The aim of this course is to enable students to evaluate the methods used in the landscape planning process in relation to different landscape types, scales and decision-making processes. Within the scope of the course, students are expected to compare planning approaches for rural, urban, natural, cultural and protected landscapes, and to relate landscape change, land-use pressures, ecological sensitivities, open and green space systems, green infrastructure, conservation-use balance and sustainable land-use principles to planning decisions. The course also aims to enable students to transfer the knowledge gained in previous courses on resource analysis, spatial analysis and planning into the planning process through different methods, scenarios, prioritisation and decision-support approaches, without repeating their technical content.

This course addresses landscape planning methods through different landscape types, planning scales, decision-making processes and implementation contexts. Within the scope of the course, rural landscapes, urban landscapes, natural and cultural landscapes, protected areas, open and green space systems and green infrastructure approaches are evaluated in terms of planning principles. Without repeating the resource identification and data interpretation processes covered in PM300 Resource Analysis in Landscape Architecture, or the technical spatial analysis and GIS-based methods covered in PM316 Landscape Planning Methods, the course focuses on how such knowledge and analyses can be transferred into planning decisions, suitability assessments, strategic priorities and scenario-based decision-making processes. The main topics of the course include the comparison of planning methods, the relationship between analysis and decision-making, the development of planning approaches at different scales, conservation-use balance, evaluation of landscape change, justification of land-use decisions and interpretation of planning alternatives. The assessment of the course is based on written examinations, attendance/performance and assignment work. In-semester assessment consists of attendance/performance, assignment work and the midterm examination, accounting for 40% of the total grade. The final examination constitutes the end-of-semester assessment and accounts for 60% of the total grade. Students repeating the course are required to complete all assignments, attendance/performance requirements and examinations in accordance with the current assessment structure of the course.