Forest and Landscape

 

This specialisation subject leads the students to think analytically about the processes which determine the condition and future development of forests and landscapes and to recognise possibilities for taking specific action. It gives a fundamental understanding of the system components which mark landscape systems

1. biological-physical structures and functions of the natural environment [natural science focus],
2. land-use technologies [engineering science focus], and
3. social structures and functions (socio-cultural framework, economic mechanisms) [state and social science focus].

It combines various time and space scales from the organism level (e.g. trees) to the ecosystem network level (landscape, catchment areas). This complexity requires an understanding of modern methods of ecosystem research, the representation of land use data and social sciences.The system specialisation Forest and Landscape enables an introduction to forest and landscape use that can be later methodically and specifically extended in the Master of Science studies to forestry and landscape management.