Landscape Economy Readings and Resources

Thematic seminar sequence

Lecture recordings, textbooks and materials

• Session recordings and slides are usually published shortly after our Monday sessions.
• You can find them open access on ILIAS via this link

Recommended readings on systems thinking

• Arnold, D. Ross and Wade, Jon P. (2015): A Definition of Systems Thinking: A Systems Approach, Procedia Computer Science 44 (2015), 669-678
• Cabrera, Derek, and Laura Cabrera (2019). What Is Systems Thinking? In: Spector, M., Lockee, B., Childress, M. (eds) Learning, Design, and Technology. Springer, Cham.
• Meadows, D. H. (2008). Thinking in systems: A primer. Chelsea Green Publishing
• Rittel, Horst W. J. and Webber, Melvin M. (1973): Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning, Policy Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Jun., 1973), pp. 155-169
• P. Barbrook-Johnson, A. S. Penn, 2022, Systems Mapping (chapter 5 on Participatory Systems Mapping)

The wider Landscape Economy context

• TELOS Chapter: Landscape Economy - Conceptual Connections - Mapping the Terrain
• Session Slides & Recordings

Further readings:

• Stockholm Resilience Centre and the Planetary Boundaries
• Sustainable Development Goals from the United Nations
• 'The Wedding Cake Model' of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Stockholm Resilience Centre)
• The Council of Europe Landscape Convention, Council of Europe, 2000
• The European Green Deal, European Union, Commmunication from the Commission, 2019
• The New European Bauhaus
• New Leipzig Charta - The transformative power of cities for the common good, EU ministers of spatial planning, 2020
• GreenComp The European sustainability competence framework (Joint Research Centre, 2022)

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

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

Organisations: International Society for Urban Health (ISUH)

The Commons

• 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

Dwelling & Housing

• TELOS Chapter Dwelling & Housing
• Session Slides & Recordings

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.

Tourism

• TELOS Chapter Tourism
• Session Slides & Recordings

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.

Agriculture & Foodscapes

• TELOS Chapter Agriculture and Foodscapes
• Session Slides & Recordings

Further readings and resources:

• Farm to Fork Strategy of the European Union
• Communication on the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030
• LE:NOTRE Lecture Series on Sustainable Food Planning

Urban Forestry

• TELOS Chapter Urban Forestry
• Session Slides & Recordings

Further readings:

• Davies C., Andreucci MB, Zürcher N., 2017. Guideline for urban forestry as critical green infrastructure in European urban areas. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.35181.18405, available on ResearchGate
• Gulsrud et al, 2018. Urban Forest in a European Perspective. IGN Report, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, available on ResearchGate
• Hetemaki, L, 2020. The Green Deal and the EU Forest Sector
• Livesley SJ, McPherson, EG and Calfapietra, C., 2016. The Urban Forest and Ecosystem Services: Impacts on Urban Water, Heat, and Pollution Cycles at the Tree, Street, and City Scale. Journal of Environmental Quality, 45: 119-124

Mobility

• TELOS Chapter Mobility
• Session slides & Recordings

Further readings:

• Arthur D. Little (2018), The future of Mobility 3.0 (https://www.adlittle.com/en/insights/viewpoints/future-mobility-30)
• 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)

Energy Landscapes and Positive Energy Districts (PED)

• TELOS Chapter Energy Landscapes
• TELOS Chapter Positive Energy Disctrics (PEDs)
• Session Slides & Recordings

Further readings:

• Stremke, Sven et al (2023): The Power of Landscape. Novel Narratives to Engage with the Energy Transition
• Sijmons, Dirk et al (2014): Landscape and Energy.Designing 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.
• Frolova, M. et al. (2019). Effects of renewable energy on landscape in Europe: Comparison of hydro, wind, solar, bio-, geothermal and infrastructure energy landscapes. In: Hungarian Geographical Bulletin, 68(4), 317-339.
• Nadaï, N. & van der Horst, D. (2010): Introduction: Landscapes of Energies. In: Landscape Research, 35:2, 143-155.
• Ponitka, J. & Boettner, S. (2020): Challenges of future energy landscapes in Germany — a nature conservation perspective. In: Energ Sustain Soc 10, 17 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-020-00250-9
• Salak, B. et al (2022): Impact on the perceived landscape quality through renewable energy infrastructure. A discrete choice experiment in the context of the Swiss energy transition. In: Renewable Energy, Volume 193, 2022,Pages 299-308,

The Hidden Landscapes of the Global Value Added Chain

• TELOS Chapter 'The Hidden Landscapes of the Global Value Added Chain'
• Session Slides & Recordings

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
• Hunt, C. (2021): How can retailers adapt to the 15-minute city trend?, Podcast (55 Min.)
• 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
• Schaltegger, S.; Buritt, R. (2014): Measuring and managing sustainability performance of supply chains, Review and sustainability supply chain management framework, in: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 19/3 (2014) 232–241,
• Sidharath Joshi (2022): A review on sustainable supply chain network design: Dimensions, paradigms, concepts, framework and future directions, Sustainable Operations and Computers, Volume 3, p. 136-148.
• Sughra G. (2021): Socially Responsible Retailing. In: Crowther D., Seifi S. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
• Wintschnig, B. A. (2021): The Attitude-Behavior Gap – Drivers and Barriers of Sustainable Consumption in: Junior Management Science 6(2), p. 324-346
• Zamfir, I. (2020): Towards a mandatory EU system of due diligence for supply chains, European Parliamentary Research Service, EU

Scenario and Forecasting

• Session Slides & Recordings
• Oxfam Discussion Papers: Global Megatrends: Mapping the forces that affect us all
• Kosow, H., & Gaßner, R. (2008). Methods of Future and Scenario Analysis: Overview, Assessment, and SelectionCriteria.(DIE Studies, 39). Bonn: Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik gGmbH.
• DPSIR Method
• The Cone of Plausability
• Backcasting: Building your steps to the future

Examples for System Modelling

• Juanjo Galan: Visualising Landscape Systems (Examples)
• Juanjo Galan: Visualising Landscape Systems (Broader Context)

System Design with the Social Business Model Canvas

• 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)

Assignment Templates and Evaluation Forms (2021 - 2025, under redevelopment)

Assignment 1: Pre- and Post-Seminar Concept Mapping

• Full assignment description: TELOS Assignment 1: Concept Mapping (2024-25)

Assignment 2: Landscape System Analysis

• Full assignment description:TELOS Assignment 2: Landscape System Analysis (2024-25)
• Download presentation template
• Download Evaluation Form

Assignment 3: Landscape System Modeling

• Full assignment description: TELOS Assignment 3: Landscape System Modeling (2024-25)
• Download Assignment 3 Presentation Template
• Download Assessment Form

Assignment 4: Field Research and Good Practices

• Full assignment description:TELOS Assignment 4: Field Research on Good Practices (2024-25)
• download case study template
• download assessment form