Course description
Landscape Ecology
We will teach you the modern tools of Landscape Ecology enabling you to address fundamental research questions. You will also get valuable practical advice in solving existing real landscape issues.
Leading Landscape Ecology professors will present case studies from around the world, highlighting tools and methods in Landscape Ecology and how they are used to solve environmental problems.
Upcoming start dates
Who should attend?
Prerequisites:
- High school level mathematics
- Basic knowledge in GIS and statistics (or willingness to put in some extra effort)
- Basic knowledge in ecology
- A good understanding of maps
Training content
- Landscape Ecology Foundations
- Land System Modelling
- Landscape and Society
Course delivery details
This course is offered through ETH Zurich, a partner institute of EdX.
2-4 hours per week
Costs
- Verified Track -$50
- Audit Track - Free
Certification / Credits
What you'll learn
- Methods for the valuation of landscapes using the ecosystem service paradigm
- How to quantify landscape attributes using landscape metrics
- Methods to assess user conflicts in ecologically sensitive landscapes
- How to use satellite data to detect landscape changes
- Philosophical aspects of landscapes, land ethics and conservation
- Theories of landscape perception and place attachment
- Ecology in the context of urban landscapes
- Statistical analysis with R
- How to work with spatial data and GIS
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