Alessia Guggisberg: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2020 |
| Name | Dr. Alessia Guggisberg |
| Address | Professur f. Ökol. Pflanzengenetik ETH Zürich, CHN G 23 Universitätstrasse 16 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 74 10 |
| alessia.guggisberg@usys.ethz.ch | |
| URL | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alessia_Guggisberg |
| Department | Environmental Systems Science |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 061-0103-00L | Ecology and Plant Sciences   Only for Landscape Architecture MSc. Course languages are English and German. | 2 credits | 3G | T. Galí-Izard, N. Buchmann, C. Buser Moser, A. Gessler, N. Guettler, A. Guggisberg, F. Kienast, M. Lévesque, A. Rudow, B. Wehrli | |
| Abstract | This course introduces ecology and plant sciences. Through lectures, exercises and excursions, students will gain a broad vision of the cutting edge topics that are being researched and studied at the Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH, Eawag, WSL and others. This will be the base for a future dialog between the field of landscape architecture and the field of sciences. | ||||
| Learning objective | Students acquire basic knowledge in ecology and plant sciences focusing in its application in the field of landscape architecture. Temporal and physical scale, research methods, units of measurement, lexicon, modes of representation and critical literature form the framework for the joint discourse. Students will develop a graphic language in order to integrate this knowledge into design. | ||||
| Content | The fundamental course “Ecology and Plant Sciences” is an introduction to the field of living systems, starting with the history of ecology, followed by an introduction to general terrestrial ecology, plant systematics, taxonomy, evolutionary biology, and basic notions of landscape ecology. A more specific approach to Swiss ecologies will follow with a concentration on grassland systems, aquatic systems and forests. Finally, the course focus on the specifics tree structure and function, and plant physiology. | ||||
| Lecture notes | Course material will be provided. | ||||
| Literature | The course material includes a reading list. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | The fundamental course is organized with the Fundamental Studio I as a joint two-week module. The weekly schedule is provided with the course documents. Module 4 "Ecology and plant systems", 5.10.-16.10.20 The course is held in English or German. | ||||