Landscape Ecology introduces students to the principles of landscape and urban ecology, the concept of scale, and urban forest as a backbone of green infrastructure. The course focuses on the urban environment, emphasizing urban trees, their ecology and functions, their growing environment, and their ability to thrive or not in urban areas. Ecological concepts and methods, necessary to understand an urban site's environmental and vegetation characteristics, are explored through lectures and case study examples. Through the field assignments and case study examples, students learn how urban land uses, site and landscape design impact and define urban forest structure, composition, diversity, and functions.