103-0357-AAL  Environmental Planning

SemesterSpring Semester 2020
LecturersM. Sudau, S.‑E. Rabe
Periodicityevery semester recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish
CommentEnrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement.

Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit.


AbstractThe lecture covers tools, methods and procedures of
Landscape and Environmental Planning developed. By means of field trips their implementation will be illustrated.
ObjectiveKnowledge of the various instruments and possibilities for the practical implementation of environmental planning.
Knowledge of the complex interactions of the instruments.
ContentTopics of the Lectures
- forest planning
- inventories
- intervention and compensation
- ecological network
- agricultural policy
- landscape development concepts (LEK)
- parks
- swiss landscape concept
- riverine zone
- natural hazards

Note: there are several non-obligatory field trips as part of the lecture. It is recommended to participate at these to boost the in-depth understanding of the different topics.
Lecture notes- lecture notes concerning the instruments
- handouts
- copies of selected literature

Download: http://irl.ethz.ch/de/education/vorlesungen/bsc/environmental_planning.html