Landscape Ecology Fundamentals
Learn theory, methods, and tools to understand landscapes and solve environmental problems in this 14-week course.
Learn theory, methods, and tools to understand landscapes and solve environmental problems in this 14-week course.
Explore the fascinating world of Landscape Ecology in this comprehensive 14-week course. Discover how landscapes evolve, function, and shape our environment. You'll learn cutting-edge methods to analyze and solve real-world landscape issues, from ecosystem services valuation to urban ecology. This interdisciplinary course blends natural and social sciences, equipping you with practical skills in GIS, remote sensing, and statistical analysis with R. Led by expert professors, you'll examine diverse case studies worldwide, gaining insights into landscape perception, land ethics, and conservation. Whether you're a land manager, planner, or environmental enthusiast, this course offers valuable tools to understand and shape landscapes for future societies.
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What you'll learn
Understand the fundamental concepts and definitions of Landscape Ecology
Learn quantitative methods for landscape assessment and modelling
Explore the use of landscape metrics and remote sensing in environmental analysis
Develop skills in statistical analysis using R and spatial data manipulation with GIS
Study landscape perception theories and their application in land management
Examine the ecosystem services paradigm and methods for landscape valuation
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There are 3 modules in this course
This comprehensive course in Landscape Ecology covers a wide range of topics, bridging natural and social sciences. The curriculum is divided into three main units: Landscape Ecology Foundations, Land System Modelling, and Landscape and Society. Students will learn about the forces shaping landscapes, quantitative landscape assessments, and modelling techniques. The course delves into practical applications of landscape metrics, remote sensing, and GIS. It also explores socio-economic aspects of landscape science, including landscape perception, ecosystem services valuation, and urban ecology. Throughout the course, students will engage with real-world case studies from various global contexts, such as oil exploration impacts on plant conservation, transport infrastructure effects on wildlife habitats, and urban ecology in Bangalore. The course emphasizes hands-on skills, including statistical analysis with R and working with spatial data in GIS.
Landscape Ecology Foundations
Module 1
Land System Modelling
Module 2
Landscape and Society
Module 3
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Expert in Land Systems Science and Landscape Ecology
Simona R. Gradinaru is a Land System Scientist at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), where she studies urban and peri-urban landscapes as socio-ecological systems. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Bucharest in 2015, where she later led two postdoctoral projects focused on integrating food provision in urban policies. Her research journey includes a Fulbright Scholarship at Michigan State University in 2018, studying the impact of policies on urbanization patterns. As Secretary General of the European chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology and Editorial Board member for prestigious journals, she actively shapes the field of landscape ecology. Her work combines landscape ecological concepts with planning and policy applications, contributing to the understanding of landscape transformation processes. Gradinaru's research focuses on providing new insights into ways landscape ecological concepts and knowledge can support planning and policy, particularly in urban and peri-urban contexts. Her contributions have been recognized through various awards, including the Excellence Award for Young Researchers in Planning from the Romanian Association of Planners.
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Expert in Biodiversity Patterns and Environmental Data Science
Fabian Fopp is a Teaching Coordinator in the Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution research group at ETH Zurich. He specializes in investigating biodiversity patterns across aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in Switzerland, employing range mapping and species distribution modeling to understand environmental factors that shape diversity patterns. As the teaching coordinator, he oversees several bachelor and master courses focused on environmental data science, eDNA for biodiversity monitoring, and spatial analysis in R. His work combines theoretical knowledge with practical applications in spatial modeling for environmental system sciences students. Fopp's research interests focus on understanding how environmental factors influence species distribution and diversity patterns in Swiss ecosystems. As a guest scientist at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, he contributes to research on Swiss ecosystem diversity patterns and develops innovative approaches to biodiversity monitoring and assessment.
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