Courses in Lahti:

Courses in the spring of 2013:

- Landscape Ecology 4 cr, (UH, with UH Open University)
- Environmental Ethics 3 cr (UH)
- Urban Environmental Transition 3 cr (UH)
- Field Course on Urban Environmental Ecology 8 cr (UH)
- Recycling and reuse of materials (TUT) 5 cr
- Environmental effects of materials (TUT) 5 cr
- Design for Environmental Use and Applications (TUT) 5 cr
- Seminar Course on Urban Environmental Issues 3 cr (UH)
- Introduction to GIS 3 cr (UH)
- Master's Thesis Seminar (I and II) (UH)
- History of Urbanisation and Urban Ecology (possibly, weeks 11-21?) 3 cr (UH)
- Right tools for e-participation (2 cr) (UH Palmenia Centre for Conituing
Education)

Summer 2013: Ecology and Management of Urban Green Space 5 cr (6-22.8.2013, mostly in Helsinki with an excursion to Lahti)

 

 

 

Minor subject module Urban Environmental Ecology (min 25 cr)

Mandatory courses (25 cr):

502035 Urban Ecosystem Ecology (3 cr)

502036 Hydrology and Water Reserves (3 cr)

502037 Urban Water Protection (3 cr)

502038 Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology (4 cr)

502039 Landscape Ecology (4 cr)

502040 Field Course in Urban Environmental Ecology (8 cr)

Elective courses:

502041 Book Exam in Urban Ecology (6-9 cr)

Selected books dealing with urban environmental issues.
Among the recommended books are:

Alberti, M. 2008. Advances in Urban Ecology. Integrating Humans and Ecological Processes in Urban Ecosystems. – Springer-Verlag. 366 p.
Niemelä, J. et al. (eds.) 2011. Urban Ecology. Patterns, Processes and Applications. – Oxford University Press. 321 p.
Gaston, K.J. (ed.) 2010: Urban Ecology. – Cambridge University Press. 330 p.

Seminar Course on Urban Environmental Issues (3 cr)

Other, free-choice studies in Lahti

Basics of Ecology 3-4 ECTS (Open University)
Weboodi
Avoin yliopisto

Academic Writing in English, part 1 (2 cr)

Academic Writing in English, part 2 (2 cr)

Laboratory course on Environmental Biotechnology (5 cr) PDF

Materials and the Environment (5-25 cr) by Tampere University of Technology

Participatory Processes (5 cr) by Lappeenranta University of Technology

Basic Course in Environmental Management and Economics (5 cr) by Lappeenranta University of Technology