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
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