings of Geodesign. The conference was also the forum for discussion of the challenges and opportunities offered by Geodesign in the context of teaching.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGeo-design : advances in bridging geo-information technology, urban planning and landscape architecture
EditorsSteffen Nijhuis, Sisi Zlatanova, Eduardo Dias, Frank van der Hoeven, Stefan van der Spek
Number of pages18
Volume4
Place of PublicationDelft
PublisherTU Delft
Publication date26 Jan 2016
Pages229-246
ISBN (Print)1875-0192
ISBN (Electronic)1879-8217
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Jan 2016
SeriesResearch in Urbanism Series
Volume4
ISSN1875-0192

Keywords

  • Faculty of Science
  • Geodesign
  • GIScience
  • Landscape Architecture
  • BSc education
  • University of Copenhagen

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