Landscape Economy: A Handbook for Educators

Ellen Fetzer holds a doctoral degree in landscape architecture from Kassel University, Germany. The focus of her work at Nürtingen-Geislingen University is on computer-supported collaborative learnings and education for sustainable development in various contexts and settings. In that context, she has led two educational development projects with a focus on social innovation and social entrepreneurship, which has greatly inspired the approach of this book. She further coordinates an international Master programme in landscape architecture. Ellen Fetzer is currently the president of ECLAS, the European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools.

Beata Dreksler is a Landscape Architect and Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at the American University of Beirut, Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management. She holds a Ph.D. in Landscape Architecture from Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Poland. She has more than 25 years of experience as a landscape architect in Europe and Central America. She worked on different projects: landscape planning and management, natural reserves, urban parks, as well community development and innovation in Guatemala, Jordan, Lebanon and Germany. In 2017 she won the First Prize for The Best Public Space in Poland in a competition organized by the Society of Polish Town Planners and the Association of Polish Cities.

Her research focuses on landscape revitalization, space recycling, community innovation, and ecosystem services in both – rural and urban contexts. She works also on applications of digital tools in landscape architecture and participatory planning, with a focus on Virtual Reality.