ABSTRACT
Landscapes are invariably shaped by the interactions between natural and cultural phenomena, and between biotic and abiotic systems, namely geology or geomorphology. In addition, virtually all landscapes on Earth have been shaped to some degree by human activity and entire ecosystems have become domesticated. Typically, geology’s central role even applies to important cultural breaks, such as the Migration Period in Central Europe, and, in Asia, the Islamization of the Persian Empire. The discovery of such resources as water, geothermal sources, fertile soil, and fossil fuel facilitates the establishment of new settlements, resulting in a geological resource-based landscape architecture. The teaching of geology should be adapted to the needs of students of landscape architecture and should concentrate on the natural environment as the target of sustainable, resource-oriented landscape management. The classical methodology of teaching geology is highly evolved and must be adapted to the needs of students of landscape architecture.
