Conservation and Society

Faculty

Faculty of Agricultural Science and Landscape Architecture

Version

Version 1 of 03.07.2025.

Module identifier

44B0849

Module level

Bachelor

Language of instruction

German

ECTS credit points and grading

5.0

Module frequency

only winter term

Duration

1 semester

 

 

Overall workload

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
10Lecture-
10Seminar-
8Learning in groups / Coaching of groups-
12Excursion-
Lecturer independent learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
25Study of literature-
25Work in small groups-
60Presentation preparation-
Graded examination
  • Presentation or
  • oral exam
Knowledge Broadening

Students gain an overview and understanding of current conservation rationales, strategies and concepts.

Knowledge deepening

Students are able to critically question their own strategies, concepts and justifications as well as those of other experts, to place them in the current debate and to develop approaches for dealing with the complex challenges in planning.

Knowledge Understanding

Students understand the contextuality of (political) decisions and the knowledge associated with them.

Application and Transfer

Students learn how to deal with nature conservation strategies in Germany and other European countries and discuss the transfer of planning action in different social contexts.

Academic Innovation

Students receive and reflect on current scientific debates on the topic of "nature conservation and society".

Communication and Cooperation

Students can communicate about nature conservation as a societal task and participate in a discourse about different nature conservation strategies.

Academic Self-Conception / Professionalism

Students learn to place the common planning practice in nature conservation in a wider social context and to question and reflect on their role as landscape planners.

Literature

BFN / Eser, U. (2024): BfN-Schriften 693 - Naturschutzkommunikation mit Wirkung. Menschen erreichen, überzeugen und motivieren

Ott, K. (2021): Umweltethik zur Einführung; Junius, Hamburg

Bartels, A. (2023): Grundprobleme der modernen Naturphilosophie; Springer, Berlin

Breuste, J. (2022): Die wilde Stadt - Stadtwildnis als Ideal, Leistungstr?ger und Konzept für die Gestaltung von Stadtnatur. Springer Fachmedien, Wiesbaden

Kirchhoff, T. et al (Hrsg.) (2020): Naturphilosophie – ein Lehr- und Studienbuch. UTB, Tübingen

Hetzel, A. (2024): Vielfalt achten. Eine Ethik der Biodiversit?t. Transcript-Verlag 

Prominski, M. et al (2014): Urbane Natur gestalten. Entwurfsperspektiven zur Verbindung von Naturschutz und Freiraumnutzung. Birkh?user, Basel

Schuster, K. (2008): Gesellschaft und Naturschutz – Empirische Grundlagen für eine lebensstilorientierte Naturschutzkommunikation. 

Ibisch, P.L., Kreft, S. (2008): Anpassung an den Klimawandel: eine systematische Analyse von Handlungsoptionen fu?r den Naturschutz

Anders, K.; Fischer, L. (2020): Landschaftskommunikation. Ein kleines Handbuch. Oekom.

Applicability in study programs

  • Open Space Planning
    • Open Space Planning B.Eng. (01.09.2025)

  • Landscape Development
    • Landscape Development B. Eng. (01.09.2025)

    Person responsible for the module
    • Schultz, Henrik
    Teachers
    • Schultz, Henrik
    • Hanusch, Marie Luise