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Spring 2020
Mar 29, 2024
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LA 16100 - Land And Society
Credit Hours: 1.00. An introduction to human interaction with the landscape with emphasis on the science of ecology and the technological advancements that form the response to contemporary social and environmental issues. Specific topics include: shifting cultural views of nature, climate change, land development patterns, green infrastructure and building technologies, and the role of design in shaping responses. Typically offered Fall.
1.000 Credit hours

Syllabus Available
Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional
Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture

Offered By: College of Agriculture
Department: Hort & Landscape Architecture

Course Attributes:
Lower Division, UC-Science, Tech & Society, GTC-Science, Tech & Society

May be offered at any of the following campuses:     
      West Lafayette

Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe social and cultural views of nature and land leading to the shape of American settlement patterns, cities, rural areas, and suburbs. 2. Define the four ecological systems and describe the interrelationship of their components. 3. Describe the human response to these four ecological systems in settlement patterns. 4. Apply an understanding of ecological sciences in making judgments about landscapes and their relationship to the cultures who created them. 5. Evaluate the impact of climate change on U.S. landscapes and describe the design response to these present and future changes. 6. Describe the impact of technological changes in measuring and recording land on the cultural understanding of natural and built systems. 7. Apply the understanding of complex interrelationships of ecological sciences to make judgements on the potential of green infrastructure technologies to make beneficial changes.


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