#15 Landschaftsökologie – LandschaftsFACETTE

In the fifteenth episode of NachWuchs Landschaftsarchitektur in the format LandschaftsFACETTE , Jakob Endemann and Rahel Küng talk about landscape ecology . The focus is on ecological relationships, the linking of ecology, soil science, botany and climate science with planning practice, as well as the importance of landscape ecology for study, planning and everyday life.

In this episode

• Landscape ecology as the foundation of landscape architecture
• Differences in teaching in Germany and Switzerland
• Ecosystems and ice skating using the example of a tree
• Ecosystem services and their importance for people and nature
• Animal-aided design, renaturation and green infrastructures as planning approaches
• Biodiversity-friendly gardens and concrete everyday tips

People

• Host: Jakob Endemann
• Host: Rahel Küng

• Peter Richard: Wege zum Naturgarten – Praxisbuch für naturne Gartengestaltung.
• support programs and associations for the promotion of biodiversity in the private garden of your own community.

Literature

• Begon, Howarth and Townsend: Ecology e, 3. Edition, SpringerLink, 2017.
• Peter Richard: Paths to the natural garden .

Resources

• Federal Nature Conservation Act– Legal basis from Germany.
• Bun constitution of the Swiss Confederation, Art. 78 – Nature and Homeland Protection– Legal basis from Switzerland.
• Climate adaptation and heat reduction – City of Zurich– Planning knowledge from the result.
• <a href="https://animal-aided-design.de/methode/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noop ener noreferrer" > Animal-Aided Design – method for integrating animals into planning.
• Birdberry and wildlife – LWF Bavaria– material from the episode
• kante.in fo– Resource to ecosystems.
• easy-schule.de – Ecosystem– Resource for understanding the ecosystem for students.