S - Spezielle Themen der Physischen Geographie-Basics of Ecosystem Services
Subham Mukherjee
Additional information / Pre-requisites
Erfolgreiche Absolvierung der Module "Einführung in die Klima- und Hydrogeographie" und "Einführung in die Geomorphologie und Bodengeographie"
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This intensive block seminar introduces ecosystem services (ES) from a physical geography perspective, focusing on the biophysical structures, ecological functions, and landscape processes that underpin the provisioning of services across different land systems.
We will examine how terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems deliver vital functions—such as water regulation, carbon cycling, soil fertility, and microclimatic regulation—and how these are altered by land use change, urbanization, and infrastructure expansion. Through this lens, students will explore ES dynamics in urban, peri-urban, and rurban areas, including transition zones and densely artificialised anthropoecosystems.
The course also places an introduction on understanding rurban landscapes as dynamic socio-ecological systems, where rural and urban features co-evolve and interact across spatial gradients and hydrological interfaces.
Using examples from Berlin’s green-blue infrastructure and comparative global cases (e.g. South Asia), the course integrates field reflections and applied systems thinking with core concepts of physical geography and sustainability science.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the physical and ecological foundations of ecosystem services
- Analyse the influence of landforms, hydrology, soils, and vegetation on ES flows
- Explore spatial patterns and processes of ES in urban, peri-urban, and rurban systems
- Critically assess how human modifications impact biophysical service provision
- Apply physical geography concepts to sustainability, resilience, and ES governance
5 Class schedule
Regular appointments
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