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Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus
Course Prefix/Number/Title:
FORS 260 Parks and Urban Greenspaces
Number of credits
:
3
Course Description:
Students will explore the benefits of parks and innovative ways to incorporate parks and greenspace
into cities. Topics include: building trails on abandoned tracks, establishing community gardens,
removing parking, and adding rooftop gardens.
Pre-requisites:
None
Course Objectives:
Students will learn:
How to implement community gardens, rain gardens, and rooftop gardens into a municipal forestry and
parks plan.
How to develop abandoned rail lines into an urban trail system.
How urban forestry departments can best manage wooded river and stream corridors.
How to manage trees along urban boulevards and parkways.
Instructor:
Eden McLeod
Email:
Use iMail within course
Lecture/Lab Schedule:
Online
Textbook:
Urban Green: Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities
Author: Peter Harnik
ISBN
-
13
:
978-1597266840