PEM 518E - Lands.Reclam.&Restoration

Course Objectives

1. To introduce principles and techniques pertinent to extreme landscapes’ reclamation and restoration
2. To introduce the new paradigms which focus on critical reading of landscape reclamation and restoration
3. To discuss the critical role of landscape planning and design for developing innovative approaches to environmental issues.

Course Description

Environmental problems, problematic landscapes and sustainability. Basic principles and techniques of landscape reclamation and restoration. Legal framework. Restoration ecology. Brownfields. Mines and quarries. Solid waste disposal sites. Forests. Dunes. Rivers and wetlands. Arid landscapes. Interpretation of contemporary case studies and discussion. Critical role of landscape planning and design for developing innovative approaches.