Landscape Planning in the context of specialized Planning
Seminar (part of LM220, 4 SWS, 5cp), offered in summer and winter semester
In the winter semester 2025/26
the seminar series Landscape Planning in the Context of Specialist Planning will take place on Thursdays in the time slot from 09:20 to 12:40 in room HÜL/O/463 - the event will start in presence on 16.10.2025.
Teaching content
Will be discussed:
- Environmental impact assessment/environmental assessment for the use of renewable energies
- Environmental impact assessment in traffic planning
- Impact regulation and landscape conservation planning (LBP)
- Eco-account and land agencies
- Specialist species protection report
- FFH impact assessment
The theoretical knowledge acquired will be deepened using practical examples.
Teacher

Professorin, Prodekanin, Institutsdirektorin
NameMs Prof. Dr.-Ing. Catrin Schmidt
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Performance requirement
Statement - answering a question (max. 1 page handout for the seminar participants) and 3 impromptu exercises (with written submission)
Schedule
The following table provides an overview of the dates and content of the events. A more detailed schedule including presentation and submission deadlines as well as the script and other materials can be found in the OPAL course for this course.
Registration for this course is possible until 14.10.2025, 11 pm --> then the groups will be assigned.
Date | Course content |
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16.10.2025 | Overview of landscape planning contributions to specialist planning and screening in the EIA of wind turbines |
23.10.2025 |
Screening - Environmental impacts of wind turbines |
30.10.2025 |
Scoping - environmental impact of photovoltaic systems |
06.11.2025 |
Environmental impact of hydropower and biomass use |
13.11.2025 | EIA for other projects Raw material extraction + urban development projects |
20.11.2025 | Evaluation of Stegreif 1 + EIA for transport projects |
27.11.2025 | Example EIA for transport projects |
04.12.2025 | Impact regulation in specialist law |
11.12.2025 | No seminar |
18.12.2025 | No seminar |
08.01.2026 | Expert contribution on species protection law |
15.01.2026 | FFH impact assessment |
22.01.2026 | Final simulation game |