Ethics and Landscape Design

Course: «Geoecology and Ecosystem Services»

Structural unit: The Faculty of Geography

Title
Ethics and Landscape Design
Code
ВБ3.2.2
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
Collect, process, and analyze information in the fields of Earth sciences, geoecology, marketing, and the restoration of ecosystem services (PLO01). Communicate in a foreign language within the professional field (PLO03). Identify the key characteristics, processes, history, and composition of the Earth as a planetary system and its geospheres (PLO06). Analyze the composition and structure of geospheres across various spatial and temporal scales (PLO10). Effectively communicate work results to a professional audience and the general public, deliver presentations, and provide reports—including those concerning the organization of ecosystem services (PLO13). Select optimal methods and tools for conducting geoecological research, as well as for data collection and processing (PLO15). Combine independent and team-based work skills to achieve results, with an emphasis on professional integrity and responsibility for decision-making (PLO19).
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successful mastery of disciplines such as Meteorology, Hydrology, Biogeography, Geomorphology, Soil Science, and "Geoecological Principles of Environmental Restoration and Marketing of Ecosystem Services," among others. 1. Know the key concepts of the physical-geographical sciences. 2. Be able to identify the principles and factors underlying the differentiation of the Earth's surface—both natural (landscape-based) and anthropogenic—as well as the system of taxonomic units for regional and typological landscape complexes. 3. Understand the consequences of anthropogenic impact on contemporary landscapes, and the specifics of the geoecological approach to optimizing the interaction between nature and society. 4. Be able to apply methods for the geoecological analysis of territories. 5. Possess skills in geoinformation mapping.
Course content
The course "Aesthetics and Landscape Design" covers a range of theoretical and applied issues concerning landscape perception—specifically those related to the aesthetic organization of the human living environment. It examines the state, structure, dynamics, and development of contemporary landscapes as reflected in their visual appearance; the impact of the environment's aesthetic properties and qualities on humans; the nuances of how individuals perceive their surroundings; and the methods and techniques for the aesthetic organization of landscapes. Furthermore, the course analyzes the theoretical and methodological foundations for making design-geographical decisions within a landscape, with a focus on its aesthetic appeal.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Bilous, L., Samoilenko, V., Shyshchenko, P., & Havrylenko, O. (2021). GIS in landscape architecture and design. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. Conference Proceedings, XІV International Scientific Conference «Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment», May 2021, Volume 2021: 1–7: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.20215521034 2. Білоус Л.Ф., Самойленко В.М. Геопросторовий аналіз: монографія. Київ: ТОВ «ДІА», 2026. 249 с. ISBN 978-617-7785-92-6 3. Самойленко Віктор, Білоус Людмила. Проєктування геоінформаційних систем: підручник (електронна версія, англ. і укр.). Київ: Ніка-Центр, 2024. 254 с. ISBN 978- 966-521-258-4
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
practical session, analytical work, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
oral blitz examination (explanation basic concepts and methods), testing (not less than 60% correct ones answers), control work (execution and protection of everything of the complex works), credit (no less than 60% maximum quantity allocated points)
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Lyudmila Fedorivna Belous
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
The Faculty of Geography

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
The Faculty of Geography