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Start   >  Master's & postgraduate courses  >  Education  >  Continuing education master's degree in Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Landscapes
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Presentation

Edition
1st Edition
Credits
60 ECTS (360 teaching hours)
Delivery
Face-to-face
Language of instruction
Spanish / English
Fee
€7,200 €6,480(10% discount if you enrol before 15th December!)
Payment of enrolment fee options

The enrolment fee can be paid:
- In a single payment to be paid within the deadline specified in the letter of admission to the programme.
- In two instalments:

  • 60% of the amount payable, to be paid within the deadline specified in the letter of admission to the programme.
  • Remaining 40% to be paid up to 90 days at the latest after the starting date of the programme.
- In four instalments, splitting the payment by direct debit:
  • 40% of the amount payable, to be paid within the deadline specified in the letter of admission to the programme.
  • The remaining 60% will be divided into 3 direct debit payments, which will be distributed equidistantly between the beginning and end of classes.
  • The student must have and be the holder of a bank account with IBAN ESXX
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Registration open until the beginning of the course or until end of vacancies.
Start date
Classes start: 01/02/2024
Classes end: 08/11/2024
Programme ends : 13/12/2024
Timetable
Thursday: 3:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Friday: 3:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Taught at
EPSEB - Escola Politècnica Superior d'Edificació de Barcelona
Av. Doctor Marañón, 44-50
Barcelona
Why this continuing education master's degree?
This program is born from the evolution of the Master's in Landscape Architecture, which for forty years has maintained its commitment to current affairs, with the desire to continue researching the great themes of landscape design but at the same time betting on the exploration of emerging themes .

Now going a step further, the master's degree is reformulated as a continuing education program versed in sciences and technologies applied to the landscape, focusing on nature-based solutions (SBN), which are increasingly recognized as an approach promising to address multiple environmental and social conflicts.

SBNs refer to the use of natural processes and ecosystems to address various problems, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, the integration of green in the city, water waste, soil degradation and risks in the food safety The creation of sustainable landscapes, which are characterized by a balanced and integrated management of natural resources, are essential to respond to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) deployed by the United Nations in the Sustainable Development Agenda of 2016.

Sustainable landscapes can provide a wide range of ecosystem services, such as carbon fixation, water regulation, nutrient cycling and habitat provision, among others. However, some unsustainable land use practices, such as deforestation, intensive agriculture and urbanization, have led to the degradation of many urban, peri-urban and rural landscapes, which has had negative effects on both the environment and for society.

Nature-based solutions can help reverse these trends by restoring degraded landscapes, increasing their resilience to environmental and social change, and providing multiple benefits to people and nature. SBNs can also bring social and economic benefits to local communities, such as employment opportunities, improved health and well-being, and cultural values. On the other hand, SBNs can help address social inequalities and promote social inclusion by involving and empowering local communities in the planning and execution of SBN projects.

The master's degree in Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Landscapes fits the concerns of the Council of Europe (CoE) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) that have made definitions and lines of work, and channels a knowledge background in the classic disciplinary landscape towards practical innovation at different scales.

We believe that SBNs are of interest to all mature students or professionals who want to deepen their knowledge of technical solutions and methodologies to adapt and mitigate the effects of climate change through the integration of nature and its processes in intervention projects in a built environment.

You can expand the information on the master's degree at the following link:
https://nbsmasterbarcelona.com/info_master

Aims
  • To provide students with a solid foundation in ecology and processes, including ecosystem functioning, biodiversity and ecosystem services, among others.
  • Develop technical skills and tools to design and implement effective solutions. These skills may include GIS mapping, remote sensing, ecological modeling, and monitoring and evaluation techniques, among others.
  • Provide the knowledge and skills to understand and navigate these complex dimensions, including issues of stakeholder engagement, governance, policy and finance.
  • Develop critical thinking and professional skills to work on a sustainable landscape, which helps us achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Who is it for?
  • Architects, town planners, technical architects and building engineers.
  • Landscapers.
  • Engineers: agronomists, agricultural or civil, among others.
  • Geographers, geologists, biologists and environmental science graduates.
  • Environmental consultants.
  • Other professionals trained in technical careers sensitized by intervention in the landscape.

Training Content

List of subjects
7 ECTS 42h
Nature-based Solution para la Interacción Humana
  • Acquisition of basic knowledge about the interaction between nature and man with an emphasis on health and well-being.
  • Taxonomic Botany.
  • Criteria for the preparation and selection of a vegetable palette.
  • Observe and recognize the vegetation.
  • Critical thinking regarding the therapeutic effects of nature.
7 ECTS 42h
Nature-based Solution para Nuevas Materialidades
  • How to conceptualize the landscape in the framework of sustainable development.
  • Notions of recycling materials and architectural elements.
  • Identify and design solutions for environmental problems in an ethical framework.
  • Material selection criteria, notions of cradle to cradle , short cycle materials, energy cost of production, life cycle and destruction.
  • Representation and use of new material technologies, application, cost and monitoring over time.
7 ECTS 42h
Nature-based Solution para el Agua
  • Basic notions of hydrology.
  • Quantification of the water to be managed.
  • Criteria and notions of the water cycle.
  • Good practices in water management.
  • Types and dimensions of bioswales and SUDS
7 ECTS 42h
Nature-based Solution para la Transición Energética
  • Notions of decarbonization and the integration of renewable energies in the landscape.
  • Implementation criteria for renewable and clean energies.
  • Current legislation regarding landscape impact studies (landscape integration studies).
  • Typology of NBS tools based on technology (thermal, agrovoltaic and biomass).
  • Pre-dimensioning and basic calculations to size the implants
7 ECTS 42h
Nature-based Solution para la Connectividad Ecológica
  • European framework of instruments for green infrastructure.
  • Notions of ecology applied to territorial connectivity.
  • Notions and concepts for the implementation of green infrastructure at different scales (global and local).
  • Types of blue-green infrastructures.
  • Pre-sizing by objectives
7 ECTS 42h
Nature-based Solution Social
  • Legislation and international regulation of resilience and landscape criteria.
  • Ethical responsibility of the professional.
  • Participatory processes for the integration of the opinion and knowledge of the neighbourhood in the project.
  • Notions of co-production and realization.
  • Creation of stories and communication of the intervention
7 ECTS 42h
Nature-based Solution para la Mitigación y Adaptación al Clima Urbano
4 ECTS 24h
Visita in Situ del Proyecto Premiado de la Biennal de Barcelona
The intensive module offers a unique experience of an in-person visit to one of the award-winning projects of the Barcelona Biennial or its author's Masterclass, depending on the location of each edition of the award. The intention is to learn, first-hand and from the best professionals chosen by the international jury of the Landscape Biennial, practical knowledge from conception to implementation to the maintenance and management of a project of excellence.

Winners of the Rosa Barba Casanovas International Landscaping Award.

Contact prestigious professionals to learn about work methodologies.
Approaches to the profession and professional practice in different parts of the world.
In-depth knowledge of specific NBS applications in different climate contexts.
Understanding the process of conceptualization, participation, implementation, execution and maintenance of a complex project.

7 ECTS 42h
Trabajo Final de Màster NbS
Degree
Continuing education master's degree issued by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Issued by virtue of the provisions of art. 7.1 of Organic Law 2/2023 of 22 March, concerning the University System, and art. 36 of Royal Decree 822/2021 of 28 September, which establishes the organisation of university education and the procedure for ensuring its quality. A prior official university qualification is necessary to obtain it. Otherwise, the student will receive a certificate of completion of the course issued by the Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya. Lifelong learning studies at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya are approved by the University's Governing Council on an annual basis. (See details appearing on the certificate).
Range of modules
The continuing education master's degree programme is organized into the following modules. If you don't wish to take the entire continuing education master's degree you can sign on one or several modules.
Continuing education master's degree:
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Learning methodology

The teaching methodology of the programme facilitates the student's learning and the achievement of the necessary competences.



Learning tools
Participatory lectures
A presentation of the conceptual foundations of the content to be taught, promoting interaction with the students to guide them in their learning of the different contents and the development of the established competences.
Practical classroom sessions
Knowledge is applied to a real or hypothetical environment, where specific aspects are identified and worked on to facilitate understanding, with the support from teaching staff.
Case studies
Real or hypothetical situations are presented in which the students, in a completely participatory and practical way, examine the situation, consider the various hypotheses and share their own conclusions.
Visits
These visits are to specialist centres, companies in the sector or outstanding and important locations in the sector, in order to obtain knowledge in situ of development, production and demonstration environments within the programme.
Problem-based learning (PBL)
An active learning methodology that enables the student to be involved from the beginning, and to acquire knowledge and skills by considering and resolving complex problems and situations.
Workshops
Students are supported when undertaking group work, including theoretical sessions which provide the tools and knowledge needed to achieve a result. Ideas and results are exchanged between all the participating groups.
Assessment criteria
Attendance
At least 80% attendance of teaching hours is required.
Level of participation
The student's active contribution to the various activities offered by the teaching team is assessed.
Work out projects
Studies on a specific topic, by individuals or groups, in which the quality and depth of the work is assessed, among other factors.
Completion and presentation of the final project
Individual or group projects in which the contents taught in the programme are applied. The project can be based on real cases and include the identification of a problem, the design of the solution, its implementation or a business plan. The project will be presented and defended in public.
Work placements & employment service
Students can access job offers in their field of specialisation on the My_Tech_Space virtual campus. Applications made from this site will be treated confidentially. Hundreds of offers of the UPC School of Professional & Executive Development employment service appear annually. The offers range from formal contracts to work placement agreements.
Virtual campus
The students on this continuing education master's degree will have access to the My_ Tech_Space virtual campus - an effective platform for work and communication between the course's students, lecturers, directors and coordinators. My_Tech_Space provides the documentation for each training session before it starts, and enables students to work as a team, consult lecturers, check notes, etc.

Teaching team

Academic management
  • Bellmunt Chiva, Jordi
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    Architect by the School of Architecture of Barcelona - ETSAB architect in 1980, since 1982 is professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (UPC). Since 1987 is Professor of the Master of Landscape Architecture (UPC) and since 2000 is its director. From 2000 to 2006, is director of the Higher Certificate in Landscape of the UPC. It is part of the scientific committee of the Paesaggio Architettura journals, Paisea, PaiseaDos, Paysage, Kore and Paisajismo. He is a member of the scientific committee of EURAU'08 (European Congress of Architectural and Urban Research), 'Paisajes 08' and Expopaisaje 2014. Organizes the six European Landscape Biennials of Barcelona. Is a visiting Professor at various university campuses worldwide. He works as an architect and landscape designer. Exhibits and publishes his work in various specialized media and books and articles. He has won major awards throughout his career.
Teaching staff
  • Bellmunt Chiva, Jordi
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    Architect by the School of Architecture of Barcelona - ETSAB architect in 1980, since 1982 is professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (UPC). Since 1987 is Professor of the Master of Landscape Architecture (UPC) and since 2000 is its director. From 2000 to 2006, is director of the Higher Certificate in Landscape of the UPC. It is part of the scientific committee of the Paesaggio Architettura journals, Paisea, PaiseaDos, Paysage, Kore and Paisajismo. He is a member of the scientific committee of EURAU'08 (European Congress of Architectural and Urban Research), 'Paisajes 08' and Expopaisaje 2014. Organizes the six European Landscape Biennials of Barcelona. Is a visiting Professor at various university campuses worldwide. He works as an architect and landscape designer. Exhibits and publishes his work in various specialized media and books and articles. He has won major awards throughout his career.
  • Mercadé Aloy, Josep
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    Architect and Civil Engineer from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), doctor with international mention (UPC-ETH Zurich). Associate Professor of Urbanism at the UPC and has been an academic guest at ETH Zurich. His research has focused on the development of spatial analysis tools for the characterization of the built environment. In the professional field, he has worked at the Foster+Partners studio and has been working as a freelancer since 2003, carrying out projects, planning and urban and territorial studies.
  • Ruisánchez Capelastegui, Manuel
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    Member of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya since 1982, Professor of Architecture and Landscape in the ETSAV (1982-1992), Professor of Urban Planning at ETSAB since 1992 and at the Master of Landscape since 1991. He has been a visiting professor at Washington University in Saint Louis (1994 and 1996) and at Harvard University (2000). Since 2007 is a Professor of the Laboratory of Landscape at IUAV, Facoltà of Architecture of Venice. Architect of the Project Unit, Metropolitan Corporation of Barcelona (1985-1989), and co-founder of Ruisánchez-Vendrell 1988. In 1997 he founded Ruisánchez Architects. From the beginning of his career he has won numerous competitions in architecture, urban planning and landscape. His work has won several awards as the FAD of Architecture, the Premi Catalunya Construcció 2005 or Premi d'Habitatge Social de Catalunya.
  • Tenez Ybern, Victor
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    Architect by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He combines teaching, private and public practice. Head of Coordination of Urban Planning in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona and directed the plan of reclamation of fluvial spaces. He teaches Landscape Theory and Landscape Design at the UPC in the same city. He has been invited by several Urban Planning and Landscape Universities like Penn or UIA Venezia and publishes on the same issues.

Career opportunities

  • Specialist in the intervention of green spaces.
  • Head of urban planning departments in public administrations.
  • Consultant specialized in public space projects.
  • Specialist in regional or territorial development plans.
  • Specialist in renaturation and urbanization in urban environments.

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