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The majority of humans now live in cities and that proportion is growing. As a result, the experience of the world and its ecological systems has changed significantly for most people, and the influence of human settlements on the natural environment has increased dramatically. Both of these consequences — the changed human experience of the world and our influence on it — depend on the design of cities at every scale. Design choices that are made at regional, municipal, local, and site scales affect the everyday experience for all species. The purpose of this course is to explore the ways in which the natural world interacts with cities, regions, and sites, and in turn how designs at these scales can incorporate the natural world into the urban environment in a way that maximizes environmental protection and enhances the human experience.
The course will concentrate on both the history and theory of urban ecological design and on the computing tools currently available to undertake quantitative (and usually spatial) analysis of the effects of alternative urban designs. In this sense, the course is situated both within landscape ecology and urban ecology and also in the applied disciplines of planning and architecture, and therefore is part of the newly identified domain of “geodesign.”
Students in this course will undertake exercises to develop understanding of the course content, explore new tools inspired by curiosity, develop writing skills, and share the results with the world. That is, at least in part, students will be doing work that will be posted immediately to the Internet, in the form of writing, re-writing, and editing well-referenced and well-researched entries on the free encyclopedia Wikipedia. For a topic of such importance and full of innovation, an undergraduate learning experience can also contribute to the public good!
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
• Explain basic landscape ecology concepts linking natural and human systems; • Articulate key terms and basic concepts of environmental performance in human‐dominated landscapes; • Access sources of primary scientific literature on environmental effects of urban design; • Use environmental performance concepts to critically review and propose landscape designs in cities; • Evaluate the available software tools and conceptual models available to provide feedback on alternative proposed urban designs; • Communicate clearly to a general audience on a technical topic; • Evaluate the quality and appropriateness of difference sources of technical information; and • Work smoothly in a collaborative environment.
Handout: Editing Wikipedia
Handouts: Using Talk Pages, Evaluating Wikipedia
All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.
Handouts: Choosing an article
Handouts: Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
Supplementary training: [[../../../training/students/sources|Sources and Citations]]
Supplementary training: [[../../../training/students/sandboxes|Sandboxes and Mainspace]]
All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.
Handout: Moving out of your Sandbox
Resources: Illustrating Wikipedia and Evaluating Wikipedia
Supplementary training: [[../../../training/students/peer-review|Peer Review]]
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Handout: Polishing your article
Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.
This Course
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Wikipedia Resources
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Connect
Questions? Ask us:
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The majority of humans now live in cities and that proportion is growing. As a result, the experience of the world and its ecological systems has changed significantly for most people, and the influence of human settlements on the natural environment has increased dramatically. Both of these consequences — the changed human experience of the world and our influence on it — depend on the design of cities at every scale. Design choices that are made at regional, municipal, local, and site scales affect the everyday experience for all species. The purpose of this course is to explore the ways in which the natural world interacts with cities, regions, and sites, and in turn how designs at these scales can incorporate the natural world into the urban environment in a way that maximizes environmental protection and enhances the human experience.
The course will concentrate on both the history and theory of urban ecological design and on the computing tools currently available to undertake quantitative (and usually spatial) analysis of the effects of alternative urban designs. In this sense, the course is situated both within landscape ecology and urban ecology and also in the applied disciplines of planning and architecture, and therefore is part of the newly identified domain of “geodesign.”
Students in this course will undertake exercises to develop understanding of the course content, explore new tools inspired by curiosity, develop writing skills, and share the results with the world. That is, at least in part, students will be doing work that will be posted immediately to the Internet, in the form of writing, re-writing, and editing well-referenced and well-researched entries on the free encyclopedia Wikipedia. For a topic of such importance and full of innovation, an undergraduate learning experience can also contribute to the public good!
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
• Explain basic landscape ecology concepts linking natural and human systems; • Articulate key terms and basic concepts of environmental performance in human‐dominated landscapes; • Access sources of primary scientific literature on environmental effects of urban design; • Use environmental performance concepts to critically review and propose landscape designs in cities; • Evaluate the available software tools and conceptual models available to provide feedback on alternative proposed urban designs; • Communicate clearly to a general audience on a technical topic; • Evaluate the quality and appropriateness of difference sources of technical information; and • Work smoothly in a collaborative environment.
Handout: Editing Wikipedia
Handouts: Using Talk Pages, Evaluating Wikipedia
All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.
Handouts: Choosing an article
Handouts: Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
Supplementary training: [[../../../training/students/sources|Sources and Citations]]
Supplementary training: [[../../../training/students/sandboxes|Sandboxes and Mainspace]]
All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.
Handout: Moving out of your Sandbox
Resources: Illustrating Wikipedia and Evaluating Wikipedia
Supplementary training: [[../../../training/students/peer-review|Peer Review]]
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Handout: Polishing your article
Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.