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Landscape Architecture -General Information
The Department of Landscape Architecture is one of the three divisions at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences & Technologies.
The Department was established in 2007, and undergraduate education activities have been started in 2008-2009 fall semester.
Department of Landscape Architecture is an interdisciplinary science. Research and education activities related to urban design, rural landscape planning and nature conservation planning are conducted to create and ensure a better living environment for human.
Mission of the Department
Landscape architects undertake a significant role for conservation of nature, improving the quality of environment, and heritage a better living environment for future generations.
Accordingly, major research and work areas of landscape architecture include:
Rural landscape planning (e.g. planning of protected areas such as national parks);
Urban landscape design (e.g. design of home gardens, parks and tourism sites);
Design of open – green spaces (e.g. design of highways);
Management of environment and natural resources (e.g. analysis and development of plans and policies for sustainable use of the environment and its resources);Planning historical and archaeological sites;
Recreational site design/planning (e.g. ecotourism planning).
Within the context of the indicated subjects above, landscape architects work with other disciplines such as architecture, civil engineering, geology and archaeology.
Aim of Education
Landscape Education Program aims at analyzing the natural environment and its natural resources, landscape planning based upon the assessment of human and nature interaction, designing sites with a better visual quality by using plant and construction materials, restoring degraded sites due to the impacts of human activities, designing and planning recreational and ecotourism sites to contribute to human well-being, analyzing relevant national policies and European Union Environment & Nature conservation & Landscape Policies, and graduate qualified employees.
Employment Opportunities
Graduated landscape architects can work in Governmental associations [e.g. Ministries (Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Rural Affairs) Municipalities, and General Directorship of Highways], private sectors relevant to landscape planning & landscape design and propagation of ornamental plants, universities, and self-employed.Date : 2009-01-06
