ENS296 Public Participation in Sustainable City Planning

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Jaroslav Biolek (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Dostalík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Milan Hrubeš, DiS., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radoslava Krylová (lecturer)
Martin Nawrath (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D. (deputy)
Milan Štefanec (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jan Dostalík, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Veronika Išová
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each odd Monday 8:00–11:40 M117
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/16, only registered: 0/16, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/16
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
1) Introduce the concept of participation as part of the public decision-making and planning process. Show different ways of civic participation, its methods and discuss its positive and negative aspects. The course is composed of theoretical and practical parts. 2) The aim of the theoretical part is to acquaint students with texts on the topic of civic participation and the development of discussion on this topic. It will provide the theoretical anchoring of participation within the democratic tradition. 3) The practical part focuses on applying participatory practice in sustainable urban planning, using interactive methods. It will also provide students with the knowledge needed to prepare a participative process, as well as with the competences associated with active participation in similar processes.
Learning outcomes
Student will know the theoretical discussion about civic participation, will be able to evaluate the quality of the participative process and plan the process using a variety of methods.
Syllabus
  • BLOCK A Course Requirements and Organizational Issues (Radoslava Krylová) Introduction to the course: Theoretical Framing (Milan Hrubeš) BLOCK B Campaign Planning (Milan Štefanec) BLOCK C Planning of the participatory process and examples of good practice (Radoslava Krylová and Martin Nawrath) BLOCK D Methods for Identifying Problems and Opportunities in Public Space (Radoslava Krylová and Jaroslav Biolek) Basic Facilitation Skills (Martin Nawrath) BLOCK E Conclusion: Theoretical Framing (Milan Hrubeš) Course Evaluation (Radoslava Krylová)
Literature
    required literature
  • Fuchs, D. 2006. Participatory, liberal and electronic democracy. IN: Zittel, T. & Fuchs, D. Participatory democracy and political participation. New York: Routledge, pp. 29-54
  • Habermas, J. 2002: Tři normativní modely demokracie. In Teorie demokracie dnes. Praha: Filosofia, s. 79 - 95-
  • CINI, L.2011. Between Participation and Deliberation: Toward a New Standard for Assessing Democracy? Paper presented at the 9th Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy. Pavia
  • GAVENTA, J. BARRET, G. 2010. So What Differnce Does it Make? Mapping the Outcomes of Citizen Engagement. University of Sussex: The Institute of Development Studies, pp. 9-60.
  • DELLA PORTA, Donatella. Can democracy be saved? : participation, deliberation and social movements. First published. Cambridge: Polity, 2013, xi, 224. ISBN 9780745664606. info
  • BARBER, Benjamin R. Strong democracy : participatory politics for a new age. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003, xxxvi, 320. ISBN 0520242335. info
  • CRICK, Bernard. Democracy : a very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002, 144 s. ISBN 9780192802507. info
    recommended literature
  • HUŠKOVÁ, B. et al. Angažovaně offline aneb Čtyři praktické zkušenosti, jak se plánuje se zapojením veřejnosti. Brno: Nesehnutí, 2016, 40 s. ISBN 978-80-87217-22-1. Dostupné na http://www.obcanskeoko.cz/files/2016/03/Angazovane_offline.pdf
  • PÁNEK, J. et al. GeoParticipace: Jak používat prostorové nástroje v rozhodování o lokalitách, ve kterých žijeme?. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2014, 76 s. ISBN 978-80-244-4359-1. Dostupné na http://www.development.upol.cz/wp-content/
  • WATES,N. 2000. The Community Planning Handbook: How People Can Shape Their Cities, Towns and Villages in Any Part of the World. Vyd. 1. New York: Earthscan, 230 s. Dostupné na http://library.uniteddiversity.coop/REconomy_Resource_Pack/Community_Assets_a
  • Day, C. & Parnell, R., 2003. Consensus Design: Socially inclusive process. Oxford: Architectural Press. Dostupné na https://archive.org/stream/Consensus_Design_Socially_inclusive_process#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Jefferson Center, 2004. Citizen Jury Handbook. The Jefferson Center. Dostupné na https://jefferson-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Citizen-Jury-Handbook.pdf
  • Design charrettes for sustainable communities. Edited by Patrick M. Condon. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2008, xviii, 172. ISBN 1597260533. info
Teaching methods
- lectures, workshops, trainings, field trainings
Assessment methods
- submitting 3 homeworks, 70% attendance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018.
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