Assignments 2025-2026

Seminar Pre-Phase

• Add your local landscape economy context to our Padlet Map

Session 1: 13.10.2025 - Introduction

• Introduction to the seminar context, goals, contents and process
• Access session slides and session recording
• Introduction to the self-study phase: Water & Soil in the Landscape

Self-study phase October 13 – 20

• Study recommended reading materials and/or readings from your own research
• Draft a first system model of how water and soil work in your landscape
• Add the model to our MIRO board before seminar start on October 20

Recommended readings water and soil systems

Water:

• Avanzi H (2024). Hydrological Cycle: An Overview of Water Dynamics on Earth. J Geol Geophys. 13:1197
• Dawen Yang et al (2021): Hydrological cycle and water resources in a changing world: A review, Geography and Sustainability, Volume 2, Issue 2, Pages 115-122, ISSN 2666-6839, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geosus.2021.05.003
• Graphical model of the water cycle, source: usgs.gov
• Distribution of fresh water on earth, source: usgs.gov

Water and Soil:

• C.M. Stephens et al (2021): Landscape changes and their hydrologic effects: Interactions and feedbacks across scales, Earth-Science Reviews, Volume 212, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103466

Soil:

• Banwart et al. (2019): Soil Functions: Connecting Earth's Critical Zone, published in the Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-063016-020544
• European Commission: Soil Deal Europe

Session 2: 20.10.2025 - Water & Soil

• Interactive part: Interactive recap on water & soil in the landscape
• Parallel sessions: Peer review and discussion of your water & soil system models
• Introduction to the self-study phase: Agriculture & Food in the Landscape

Self-study phase October 20 – 27

Study TELOS material on agriculture and/or materials found by your own research:

• TELOS Chapter Agriculture and Foodscapes
• Session Slides & Recordings

Further readings and resources:

• Deh-Tor, C.M. 2021. Food as an urban question, and the foundations of a reproductive, agroecological, urbanism, Chapter 1 in: Tornaghi, Ch. and Dehaene, M. 2021. Resourcing an Agroecological Urbanism: Political, Transformational and Territorial Dimensions. This chapter explores the foundations of a reproductive, agroecological urbanism, providing theoretical insights into sustainable food planning. It helps participants understand the role of agroecology in urban planning.
• Addresses global challenges and opportunities for transforming food systems towards sustainability. This comprehensive report emphasizes the urgent need to overhaul current food systems to address pressing issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, inequality, and public health concerns. It outlines a vision for a sustainable food future, where long-term planning and grassroots movements play key roles: IPES-Food, 2021. A long food movement
• Sustainable Food Planning Wiki

Next steps:

• Draft a first system model of how agriculture and food work in your landscape
• Add the model to our MIRO board before seminar start on October 27

Session 3: 27.10.2025 - Agriculture & Food

• Interactive part:
  • Recap on agriculture & food in the landscape
  • Interactive polls
• Parallel sessions: Peer review and discussion of your agriculture & food models, reflecting interactions with the previous model
• Introduction to the self-study phase: Dwelling

Self-study phase October 27 – November 3

• Study TELOS material on dwelling and/or materials found by your own research
  • TELOS Chapter Dwelling & Housing
  • Session Slides & Recordings
• Draft a first system model of how dwelling works in your landscape
• Add the model to our MIRO board before seminar start on November 3

Further readings:

• Kopf K., The Handbook of Urban Morphology, 2018.
• Wratten Steve D., Ecosystem Services in Agricultural and Urban Landscape, 2013.
• Young Xiao, Urban Morphology and Housing Market, 2015.

Session 4: 03.11.2025 - Dwelling

• Interactive part: Interactive recap on dwelling in the landscape
• Parallel sessions: Peer review and discussion of your dwelling models, reflecting interactions with the previous models
• Introduction to the self-study phase: Mobility

Self-study phase November 3 - 10

• Study TELOS material on mobility and/or materials found by your own research:
• TELOS Chapter Mobility
• Session slides & Recordings

Further readings:

• Arthur D. Little (2018), The future of Mobility 3.0
• Arthur D. Little (2024), The future of mobility 5.0: Changing gear in the journey toward sustainable mobility
• International Transport Forum / OECD (2021), The Innovative Mobility Landscape, The Case of Mobility as a Service (https://www.itf-oecd.org/sites/default/files/docs/innovative-mobility-landscape-maas.pdf)
• Video with Martin Smolka, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Land value capture as a land based tool to finance urban development
• Case study from Brussels, Piétonnier Ville de Bruxelles (short Video)

Preparation for the session:

• Draft a first system model of how mobility works in your landscape
• Add the model to our MIRO board before seminar start on November 10

Session 5: 10.11.25 - Mobility

• Interactive part: Interactive recap on mobility in the landscape
• Parallel sessions: Peer review and discussion of your mobility models, reflecting interactions with the previous models
• Introduction to the self-study phase: The Commons

Self-study phase November 10 - 17 - The Commons

• Study TELOS material on the commons and/or materials found by your own research:
• TELOS Chapter: The Commons
• Session Slides & Recordings

Further readings:

• Menatti. L. (2017). Landscape: from common good to human right. In: International Journal of the Commons Vol. 11, no 2 2017, pp. 641–683 Publisher: Upen Journals; http://www.thecommonsjournal.org DOI: 10.18352/ijc.738: pages 649 – 659 (10 pages)
• Urban Commons Research Collective. (2022)., Urban Commons Handbook (partially on google books) (Barcelona: dpr-barcelona, 2022): pages 18-29 and 32-54 (34 pages).
• Glossary of urban development for the common good

Prepare for next session

• Draft a first system model of how the commons work in your landscape
• Add the model to our MIRO board before seminar start on November 17

Session 6: 17.11.25 - The Commons

• Interactive part: Interactive recap on the commons in the landscape
• Parallel sessions: Peer review and discussion of your commons models, reflecting interactions with the previous models
• Introduction to the self-study phase: Energy

Self-study phase November 17 - 24: Energy Landscapes

• Study TELOS material on energy and/or materials found by your own research:
  • TELOS Chapter Energy Landscapes
  • TELOS Chapter Positive Energy Disctrics (PEDs)
  • Session Slides & Recordings

Some further readings:

• Stremke, Sven et al (2023): The Power of Landscape. Novel Narratives to Engage with the Energy Transition
• Roth, M. et al (2019): Renewable Energy and Landscape Quality (COST Action)
• Merel, E. et al. (2022): To support or oppose renewable energy projects? A systematic literature review on the factors influencing landscape design and social acceptance. In: Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 91, 2022, 102740.

Preparation for the next session:

• Draft a first system model of how energy works in your landscape
• Add the model to our MIRO board before seminar start on November 24

Session 7: 24.11.25 - Energy

• Interactive part: Interactive recap on energy in the landscape
• Parallel sessions: Peer review and discussion of your energy models, reflecting interactions with the previous models
• Introduction to the self-study phase: Global Value-Added Chains

Self-study phase November 24 – December 1: Global Value-Added Chain

• Study TELOS material on global value-added chains and/or materials found by your own research:
  • TELOS Chapter 'The Hidden Landscapes of the Global Value Added Chain'
  • Session Slides & Recordings

Some further readings:

• Boulet, M..; Annet Hoek, Rob Raven (2021): The gaze of the gatekeeper, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Volume 171, 2021,
• Deloitte (ed., 2022): Global powers of retailing 2021
• EU Circular Economy action plan
• Jones, P.; Comfort, D. (2019): The circular economy and natural capital: A case study of European clothing and fashion retailers, in:International Journal of Management Cases, 21(1):36-50, 2019, ISSN: 1741-6264
• Wintschnig, B. A. (2021): The Attitude-Behavior Gap – Drivers and Barriers of Sustainable Consumption in: Junior Management Science 6(2), p. 324-346

Next Steps

• Draft a first system model of how global value-added chains appear in (visibly and invisible) your landscape
• Add the model to our MIRO board before seminar start on December 1

Session 8: 01.12.25 - Value-Added Chains

• Interactive part: Interactive recap value-added chains in the landscape
• Parallel sessions: Peer review and discussion of your value-added chain models, reflecting interactions with the previous models
• Introduction to the self-study phase: Health, Recreation & Tourism

Self-study phase December 1 - 8: Health, recreation & tourism

• Study TELOS material on health & recreation:
  • Session Slides & Recordings
  • EKLIPSE Report: Types and characteristics of urban and peri-urban green spaces having an impact on human mental health and wellbeing: a systematic review
  • EKLIPSE Report: Types and characteristics of urbanand peri-urban blue spaces having an impact on human mental health and wellbeing: a systematic review

• Study TELOS materials on tourism
  • TELOS Chapter Tourism
  • Session Slides & Recordings

Some further readings:

• Dabeedooal, Y.J., Dindoyal, V., Allam, Z., Jones, D.S., 2019. Smart Tourism as a Pillar for Sustainable Urban Development: An Alternate Smart City Strategy from Mauritius. Smart Cities 2: 153–162;
• European Union, 2022. Transition pathway for tourism. European Commission. Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
• Giriwati, N., Homma, R., Iki, K. 2013. Urban tourism: designing a tourism space in a city context for social sustainability. The Sustainable City VIII (1): 165-175
• Jiménez-García, M., Ruiz-Chico, J., Peña-Sánchez, A.R, 2020. Landscape and Tourism: Evolution of Research Topics. Land 9 (488):1-17
• Naydenov, K., 2018. Circular Tourism as a Key for Eco-Innovations in Circular Economy Based On Sustainable Development. Conference: 18th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2018, pp.135-142
• Skowronek, E., Tucki, A., Huijbens, E., Jóźwik, M., 2018. What is the Tourist Landscape? Aspects and Features of The Concept. Acta geographica Slovenica, 58-2, 2018, 73–85.

Organisations: International Society for Urban Health (ISUH)

• Draft a first system model of how health, recreation and tourism work in your landscape
• Add the model to our MIRO board before seminar start on December 8

Session 9: 08.12.25 - Health, Recreation and Tourism

• Interactive part: Interactive recap on health, recreation and tourism in the landscape
• Parallel sessions: Peer review and discussion of your models, reflecting interactions with the previous models and identifying the key sustainability challenges

Self-study phase December 8 - 15:

• Revise and finalise the material developed so far
• Define and prioritise your key sustainability challenges on the MIRO board

Session 10: 15.12.25 - Ideation Session

• Collective ideation session on the key sustainability challenges

End of the year break

Self-study materials for the end of the year break (December 15 - January 11)

• Lecture materials (Part 1) from sessions with Dirk Funck
• Lecture materials (Part 2) from sessions with Dirk Funck
• Funck, Fetzer, Dreksler, 2023: People, Landscape, Sustainability: A Handbook for Community Innovation Promoters (free PDF)
• List of international good practice case studies of social innovation (from social innovation seminar)

Session 11: 12.01.26 - Transition Pathways 1

• Designing transition pathways 1
• Interactive recap session: value proposition and social business model canvas

Self-Study Materials January 12. - 19.2026

• Good practice case San Francisco Bay (lecture Stefanie Schur)

Session 12: 19.01.26 - Transition Pathways 2

• Designing transition pathways 2

Session 13: 26.01.26 - Final presentation and reflection

• Final presentation of potential landscape systems & Reflection