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LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process

2016-06-19T08:47:03Z

Joannas: /* Concluding reflections */

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The process of planning can be very complex and can also include a high probability of failures. In any case, planners should, to prevent a breakdown, find a democratic way of designing. Planning should also include the value of local knowledge. This inclusion improves the legitimacy of the process. In any case, forward looking planning increases the chance of obtaining a successful, consensus result. Another important aspect that any planner should be aware of is that good policy making can be very influential. Therefore the art of planning processes lies in finding effective ways for stakeholders to participate. Participation and experience in the landscape planning process can be helpful for learning as is the inclusion of stakeholder contributions to the analytical framework and results

== Power Map ==

<gallery caption="Power Map" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Gp D Power map.jpg|Power Map: Tourism will affect many aspects of village life and hence there are many stakeholders. These stakeholders, however, will have varying interests in tourism and different degrees of impact on it. Some stakeholders will need to be included early on to counteract any negative input at a later stage, thus an awareness of the power dynamics within the village is vitally important.
</gallery>

== Change Process ==

<gallery caption="Change Process" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Slide1.jpg|Change Process: Raising awareness of the benefits of the website on village life will be an ongoing process over many years. Attendance at various markets and village events will help to keep the website in the forefront of people's minds. The workshop will help to develop the website to bring the maximum benefit to the community and ensure their input and needs are properly incorporated.

File:Group D-Slide06.jpg| Long-term change process: It is envisaged that there is an iterative cycle of awareness raising followed by workshops to ensure that the website remains connected to the communities needs. These workshops would have to be continued in a fun, interesting and creative way to maintain enthusiasm and to attract new people to participate.
</gallery>

== Concluding reflections ==
*Reflections: Potentials and limitations of the website?

Limitations are:

1. The powerful may have an interest in maintaining the status quo therefore try to either squash or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.

2. Elite capture by the richer or better educated to harness resources better for themselves, either inadvertently or deliberately (elites with a heart for community can facilitate such initiatives, but also unwittingly put others off).

3. Ensuring those with the least voice are represented and heard.

4. Irrelvence: Initiatives need to put concrete resources into people’s hands and ensure workshops meet the needs of people in the community, enabling them to come together to work through projects.

5. Internet connectivity especially amongst the older generation, but Latvia is one of the most connected in Europe and mobile internet is viable.

Potentials are:

1.The website fulfils a need for bringing together people who live in the area or still have strong contacts with the area to work towards a more positive future.

2. It encourages participation without having to travel to a certain place each day or week – which can be time consuming on inadequate roads and lack of transport.

3. To develop synergies and unexpected spin offs with both local and locally connected persons when they realise they have similar ideas or can connect to ideas they feel would be helpful.

*Which practices or practitioners have framed your work, including a brief narrative of the potential gaps you have filled in our knowledge as designers and planners of participation.

Influences:

'''Robert Chambers''': founding father of participatory development in the 1990s, developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

'''John Gaventa''': Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge, something to be aware of in post-Soviet Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.

'''Frankfurt Gestalten''': a website for promoting community networks, publicising practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

Influences:

'''Robert Chambers''': developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion in 1990s, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

'''John Gaventa''': Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge and participation, something to be aware of in Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.

'''Frankfurt Gestalten website''': promotes community networks, publicises practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

Planning projects should be ongoing projects, not one off events, to aid a community’s ability to take control of their own landscapes by building skills, with planners acting as facilitators where local skills are lacking. Space for synergies should be created and planners should be prepared for ideas to take off in directions they do not expect and be prepared to accept that.

== References ==

Chambers, R. (1983). Rural Development: Putting the Last First. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute (Vol. 55). Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. http://doi.org/10.2307/1160324

Gaventa, J. (1982). Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley. University of Illinois Press. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=osTx9nJZ9HoC&pgis=1

Frankfurt Gestalten: http://www.frankfurt-gestalten.de/

[[Category:Democratic Change Process LED 2016]]

LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process

2016-06-19T08:46:41Z

Joannas: /* Concluding reflections */

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The process of planning can be very complex and can also include a high probability of failures. In any case, planners should, to prevent a breakdown, find a democratic way of designing. Planning should also include the value of local knowledge. This inclusion improves the legitimacy of the process. In any case, forward looking planning increases the chance of obtaining a successful, consensus result. Another important aspect that any planner should be aware of is that good policy making can be very influential. Therefore the art of planning processes lies in finding effective ways for stakeholders to participate. Participation and experience in the landscape planning process can be helpful for learning as is the inclusion of stakeholder contributions to the analytical framework and results

== Power Map ==

<gallery caption="Power Map" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Gp D Power map.jpg|Power Map: Tourism will affect many aspects of village life and hence there are many stakeholders. These stakeholders, however, will have varying interests in tourism and different degrees of impact on it. Some stakeholders will need to be included early on to counteract any negative input at a later stage, thus an awareness of the power dynamics within the village is vitally important.
</gallery>

== Change Process ==

<gallery caption="Change Process" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Slide1.jpg|Change Process: Raising awareness of the benefits of the website on village life will be an ongoing process over many years. Attendance at various markets and village events will help to keep the website in the forefront of people's minds. The workshop will help to develop the website to bring the maximum benefit to the community and ensure their input and needs are properly incorporated.

File:Group D-Slide06.jpg| Long-term change process: It is envisaged that there is an iterative cycle of awareness raising followed by workshops to ensure that the website remains connected to the communities needs. These workshops would have to be continued in a fun, interesting and creative way to maintain enthusiasm and to attract new people to participate.
</gallery>

== Concluding reflections ==
*Reflections: Potentials and limitations of the website?

Limitations are:

1. The powerful may have an interest in maintaining the status quo therefore trying to either squash or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.

2. Elite capture by the richer or better educated to harness resources better for themselves, either inadvertently or deliberately (elites with a heart for community can facilitate such initiatives, but also unwittingly put others off).

3. Ensuring those with the least voice are represented and heard.

4. Irrelvence: Initiatives need to put concrete resources into people’s hands and ensure workshops meet the needs of people in the community, enabling them to come together to work through projects.

5. Internet connectivity especially amongst the older generation, but Latvia is one of the most connected in Europe and mobile internet is viable.

Potentials are:

1.The website fulfils a need for bringing together people who live in the area or still have strong contacts with the area to work towards a more positive future.

2. It encourages participation without having to travel to a certain place each day or week – which can be time consuming on inadequate roads and lack of transport.

3. To develop synergies and unexpected spin offs with both local and locally connected persons when they realise they have similar ideas or can connect to ideas they feel would be helpful.

*Which practices or practitioners have framed your work, including a brief narrative of the potential gaps you have filled in our knowledge as designers and planners of participation.

Influences:

'''Robert Chambers''': founding father of participatory development in the 1990s, developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

'''John Gaventa''': Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge, something to be aware of in post-Soviet Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.

'''Frankfurt Gestalten''': a website for promoting community networks, publicising practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

Influences:

'''Robert Chambers''': developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion in 1990s, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

'''John Gaventa''': Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge and participation, something to be aware of in Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.

'''Frankfurt Gestalten website''': promotes community networks, publicises practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

Planning projects should be ongoing projects, not one off events, to aid a community’s ability to take control of their own landscapes by building skills, with planners acting as facilitators where local skills are lacking. Space for synergies should be created and planners should be prepared for ideas to take off in directions they do not expect and be prepared to accept that.

== References ==

Chambers, R. (1983). Rural Development: Putting the Last First. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute (Vol. 55). Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. http://doi.org/10.2307/1160324

Gaventa, J. (1982). Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley. University of Illinois Press. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=osTx9nJZ9HoC&pgis=1

Frankfurt Gestalten: http://www.frankfurt-gestalten.de/

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LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process

2016-06-19T08:45:59Z

Joannas: /* Concluding reflections */

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The process of planning can be very complex and can also include a high probability of failures. In any case, planners should, to prevent a breakdown, find a democratic way of designing. Planning should also include the value of local knowledge. This inclusion improves the legitimacy of the process. In any case, forward looking planning increases the chance of obtaining a successful, consensus result. Another important aspect that any planner should be aware of is that good policy making can be very influential. Therefore the art of planning processes lies in finding effective ways for stakeholders to participate. Participation and experience in the landscape planning process can be helpful for learning as is the inclusion of stakeholder contributions to the analytical framework and results

== Power Map ==

<gallery caption="Power Map" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Gp D Power map.jpg|Power Map: Tourism will affect many aspects of village life and hence there are many stakeholders. These stakeholders, however, will have varying interests in tourism and different degrees of impact on it. Some stakeholders will need to be included early on to counteract any negative input at a later stage, thus an awareness of the power dynamics within the village is vitally important.
</gallery>

== Change Process ==

<gallery caption="Change Process" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Slide1.jpg|Change Process: Raising awareness of the benefits of the website on village life will be an ongoing process over many years. Attendance at various markets and village events will help to keep the website in the forefront of people's minds. The workshop will help to develop the website to bring the maximum benefit to the community and ensure their input and needs are properly incorporated.

File:Group D-Slide06.jpg| Long-term change process: It is envisaged that there is an iterative cycle of awareness raising followed by workshops to ensure that the website remains connected to the communities needs. These workshops would have to be continued in a fun, interesting and creative way to maintain enthusiasm and to attract new people to participate.
</gallery>

== Concluding reflections ==
*Reflections: Potentials and limitations of the website?

Limitations are:
1. The powerful may have an interest in maintaining the status quo therefore trying to either squash or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.
2. Elite capture by the richer or better educated to harness resources better for themselves, either inadvertently or deliberately (elites with a heart for community can facilitate such initiatives, but also unwittingly put others off).
3. Ensuring those with the least voice are represented and heard.
4. Irrelvence: Initiatives need to put concrete resources into people’s hands and ensure workshops meet the needs of people in the community, enabling them to come together to work through projects.
5. Internet connectivity especially amongst the older generation, but Latvia is one of the most connected in Europe and mobile internet is viable.

Potentials are:
1.The website fulfils a need for bringing together people who live in the area or still have strong contacts with the area to work towards a more positive future.
2. It encourages participation without having to travel to a certain place each day or week – which can be time consuming on inadequate roads and lack of transport.
3. To develop synergies and unexpected spin offs with both local and locally connected persons when they realise they have similar ideas or can connect to ideas they feel would be helpful.

*Which practices or practitioners have framed your work, including a brief narrative of the potential gaps you have filled in our knowledge as designers and planners of participation.

Influences:

'''Robert Chambers''': founding father of participatory development in the 1990s, developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

'''John Gaventa''': Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge, something to be aware of in post-Soviet Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.

'''Frankfurt Gestalten''': a website for promoting community networks, publicising practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

Influences:

'''Robert Chambers''': developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion in 1990s, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

'''John Gaventa''': Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge and participation, something to be aware of in Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.

'''Frankfurt Gestalten website''': promotes community networks, publicises practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

Planning projects should be ongoing projects, not one off events, to aid a community’s ability to take control of their own landscapes by building skills, with planners acting as facilitators where local skills are lacking. Space for synergies should be created and planners should be prepared for ideas to take off in directions they do not expect and be prepared to accept that.

== References ==

Chambers, R. (1983). Rural Development: Putting the Last First. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute (Vol. 55). Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. http://doi.org/10.2307/1160324

Gaventa, J. (1982). Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley. University of Illinois Press. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=osTx9nJZ9HoC&pgis=1

Frankfurt Gestalten: http://www.frankfurt-gestalten.de/

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LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process

2016-06-19T08:45:37Z

Joannas: /* Concluding reflections */

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The process of planning can be very complex and can also include a high probability of failures. In any case, planners should, to prevent a breakdown, find a democratic way of designing. Planning should also include the value of local knowledge. This inclusion improves the legitimacy of the process. In any case, forward looking planning increases the chance of obtaining a successful, consensus result. Another important aspect that any planner should be aware of is that good policy making can be very influential. Therefore the art of planning processes lies in finding effective ways for stakeholders to participate. Participation and experience in the landscape planning process can be helpful for learning as is the inclusion of stakeholder contributions to the analytical framework and results

== Power Map ==

<gallery caption="Power Map" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Gp D Power map.jpg|Power Map: Tourism will affect many aspects of village life and hence there are many stakeholders. These stakeholders, however, will have varying interests in tourism and different degrees of impact on it. Some stakeholders will need to be included early on to counteract any negative input at a later stage, thus an awareness of the power dynamics within the village is vitally important.
</gallery>

== Change Process ==

<gallery caption="Change Process" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Slide1.jpg|Change Process: Raising awareness of the benefits of the website on village life will be an ongoing process over many years. Attendance at various markets and village events will help to keep the website in the forefront of people's minds. The workshop will help to develop the website to bring the maximum benefit to the community and ensure their input and needs are properly incorporated.

File:Group D-Slide06.jpg| Long-term change process: It is envisaged that there is an iterative cycle of awareness raising followed by workshops to ensure that the website remains connected to the communities needs. These workshops would have to be continued in a fun, interesting and creative way to maintain enthusiasm and to attract new people to participate.
</gallery>

== Concluding reflections ==
*Reflections: Potentials and limitations of the website?

File:Group D-Slide07.jpg
Limitations are:
1. The powerful may have an interest in maintaining the status quo therefore trying to either squash or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.
2. Elite capture by the richer or better educated to harness resources better for themselves, either inadvertently or deliberately (elites with a heart for community can facilitate such initiatives, but also unwittingly put others off).
3. Ensuring those with the least voice are represented and heard.
4. Irrelvence: Initiatives need to put concrete resources into people’s hands and ensure workshops meet the needs of people in the community, enabling them to come together to work through projects.
5. Internet connectivity especially amongst the older generation, but Latvia is one of the most connected in Europe and mobile internet is viable.

Potentials are:
1.The website fulfils a need for bringing together people who live in the area or still have strong contacts with the area to work towards a more positive future.
2. It encourages participation without having to travel to a certain place each day or week – which can be time consuming on inadequate roads and lack of transport.
3. To develop synergies and unexpected spin offs with both local and locally connected persons when they realise they have similar ideas or can connect to ideas they feel would be helpful.

*Which practices or practitioners have framed your work, including a brief narrative of the potential gaps you have filled in our knowledge as designers and planners of participation.

Influences:

'''Robert Chambers''': founding father of participatory development in the 1990s, developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

'''John Gaventa''': Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge, something to be aware of in post-Soviet Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.

'''Frankfurt Gestalten''': a website for promoting community networks, publicising practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

Influences:

'''Robert Chambers''': developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion in 1990s, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

'''John Gaventa''': Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge and participation, something to be aware of in Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.

'''Frankfurt Gestalten website''': promotes community networks, publicises practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

Planning projects should be ongoing projects, not one off events, to aid a community’s ability to take control of their own landscapes by building skills, with planners acting as facilitators where local skills are lacking. Space for synergies should be created and planners should be prepared for ideas to take off in directions they do not expect and be prepared to accept that.

== References ==

Chambers, R. (1983). Rural Development: Putting the Last First. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute (Vol. 55). Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. http://doi.org/10.2307/1160324

Gaventa, J. (1982). Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley. University of Illinois Press. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=osTx9nJZ9HoC&pgis=1

Frankfurt Gestalten: http://www.frankfurt-gestalten.de/

[[Category:Democratic Change Process LED 2016]]

LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process

2016-06-19T08:29:00Z

Joannas: /* References */

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The process of planning can be very complex and can also include a high probability of failures. In any case, planners should, to prevent a breakdown, find a democratic way of designing. Planning should also include the value of local knowledge. This inclusion improves the legitimacy of the process. In any case, forward looking planning increases the chance of obtaining a successful, consensus result. Another important aspect that any planner should be aware of is that good policy making can be very influential. Therefore the art of planning processes lies in finding effective ways for stakeholders to participate. Participation and experience in the landscape planning process can be helpful for learning as is the inclusion of stakeholder contributions to the analytical framework and results

== Power Map ==

<gallery caption="Power Map" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Gp D Power map.jpg|Power Map: Tourism will affect many aspects of village life and hence there are many stakeholders. These stakeholders, however, will have varying interests in tourism and different degrees of impact on it. Some stakeholders will need to be included early on to counteract any negative input at a later stage, thus an awareness of the power dynamics within the village is vitally important.
</gallery>

== Change Process ==

<gallery caption="Change Process" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Slide1.jpg|Change Process: Raising awareness of the benefits of the website on village life will be an ongoing process over many years. Attendance at various markets and village events will help to keep the website in the forefront of people's minds. The workshop will help to develop the website to bring the maximum benefit to the community and ensure their input and needs are properly incorporated.

File:Group D-Slide06.jpg| Long-term change process: It is envisaged that there is an iterative cycle of awareness raising followed by workshops to ensure that the website remains connected to the communities needs. These workshops would have to be continued in a fun, interesting and creative way to maintain enthusiasm and to attract new people to participate.
</gallery>

== Concluding reflections ==
*Reflections: Potentials and limitations of the website?

File:Group D-Slide07.jpg
Limitations are:
1. Those in power may have an interest are to maintain the status quo and will therefore try to either squash the initiative or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.
2. Elite capture by those with a better education or more money to harness resources better for themselves, either inadvertently or deliberately (elites who have the interests of others at heart can facilitate such initiatives, but can also unwittingly put others off).
3. Ensuring that those with the least voice are also represented and heard.
4. Irrelvence: Some initiatives can be seen as irrelevant unless it puts concrete resources into people’s hands and ensures that workshops meet the needs of people in the community and enable them to come together to work through projects.
5. Internet connectivity could be an issue, especially amongst the older generation, but Latvia is one of the most connected in Europe and mobile internet is viable.

Potentials are:
1.The website fulfils a need for bringing together people who live in the area or still have strong contacts with the area to work towards a more positive future.
2. It encourages participation without having to travel to a certain place each day or week – which can be time consuming on inadequate roads and lack of transport.
3. To develop synergies and unexpected spin offs with both local and locally connected persons when they realise they have similar ideas or can connect to ideas they feel would be helpful.

*Which practices or practitioners have framed your work, including a brief narrative of the potential gaps you have filled in our knowledge as designers and planners of participation.

Influences:

'''Robert Chambers''': founding father of participatory development in the 1990s, developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

'''John Gaventa''': Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge, something to be aware of in post-Soviet Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.

'''Frankfurt Gestalten''': a website for promoting community networks, publicising practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

Planning projects should not be one off events but aimed at skill building with steps taken to aid a community’s ability to take control of their own landscapes. Space for synergies should be created and planners should be prepared for ideas to take off in directions they do not expect and be prepared to accept that.

== References ==

Chambers, R. (1983). Rural Development: Putting the Last First. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute (Vol. 55). Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. http://doi.org/10.2307/1160324

Gaventa, J. (1982). Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley. University of Illinois Press. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=osTx9nJZ9HoC&pgis=1

Frankfurt Gestalten: http://www.frankfurt-gestalten.de/

[[Category:Democratic Change Process LED 2016]]

LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process

2016-06-19T08:27:46Z

Joannas: /* References */

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The process of planning can be very complex and can also include a high probability of failures. In any case, planners should, to prevent a breakdown, find a democratic way of designing. Planning should also include the value of local knowledge. This inclusion improves the legitimacy of the process. In any case, forward looking planning increases the chance of obtaining a successful, consensus result. Another important aspect that any planner should be aware of is that good policy making can be very influential. Therefore the art of planning processes lies in finding effective ways for stakeholders to participate. Participation and experience in the landscape planning process can be helpful for learning as is the inclusion of stakeholder contributions to the analytical framework and results

== Power Map ==

<gallery caption="Power Map" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Gp D Power map.jpg|Power Map: Tourism will affect many aspects of village life and hence there are many stakeholders. These stakeholders, however, will have varying interests in tourism and different degrees of impact on it. Some stakeholders will need to be included early on to counteract any negative input at a later stage, thus an awareness of the power dynamics within the village is vitally important.
</gallery>

== Change Process ==

<gallery caption="Change Process" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Slide1.jpg|Change Process: Raising awareness of the benefits of the website on village life will be an ongoing process over many years. Attendance at various markets and village events will help to keep the website in the forefront of people's minds. The workshop will help to develop the website to bring the maximum benefit to the community and ensure their input and needs are properly incorporated.

File:Group D-Slide06.jpg| Long-term change process: It is envisaged that there is an iterative cycle of awareness raising followed by workshops to ensure that the website remains connected to the communities needs. These workshops would have to be continued in a fun, interesting and creative way to maintain enthusiasm and to attract new people to participate.
</gallery>

== Concluding reflections ==
*Reflections: Potentials and limitations of the website?

File:Group D-Slide07.jpg
Limitations are:
1. Those in power may have an interest are to maintain the status quo and will therefore try to either squash the initiative or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.
2. Elite capture by those with a better education or more money to harness resources better for themselves, either inadvertently or deliberately (elites who have the interests of others at heart can facilitate such initiatives, but can also unwittingly put others off).
3. Ensuring that those with the least voice are also represented and heard.
4. Irrelvence: Some initiatives can be seen as irrelevant unless it puts concrete resources into people’s hands and ensures that workshops meet the needs of people in the community and enable them to come together to work through projects.
5. Internet connectivity could be an issue, especially amongst the older generation, but Latvia is one of the most connected in Europe and mobile internet is viable.

Potentials are:
1.The website fulfils a need for bringing together people who live in the area or still have strong contacts with the area to work towards a more positive future.
2. It encourages participation without having to travel to a certain place each day or week – which can be time consuming on inadequate roads and lack of transport.
3. To develop synergies and unexpected spin offs with both local and locally connected persons when they realise they have similar ideas or can connect to ideas they feel would be helpful.

*Which practices or practitioners have framed your work, including a brief narrative of the potential gaps you have filled in our knowledge as designers and planners of participation.

Influences:

'''Robert Chambers''': founding father of participatory development in the 1990s, developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

'''John Gaventa''': Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge, something to be aware of in post-Soviet Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.

'''Frankfurt Gestalten''': a website for promoting community networks, publicising practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

Planning projects should not be one off events but aimed at skill building with steps taken to aid a community’s ability to take control of their own landscapes. Space for synergies should be created and planners should be prepared for ideas to take off in directions they do not expect and be prepared to accept that.

== References ==

Chambers, R. (1983). Rural Development: Putting the Last First. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute (Vol. 55). Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. http://doi.org/10.2307/1160324
Gaventa, J. (1982). Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley. University of Illinois Press. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=osTx9nJZ9HoC&pgis=1
Frankfurt Gestalten: http://www.frankfurt-gestalten.de/

[[Category:Democratic Change Process LED 2016]]

LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process

2016-06-19T08:17:49Z

Joannas: /* Concluding reflections */

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The process of planning can be very complex and can also include a high probability of failures. In any case, planners should, to prevent a breakdown, find a democratic way of designing. Planning should also include the value of local knowledge. This inclusion improves the legitimacy of the process. In any case, forward looking planning increases the chance of obtaining a successful, consensus result. Another important aspect that any planner should be aware of is that good policy making can be very influential. Therefore the art of planning processes lies in finding effective ways for stakeholders to participate. Participation and experience in the landscape planning process can be helpful for learning as is the inclusion of stakeholder contributions to the analytical framework and results

== Power Map ==

<gallery caption="Power Map" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Gp D Power map.jpg|Power Map: Tourism will affect many aspects of village life and hence there are many stakeholders. These stakeholders, however, will have varying interests in tourism and different degrees of impact on it. Some stakeholders will need to be included early on to counteract any negative input at a later stage, thus an awareness of the power dynamics within the village is vitally important.
</gallery>

== Change Process ==

<gallery caption="Change Process" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Slide1.jpg|Change Process: Raising awareness of the benefits of the website on village life will be an ongoing process over many years. Attendance at various markets and village events will help to keep the website in the forefront of people's minds. The workshop will help to develop the website to bring the maximum benefit to the community and ensure their input and needs are properly incorporated.

File:Group D-Slide06.jpg| Long-term change process: It is envisaged that there is an iterative cycle of awareness raising followed by workshops to ensure that the website remains connected to the communities needs. These workshops would have to be continued in a fun, interesting and creative way to maintain enthusiasm and to attract new people to participate.
</gallery>

== Concluding reflections ==
*Reflections: Potentials and limitations of the website?

File:Group D-Slide07.jpg
Limitations are:
1. Those in power may have an interest are to maintain the status quo and will therefore try to either squash the initiative or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.
2. Elite capture by those with a better education or more money to harness resources better for themselves, either inadvertently or deliberately (elites who have the interests of others at heart can facilitate such initiatives, but can also unwittingly put others off).
3. Ensuring that those with the least voice are also represented and heard.
4. Irrelvence: Some initiatives can be seen as irrelevant unless it puts concrete resources into people’s hands and ensures that workshops meet the needs of people in the community and enable them to come together to work through projects.
5. Internet connectivity could be an issue, especially amongst the older generation, but Latvia is one of the most connected in Europe and mobile internet is viable.

Potentials are:
1.The website fulfils a need for bringing together people who live in the area or still have strong contacts with the area to work towards a more positive future.
2. It encourages participation without having to travel to a certain place each day or week – which can be time consuming on inadequate roads and lack of transport.
3. To develop synergies and unexpected spin offs with both local and locally connected persons when they realise they have similar ideas or can connect to ideas they feel would be helpful.

*Which practices or practitioners have framed your work, including a brief narrative of the potential gaps you have filled in our knowledge as designers and planners of participation.

Influences:

'''Robert Chambers''': founding father of participatory development in the 1990s, developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

'''John Gaventa''': Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge, something to be aware of in post-Soviet Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.

'''Frankfurt Gestalten''': a website for promoting community networks, publicising practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

Planning projects should not be one off events but aimed at skill building with steps taken to aid a community’s ability to take control of their own landscapes. Space for synergies should be created and planners should be prepared for ideas to take off in directions they do not expect and be prepared to accept that.

== References ==

[[Category:Democratic Change Process LED 2016]]

LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process

2016-06-19T08:17:27Z

Joannas: /* Concluding reflections */

'''--> [[LED_Online_Seminar_2016_-_Working_Group_D|Back to your group page]]'''

The process of planning can be very complex and can also include a high probability of failures. In any case, planners should, to prevent a breakdown, find a democratic way of designing. Planning should also include the value of local knowledge. This inclusion improves the legitimacy of the process. In any case, forward looking planning increases the chance of obtaining a successful, consensus result. Another important aspect that any planner should be aware of is that good policy making can be very influential. Therefore the art of planning processes lies in finding effective ways for stakeholders to participate. Participation and experience in the landscape planning process can be helpful for learning as is the inclusion of stakeholder contributions to the analytical framework and results

== Power Map ==

<gallery caption="Power Map" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Gp D Power map.jpg|Power Map: Tourism will affect many aspects of village life and hence there are many stakeholders. These stakeholders, however, will have varying interests in tourism and different degrees of impact on it. Some stakeholders will need to be included early on to counteract any negative input at a later stage, thus an awareness of the power dynamics within the village is vitally important.
</gallery>

== Change Process ==

<gallery caption="Change Process" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Slide1.jpg|Change Process: Raising awareness of the benefits of the website on village life will be an ongoing process over many years. Attendance at various markets and village events will help to keep the website in the forefront of people's minds. The workshop will help to develop the website to bring the maximum benefit to the community and ensure their input and needs are properly incorporated.

File:Group D-Slide06.jpg| Long-term change process: It is envisaged that there is an iterative cycle of awareness raising followed by workshops to ensure that the website remains connected to the communities needs. These workshops would have to be continued in a fun, interesting and creative way to maintain enthusiasm and to attract new people to participate.
</gallery>

== Concluding reflections ==
*Reflections: Potentials and limitations of the website?

File:Group D-Slide07.jpg
Limitations are:
1. Those in power may have an interest are to maintain the status quo and will therefore try to either squash the initiative or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.
2. Elite capture by those with a better education or more money to harness resources better for themselves, either inadvertently or deliberately (elites who have the interests of others at heart can facilitate such initiatives, but can also unwittingly put others off).
3. Ensuring that those with the least voice are also represented and heard.
4. Irrelvence: Some initiatives can be seen as irrelevant unless it puts concrete resources into people’s hands and ensures that workshops meet the needs of people in the community and enable them to come together to work through projects.
5. Internet connectivity could be an issue, especially amongst the older generation, but Latvia is one of the most connected in Europe and mobile internet is viable.

Potentials are:
1.The website fulfils a need for bringing together people who live in the area or still have strong contacts with the area to work towards a more positive future.
2. It encourages participation without having to travel to a certain place each day or week – which can be time consuming on inadequate roads and lack of transport.
3. To develop synergies and unexpected spin offs with both local and locally connected persons when they realise they have similar ideas or can connect to ideas they feel would be helpful.

*Which practices or practitioners have framed your work, including a brief narrative of the potential gaps you have filled in our knowledge as designers and planners of participation.

Influences:
'''Robert Chambers''': founding father of participatory development in the 1990s, developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

'''John Gaventa''': Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge, something to be aware of in post-Soviet Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.

'''Frankfurt Gestalten''': a website for promoting community networks, publicising practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

Planning projects should not be one off events but aimed at skill building with steps taken to aid a community’s ability to take control of their own landscapes. Space for synergies should be created and planners should be prepared for ideas to take off in directions they do not expect and be prepared to accept that.

== References ==

[[Category:Democratic Change Process LED 2016]]

LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process

2016-06-19T08:16:45Z

Joannas: /* Concluding reflections */

'''--> [[LED_Online_Seminar_2016_-_Working_Group_D|Back to your group page]]'''

The process of planning can be very complex and can also include a high probability of failures. In any case, planners should, to prevent a breakdown, find a democratic way of designing. Planning should also include the value of local knowledge. This inclusion improves the legitimacy of the process. In any case, forward looking planning increases the chance of obtaining a successful, consensus result. Another important aspect that any planner should be aware of is that good policy making can be very influential. Therefore the art of planning processes lies in finding effective ways for stakeholders to participate. Participation and experience in the landscape planning process can be helpful for learning as is the inclusion of stakeholder contributions to the analytical framework and results

== Power Map ==

<gallery caption="Power Map" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Gp D Power map.jpg|Power Map: Tourism will affect many aspects of village life and hence there are many stakeholders. These stakeholders, however, will have varying interests in tourism and different degrees of impact on it. Some stakeholders will need to be included early on to counteract any negative input at a later stage, thus an awareness of the power dynamics within the village is vitally important.
</gallery>

== Change Process ==

<gallery caption="Change Process" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
File:Slide1.jpg|Change Process: Raising awareness of the benefits of the website on village life will be an ongoing process over many years. Attendance at various markets and village events will help to keep the website in the forefront of people's minds. The workshop will help to develop the website to bring the maximum benefit to the community and ensure their input and needs are properly incorporated.

File:Group D-Slide06.jpg| Long-term change process: It is envisaged that there is an iterative cycle of awareness raising followed by workshops to ensure that the website remains connected to the communities needs. These workshops would have to be continued in a fun, interesting and creative way to maintain enthusiasm and to attract new people to participate.
</gallery>

== Concluding reflections ==
*Reflections: Potentials and limitations of the website?

File:Group D-Slide07.jpg
Limitations are:
1. Those in power may have an interest are to maintain the status quo and will therefore try to either squash the initiative or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.
2. Elite capture by those with a better education or more money to harness resources better for themselves, either inadvertently or deliberately (elites who have the interests of others at heart can facilitate such initiatives, but can also unwittingly put others off).
3. Ensuring that those with the least voice are also represented and heard.
4. Irrelvence: Some initiatives can be seen as irrelevant unless it puts concrete resources into people’s hands and ensures that workshops meet the needs of people in the community and enable them to come together to work through projects.
5. Internet connectivity could be an issue, especially amongst the older generation, but Latvia is one of the most connected in Europe and mobile internet is viable.

Potentials are:
1.The website fulfils a need for bringing together people who live in the area or still have strong contacts with the area to work towards a more positive future.
2. It encourages participation without having to travel to a certain place each day or week – which can be time consuming on inadequate roads and lack of transport.
3. To develop synergies and unexpected spin offs with both local and locally connected persons when they realise they have similar ideas or can connect to ideas they feel would be helpful.

*Which practices or practitioners have framed your work, including a brief narrative of the potential gaps you have filled in our knowledge as designers and planners of participation.

Influences:
Robert Chambers: founding father of participatory development in the 1990s, developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

John Gaventa: Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge, something to be aware of in post-Soviet Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.

Frankfurt Gestalten: a website for promoting community networks, publicising practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

Planning projects should not be one off events but aimed at skill building with steps taken to aid a community’s ability to take control of their own landscapes. Space for synergies should be created and planners should be prepared for ideas to take off in directions they do not expect and be prepared to accept that.

== References ==

[[Category:Democratic Change Process LED 2016]]

LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process

2016-06-19T07:45:41Z

Joannas: /* Change Process */

Group D Reflections on Readings, LED Seminar 2016

2016-06-19T03:44:15Z

Joannas:

'''--> [[LED_Online_Seminar_2016_-_Working_Group_D|back to your group page]]'''

'''Your reflections'''

Group Readings Reflections 2016

The process of planning can be very complex and can also include a high probability of failures. In any case, planners should, to prevent a breakdown, find a democratic way of designing. Planning should also include the value of local knowledge. This inclusion improves the legitimacy of the process. In any case, forward looking planning increases the chance of obtaining a successful, consensus result. Another important aspect that any planner should be aware of is that good policy making can be very influential. Therefore the art of planning processes lies in finding effective ways for stakeholders to participate. Participation and experience in the landscape planning process can be helpful for learning as is the inclusion of stakeholder contributions to the analytical framework and results

Group D Reflections on Readings, LED Seminar 2016

2016-06-19T03:44:01Z

Joannas:

'''--> [[LED_Online_Seminar_2016_-_Working_Group_D|back to your group page]]'''

'''Your reflections'''

Group Readings Reflections 2016
The process of planning can be very complex and can also include a high probability of failures. In any case, planners should, to prevent a breakdown, find a democratic way of designing. Planning should also include the value of local knowledge. This inclusion improves the legitimacy of the process. In any case, forward looking planning increases the chance of obtaining a successful, consensus result. Another important aspect that any planner should be aware of is that good policy making can be very influential. Therefore the art of planning processes lies in finding effective ways for stakeholders to participate. Participation and experience in the landscape planning process can be helpful for learning as is the inclusion of stakeholder contributions to the analytical framework and results

Group D Reflections on Readings, LED Seminar 2016

2016-06-19T03:43:28Z

Joannas:

'''--> [[LED_Online_Seminar_2016_-_Working_Group_D|back to your group page]]'''

'''Your reflections'''

[[Category:Group Readings Reflections 2016
The process of planning can be very complex and can also include a high probability of failures. In any case, planners should, to prevent a breakdown, find a democratic way of designing. Planning should also include the value of local knowledge. This inclusion improves the legitimacy of the process. In any case, forward looking planning increases the chance of obtaining a successful, consensus result. Another important aspect that any planner should be aware of is that good policy making can be very influential. Therefore the art of planning processes lies in finding effective ways for stakeholders to participate. Participation and experience in the landscape planning process can be helpful for learning as is the inclusion of stakeholder contributions to the analytical framework and results ]]

LED Online Seminar 2016 - Working Group D

2016-06-17T05:54:01Z

Joannas: /* Presentation slides 'Your Democractic Change Process' */

'''--> Back to [[LED_Online_Seminar_Working_Groups_2016|working group overview]]'''

''Dear working group members. This is your group page and you will be completing the template gradually as we move through the seminar. Good luck and enjoy your collaboration!''

== Assignment 1 - Reading and Synthesizing Core Terminology ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_1:_Reading_and_Synthesizing_Core_Terminology|here]]
*Readings are accessible via the [[Resources_and_Literature_Landscape_and_Democracy|resources page]]

=== Step 1 - Define your readings ===
*Please add your readings selection for the terminology exercise before '''25th of April''' on the [[LED Online Seminar 2016 Groups Readings Selection Page|readings selection page]].

=== Step 2 - Concept mapping of core terms ===
* [https://cmapscloud.ihmc.us/viewer/cmap/1Q4HTSVM0-D0C2FB-167T94 Group D Collaborative Map]

=== Step 3 - Reporting ===
*Please write, as a group, a 250 words reflection on your concept mapping process
*[[Group D Reflections on Readings, LED Seminar 2016|Group reflection on the readings - add them here]]

== Assignment 2 - Your Landscape Symbols ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_2:_Your_Landscape_Symbols|here]]
*There is an own page for this assignment, please click to find further details
*'''go to --> [[LED Seminar 2016 - Landscape Symbols Reflection Group D |Landscape Symbols Reflection Group D]]'''

=== Presentation slides 'Your Landscape Symbols' ===
''After the presentation on '''April 21''' please save your PPT slides to jpgs, upload them and add them to this gallery:''

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:Group D - slide 1.jpg|slide 1
Image:Group D - Slide 2.jpg|slide 2
Image:Group D - Slide 3.jpg|slide 3
Image:Group D - Slide 4.jpg|slide 4
Image:Group D - Slide 5.jpg|slide 5
Image:Group D - Slide 6.jpg|slide 6
Image:Group D - Slide 7.jpg|slide 7
Image:Group D - Slide 8.jpg|slide 8
Image:Group D - Slide 9.jpg|slide 9
Image:Group D - Slide 10.jpg|slide 10
Image:Group D - Slide 11.jpg|slide 11
</gallery>

== Assignment 3 - Role Play on Landscape Democracy "movers and shakers" ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_3:_Role_Play_on_Landscape_Democracy_"movers_and_shakers"|here]]

== Assignment 4 - Your Landscape Democracy Challenge ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_4:_Your_Landscape_Democracy_Challenge|here]]
*Each group member will specify a landscape democracy challenge in his/her environment

=== Your Landscape Democracy Challenges ===
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 1|Frankfurt gestalten: Theresia Hupfer]]'''
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 2|Ērgļu novada tūrisma attīstīšana: Joanna Storie]]'''
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 3|Variante di Mirandola: Elena Forapani]]'''

=== Presentation slides 'Your Landscape Democracy Challenges' ===

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:Diapositiva1.JPG|slide 1
Image:Diapositiva2.JPG|slide 2
Image:Diapositiva3.JPG|slide 3
Image:Diapositiva4.JPG|slide 4
Image:Diapositiva5.JPG|slide 5
Image:Diapositiva6.JPG|slide 6
Image:Diapositiva7.JPG|slide 7
Image:Diapositiva8.JPG|slide 8
</gallery>

== Assignment 5 - Your Democratic Change Process ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_5:_Your_Democratic_Change_Process|here]]
*After documenting and reflecting on your challenges you will continue jointly with one of these challenges and design a democratic change process

=== Your Democratic Change Model ===
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process|Your democractic change process]]'''

=== Presentation slides 'Your Democractic Change Process' ===

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:Group D-Slide01.jpg|Title slide
Image:Group D-Slide02.jpg|Background information for the Ērgļi area
Image:Group D-Slide03.jpg|Website aims
Image:Group D-Slide04.jpg|Stakeholders
Image:Group D-Slide05.jpg|Timeline for years 1-3
Image:Group D-Slide06.jpg|Long term timeline
Image:Group D-Slide07.jpg|The Potentials and Limitations of developing a website for the community to aid tourism
Image:Group D-Slide08.jpg|Influences for the website focus
Image:Group D-Slide09.jpg|Focus on community skill building
Image:Group D-Slide10.jpg|Summary from C-map exercise
</gallery>

File:Group D-Slide10.jpg

2016-06-17T05:52:56Z

Joannas:

LED Online Seminar 2016 - Working Group D

File:Gp D-Landscape Challenge 2.jpg

2016-06-15T10:04:14Z

Joannas:

LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process

2016-06-14T17:59:34Z

Joannas:

LED Online Seminar 2016 - Working Group D

2016-06-14T17:46:56Z

Joannas: /* Presentation slides 'Your Landscape Democracy Challenges' */

'''--> Back to [[LED_Online_Seminar_Working_Groups_2016|working group overview]]'''

''Dear working group members. This is your group page and you will be completing the template gradually as we move through the seminar. Good luck and enjoy your collaboration!''

== Assignment 1 - Reading and Synthesizing Core Terminology ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_1:_Reading_and_Synthesizing_Core_Terminology|here]]
*Readings are accessible via the [[Resources_and_Literature_Landscape_and_Democracy|resources page]]

=== Step 1 - Define your readings ===
*Please add your readings selection for the terminology exercise before '''25th of April''' on the [[LED Online Seminar 2016 Groups Readings Selection Page|readings selection page]].

=== Step 2 - Concept mapping of core terms ===
* [https://cmapscloud.ihmc.us/viewer/cmap/1Q4HTSVM0-D0C2FB-167T94 Group D Collaborative Map]

=== Step 3 - Reporting ===
*Please write, as a group, a 250 words reflection on your concept mapping process
*[[Group D Reflections on Readings, LED Seminar 2016|Group reflection on the readings - add them here]]

== Assignment 2 - Your Landscape Symbols ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_2:_Your_Landscape_Symbols|here]]
*There is an own page for this assignment, please click to find further details
*'''go to --> [[LED Seminar 2016 - Landscape Symbols Reflection Group D |Landscape Symbols Reflection Group D]]'''

=== Presentation slides 'Your Landscape Symbols' ===
''After the presentation on '''April 21''' please save your PPT slides to jpgs, upload them and add them to this gallery:''

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:Group D - slide 1.jpg|slide 1
Image:Group D - Slide 2.jpg|slide 2
Image:Group D - Slide 3.jpg|slide 3
Image:Group D - Slide 4.jpg|slide 4
Image:Group D - Slide 5.jpg|slide 5
Image:Group D - Slide 6.jpg|slide 6
Image:Group D - Slide 7.jpg|slide 7
Image:Group D - Slide 8.jpg|slide 8
Image:Group D - Slide 9.jpg|slide 9
Image:Group D - Slide 10.jpg|slide 10
Image:Group D - Slide 11.jpg|slide 11
</gallery>

== Assignment 3 - Role Play on Landscape Democracy "movers and shakers" ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_3:_Role_Play_on_Landscape_Democracy_"movers_and_shakers"|here]]

== Assignment 4 - Your Landscape Democracy Challenge ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_4:_Your_Landscape_Democracy_Challenge|here]]
*Each group member will specify a landscape democracy challenge in his/her environment

=== Your Landscape Democracy Challenges ===
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 1|Frankfurt gestalten: Theresia Hupfer]]'''
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 2|Ērgļu novada tūrisma attīstīšana: Joanna Storie]]'''
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 3|Variante di Mirandola: Elena Forapani]]'''

=== Presentation slides 'Your Landscape Democracy Challenges' ===

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:Diapositiva1.JPG|slide 1
Image:Diapositiva2.JPG|slide 2
Image:Diapositiva3.JPG|slide 3
Image:Diapositiva4.JPG|slide 4
Image:Diapositiva5.JPG|slide 5
Image:Diapositiva6.JPG|slide 6
Image:Diapositiva7.JPG|slide 7
Image:Diapositiva8.JPG|slide 8
</gallery>

== Assignment 5 - Your Democratic Change Process ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_5:_Your_Democratic_Change_Process|here]]
*After documenting and reflecting on your challenges you will continue jointly with one of these challenges and design a democratic change process

=== Your Democratic Change Model ===
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process|Your democractic change process]]'''

=== Presentation slides 'Your Democractic Change Process' ===
''After the presentation on '''June 16''' please save your PPT slides to jpgs, upload them and add them to this gallery:''

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:group_slide1.JPG|slide 1
Image:group_slide2.JPG|slide 2
Image:group_slide3.JPG|slide 3
Image:group_slide4.JPG|slide 4
Image:group_slide5.JPG|slide 5
</gallery>

LED Online Seminar 2016 - Working Group D

2016-06-14T17:41:44Z

Joannas: /* Your Landscape Democracy Challenges */

'''--> Back to [[LED_Online_Seminar_Working_Groups_2016|working group overview]]'''

''Dear working group members. This is your group page and you will be completing the template gradually as we move through the seminar. Good luck and enjoy your collaboration!''

== Assignment 1 - Reading and Synthesizing Core Terminology ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_1:_Reading_and_Synthesizing_Core_Terminology|here]]
*Readings are accessible via the [[Resources_and_Literature_Landscape_and_Democracy|resources page]]

=== Step 1 - Define your readings ===
*Please add your readings selection for the terminology exercise before '''25th of April''' on the [[LED Online Seminar 2016 Groups Readings Selection Page|readings selection page]].

=== Step 2 - Concept mapping of core terms ===
* [https://cmapscloud.ihmc.us/viewer/cmap/1Q4HTSVM0-D0C2FB-167T94 Group D Collaborative Map]

=== Step 3 - Reporting ===
*Please write, as a group, a 250 words reflection on your concept mapping process
*[[Group D Reflections on Readings, LED Seminar 2016|Group reflection on the readings - add them here]]

== Assignment 2 - Your Landscape Symbols ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_2:_Your_Landscape_Symbols|here]]
*There is an own page for this assignment, please click to find further details
*'''go to --> [[LED Seminar 2016 - Landscape Symbols Reflection Group D |Landscape Symbols Reflection Group D]]'''

=== Presentation slides 'Your Landscape Symbols' ===
''After the presentation on '''April 21''' please save your PPT slides to jpgs, upload them and add them to this gallery:''

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:Group D - slide 1.jpg|slide 1
Image:Group D - Slide 2.jpg|slide 2
Image:Group D - Slide 3.jpg|slide 3
Image:Group D - Slide 4.jpg|slide 4
Image:Group D - Slide 5.jpg|slide 5
Image:Group D - Slide 6.jpg|slide 6
Image:Group D - Slide 7.jpg|slide 7
Image:Group D - Slide 8.jpg|slide 8
Image:Group D - Slide 9.jpg|slide 9
Image:Group D - Slide 10.jpg|slide 10
Image:Group D - Slide 11.jpg|slide 11
</gallery>

== Assignment 3 - Role Play on Landscape Democracy "movers and shakers" ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_3:_Role_Play_on_Landscape_Democracy_"movers_and_shakers"|here]]

== Assignment 4 - Your Landscape Democracy Challenge ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_4:_Your_Landscape_Democracy_Challenge|here]]
*Each group member will specify a landscape democracy challenge in his/her environment

=== Your Landscape Democracy Challenges ===
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 1|Frankfurt gestalten: Theresia Hupfer]]'''
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 2|Ērgļu novada tūrisma attīstīšana: Joanna Storie]]'''
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 3|Variante di Mirandola: Elena Forapani]]'''

=== Presentation slides 'Your Landscape Democracy Challenges' ===
''After the presentation on '''May 19''' please save your PPT slides to jpgs, upload them and add them to this gallery:''

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:Diapositiva1.JPG|slide 1
Image:Diapositiva2.JPG|slide 2
Image:Diapositiva3.JPG|slide 3
Image:Diapositiva4.JPG|slide 4
Image:Diapositiva5.JPG|slide 5
Image:Diapositiva6.JPG|slide 6
Image:Diapositiva7.JPG|slide 7
Image:Diapositiva8.JPG|slide 8
</gallery>

== Assignment 5 - Your Democratic Change Process ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_5:_Your_Democratic_Change_Process|here]]
*After documenting and reflecting on your challenges you will continue jointly with one of these challenges and design a democratic change process

=== Your Democratic Change Model ===
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process|Your democractic change process]]'''

=== Presentation slides 'Your Democractic Change Process' ===
''After the presentation on '''June 16''' please save your PPT slides to jpgs, upload them and add them to this gallery:''

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:group_slide1.JPG|slide 1
Image:group_slide2.JPG|slide 2
Image:group_slide3.JPG|slide 3
Image:group_slide4.JPG|slide 4
Image:group_slide5.JPG|slide 5
</gallery>

LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 2

2016-05-11T05:34:05Z

Joannas: /* Observations */

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'''''Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana (Ērgļi Novads tourism development): Promoting and improving the local area'''''

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| '''Place name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana ((Ērgļi Novads tourism development)''
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| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Ērgļi''
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| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Latvia''
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| '''Author(s)''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Joanna Storie''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[File:Storie-Ergli map.jpg|250px]]
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== Rationale ==
* ''Some community members have been unhappy with the lack of development within the village of Ērgļi and have got together to promote the area and improve the look of certain sites. I am interested in how this group identify particular sites of interest and how they promote the area ''
* ''During the Soviet era, Ērgļi was a popular ski resort with many coming by train during the winter months. The train no longer runs to the village and the ski facilities are inoperative. The village was also home to Rudolfs Blaumana, a highly regarded writer. Some feel that these historic connections are not being exploited to their full potential and feel the authorities could do better to attract tourists and development. Frustrations with perceived favouritism and slowness of the authorities has motivated the group’s activities. The group have worked on cleaning up sites, particularly the central river location and working with LEADER to identify sources of funding. The challenge will be how this group can influence planning and what changes they can make to the overall appearance of the wider area, which also includes other smaller villages.
''

== Observations ==

<gallery caption=" " widths="200px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Storie-Creating connections.jpg|Creating connections with the wider community is important
Image:Storie-Conversation starters.jpg|Creating the conditions where conversations can happen aids greater participation
Image:Storie-Tell the Story.jpg|Creating a narrative for change often starts with the history of the area. Important elements of the landscape can be identified and cultural milestones mapped
Image:Storie-networks.jpg|Networks and connections to the wider area are important for the exchange of resources and information, which can support local initiatives
</gallery>

== Reflection ==
=== What are the major challenges for changing the situation? ===
*''The major challenges for the group Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana is widening their reach within the community and not being restricted to a few active individuals making all the decisions. Giving space to others to contribute in a meaningful way, especially in a country that is not familiar with participation in decision-making processes is a particular problem. Also there is a risk that frustrations with the local authorities could lead to division within the community if care is not taken; or alternatively they may just be seen as a disruptive group and not a constructive voice from the community. They have tried to work with the local authorities through presentations of their ideas but so far with little result.''

=== What could be a starting point for democractically-based change? ===
*''Attracting the interest of others within the local community is of paramount importance. Representations of their ideas in prominent localities within the various communities represented by the whole Novads and not just Ērgļi, will help to raise the profile of the group. There should also be invitations for further contributions that is not solely based on the internet. Interactive displays in the forms of models or using computer graphics could be helpful to generate ideas and start conversations about change. A reliance on meetings could be counterproductive, as people rarely attend and this could be discouraging for the organisers. Getting out to meet the people in the places where they live and talking to them about their own concerns may generate more interest. Summer workshops with children could also encourage participation now and into the future as well as educating them about their landscape and the important elements in it. ''

== References ==
*Ērgļu novada tūrisma attīstīšana: https://www.facebook.com/groups/852890111493501/
*....
*...

* ''Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''
* ''Do '''not''' use any images of which you do '''not''' hold the copyright.''
* ''Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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File:Storie-networks.jpg

2016-05-11T05:32:13Z

Joannas:

LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 2

2016-05-11T05:22:39Z

Joannas: /* Observations */

'''--> [[LED_Online_Seminar_2016_-_Working_Group_D|back to your group page]]'''

'''''Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana (Ērgļi Novads tourism development): Promoting and improving the local area'''''

{| align="right" width="250pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Place name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana ((Ērgļi Novads tourism development)''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Ērgļi''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Latvia''
|-
| '''Author(s)''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Joanna Storie''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[File:Storie-Ergli map.jpg|250px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"|
|}

== Rationale ==
* ''Some community members have been unhappy with the lack of development within the village of Ērgļi and have got together to promote the area and improve the look of certain sites. I am interested in how this group identify particular sites of interest and how they promote the area ''
* ''During the Soviet era, Ērgļi was a popular ski resort with many coming by train during the winter months. The train no longer runs to the village and the ski facilities are inoperative. The village was also home to Rudolfs Blaumana, a highly regarded writer. Some feel that these historic connections are not being exploited to their full potential and feel the authorities could do better to attract tourists and development. Frustrations with perceived favouritism and slowness of the authorities has motivated the group’s activities. The group have worked on cleaning up sites, particularly the central river location and working with LEADER to identify sources of funding. The challenge will be how this group can influence planning and what changes they can make to the overall appearance of the wider area, which also includes other smaller villages.
''

== Observations ==

<gallery caption=" " widths="200px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Storie-Creating connections.jpg|Creating connections with the wider community is important
Image:Storie-Conversation starters.jpg|Creating the conditions where conversations can happen aids greater participation
Image:Storie-Tell the Story.jpg|Creating a narrative for change often starts with the history of the area. Important elements of the landscape can be identified and cultural milestones mapped
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|case representation
</gallery>

== Reflection ==
=== What are the major challenges for changing the situation? ===
*''The major challenges for the group Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana is widening their reach within the community and not being restricted to a few active individuals making all the decisions. Giving space to others to contribute in a meaningful way, especially in a country that is not familiar with participation in decision-making processes is a particular problem. Also there is a risk that frustrations with the local authorities could lead to division within the community if care is not taken; or alternatively they may just be seen as a disruptive group and not a constructive voice from the community. They have tried to work with the local authorities through presentations of their ideas but so far with little result.''

=== What could be a starting point for democractically-based change? ===
*''Attracting the interest of others within the local community is of paramount importance. Representations of their ideas in prominent localities within the various communities represented by the whole Novads and not just Ērgļi, will help to raise the profile of the group. There should also be invitations for further contributions that is not solely based on the internet. Interactive displays in the forms of models or using computer graphics could be helpful to generate ideas and start conversations about change. A reliance on meetings could be counterproductive, as people rarely attend and this could be discouraging for the organisers. Getting out to meet the people in the places where they live and talking to them about their own concerns may generate more interest. Summer workshops with children could also encourage participation now and into the future as well as educating them about their landscape and the important elements in it. ''

== References ==
*Ērgļu novada tūrisma attīstīšana: https://www.facebook.com/groups/852890111493501/
*....
*...

* ''Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''
* ''Do '''not''' use any images of which you do '''not''' hold the copyright.''
* ''Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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File:Storie-Tell the Story.jpg

2016-05-11T05:21:15Z

Joannas:

LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 2

2016-05-11T04:57:53Z

Joannas: /* Observations */

'''--> [[LED_Online_Seminar_2016_-_Working_Group_D|back to your group page]]'''

'''''Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana (Ērgļi Novads tourism development): Promoting and improving the local area'''''

{| align="right" width="250pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Place name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana ((Ērgļi Novads tourism development)''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Ērgļi''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Latvia''
|-
| '''Author(s)''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Joanna Storie''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[File:Storie-Ergli map.jpg|250px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"|
|}

== Rationale ==
* ''Some community members have been unhappy with the lack of development within the village of Ērgļi and have got together to promote the area and improve the look of certain sites. I am interested in how this group identify particular sites of interest and how they promote the area ''
* ''During the Soviet era, Ērgļi was a popular ski resort with many coming by train during the winter months. The train no longer runs to the village and the ski facilities are inoperative. The village was also home to Rudolfs Blaumana, a highly regarded writer. Some feel that these historic connections are not being exploited to their full potential and feel the authorities could do better to attract tourists and development. Frustrations with perceived favouritism and slowness of the authorities has motivated the group’s activities. The group have worked on cleaning up sites, particularly the central river location and working with LEADER to identify sources of funding. The challenge will be how this group can influence planning and what changes they can make to the overall appearance of the wider area, which also includes other smaller villages.
''

== Observations ==

<gallery caption=" " widths="200px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Storie-Creating connections.jpg|Creating connections with the wider community is important
Image:Storie-Conversation starters.jpg|Creating the conditions where conversations can happen aids greater participation
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|case representation
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|case representation
</gallery>

== Reflection ==
=== What are the major challenges for changing the situation? ===
*''The major challenges for the group Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana is widening their reach within the community and not being restricted to a few active individuals making all the decisions. Giving space to others to contribute in a meaningful way, especially in a country that is not familiar with participation in decision-making processes is a particular problem. Also there is a risk that frustrations with the local authorities could lead to division within the community if care is not taken; or alternatively they may just be seen as a disruptive group and not a constructive voice from the community. They have tried to work with the local authorities through presentations of their ideas but so far with little result.''

=== What could be a starting point for democractically-based change? ===
*''Attracting the interest of others within the local community is of paramount importance. Representations of their ideas in prominent localities within the various communities represented by the whole Novads and not just Ērgļi, will help to raise the profile of the group. There should also be invitations for further contributions that is not solely based on the internet. Interactive displays in the forms of models or using computer graphics could be helpful to generate ideas and start conversations about change. A reliance on meetings could be counterproductive, as people rarely attend and this could be discouraging for the organisers. Getting out to meet the people in the places where they live and talking to them about their own concerns may generate more interest. Summer workshops with children could also encourage participation now and into the future as well as educating them about their landscape and the important elements in it. ''

== References ==
*Ērgļu novada tūrisma attīstīšana: https://www.facebook.com/groups/852890111493501/
*....
*...

* ''Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''
* ''Do '''not''' use any images of which you do '''not''' hold the copyright.''
* ''Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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File:Storie-Conversation starters.jpg

2016-05-11T04:55:39Z

Joannas:

LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 2

2016-05-11T04:49:54Z

Joannas: /* Representation of your observations */

'''--> [[LED_Online_Seminar_2016_-_Working_Group_D|back to your group page]]'''

'''''Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana (Ērgļi Novads tourism development): Promoting and improving the local area'''''

{| align="right" width="250pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Place name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana ((Ērgļi Novads tourism development)''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Ērgļi''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Latvia''
|-
| '''Author(s)''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Joanna Storie''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[File:Storie-Ergli map.jpg|250px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"|
|}

== Rationale ==
* ''Some community members have been unhappy with the lack of development within the village of Ērgļi and have got together to promote the area and improve the look of certain sites. I am interested in how this group identify particular sites of interest and how they promote the area ''
* ''During the Soviet era, Ērgļi was a popular ski resort with many coming by train during the winter months. The train no longer runs to the village and the ski facilities are inoperative. The village was also home to Rudolfs Blaumana, a highly regarded writer. Some feel that these historic connections are not being exploited to their full potential and feel the authorities could do better to attract tourists and development. Frustrations with perceived favouritism and slowness of the authorities has motivated the group’s activities. The group have worked on cleaning up sites, particularly the central river location and working with LEADER to identify sources of funding. The challenge will be how this group can influence planning and what changes they can make to the overall appearance of the wider area, which also includes other smaller villages.
''

== Observations ==

<gallery caption=" " widths="200px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Storie-Creating connections.jpg|Creating connections with the wider community is important
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|case representation
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|case representation
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|case representation
</gallery>

== Reflection ==
=== What are the major challenges for changing the situation? ===
*''The major challenges for the group Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana is widening their reach within the community and not being restricted to a few active individuals making all the decisions. Giving space to others to contribute in a meaningful way, especially in a country that is not familiar with participation in decision-making processes is a particular problem. Also there is a risk that frustrations with the local authorities could lead to division within the community if care is not taken; or alternatively they may just be seen as a disruptive group and not a constructive voice from the community. They have tried to work with the local authorities through presentations of their ideas but so far with little result.''

=== What could be a starting point for democractically-based change? ===
*''Attracting the interest of others within the local community is of paramount importance. Representations of their ideas in prominent localities within the various communities represented by the whole Novads and not just Ērgļi, will help to raise the profile of the group. There should also be invitations for further contributions that is not solely based on the internet. Interactive displays in the forms of models or using computer graphics could be helpful to generate ideas and start conversations about change. A reliance on meetings could be counterproductive, as people rarely attend and this could be discouraging for the organisers. Getting out to meet the people in the places where they live and talking to them about their own concerns may generate more interest. Summer workshops with children could also encourage participation now and into the future as well as educating them about their landscape and the important elements in it. ''

== References ==
*Ērgļu novada tūrisma attīstīšana: https://www.facebook.com/groups/852890111493501/
*....
*...

* ''Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''
* ''Do '''not''' use any images of which you do '''not''' hold the copyright.''
* ''Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 2

2016-05-11T04:48:40Z

Joannas: /* Representation of your observations */

'''--> [[LED_Online_Seminar_2016_-_Working_Group_D|back to your group page]]'''

'''''Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana (Ērgļi Novads tourism development): Promoting and improving the local area'''''

{| align="right" width="250pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Place name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana ((Ērgļi Novads tourism development)''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Ērgļi''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Latvia''
|-
| '''Author(s)''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Joanna Storie''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[File:Storie-Ergli map.jpg|250px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"|
|}

== Rationale ==
* ''Some community members have been unhappy with the lack of development within the village of Ērgļi and have got together to promote the area and improve the look of certain sites. I am interested in how this group identify particular sites of interest and how they promote the area ''
* ''During the Soviet era, Ērgļi was a popular ski resort with many coming by train during the winter months. The train no longer runs to the village and the ski facilities are inoperative. The village was also home to Rudolfs Blaumana, a highly regarded writer. Some feel that these historic connections are not being exploited to their full potential and feel the authorities could do better to attract tourists and development. Frustrations with perceived favouritism and slowness of the authorities has motivated the group’s activities. The group have worked on cleaning up sites, particularly the central river location and working with LEADER to identify sources of funding. The challenge will be how this group can influence planning and what changes they can make to the overall appearance of the wider area, which also includes other smaller villages.
''

== Representation of your observations ==

<gallery caption=" " widths="200px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Storie-Creating connections.jpg|case representation
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|case representation
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|case representation
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|case representation
</gallery>

== Reflection ==
=== What are the major challenges for changing the situation? ===
*''The major challenges for the group Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana is widening their reach within the community and not being restricted to a few active individuals making all the decisions. Giving space to others to contribute in a meaningful way, especially in a country that is not familiar with participation in decision-making processes is a particular problem. Also there is a risk that frustrations with the local authorities could lead to division within the community if care is not taken; or alternatively they may just be seen as a disruptive group and not a constructive voice from the community. They have tried to work with the local authorities through presentations of their ideas but so far with little result.''

=== What could be a starting point for democractically-based change? ===
*''Attracting the interest of others within the local community is of paramount importance. Representations of their ideas in prominent localities within the various communities represented by the whole Novads and not just Ērgļi, will help to raise the profile of the group. There should also be invitations for further contributions that is not solely based on the internet. Interactive displays in the forms of models or using computer graphics could be helpful to generate ideas and start conversations about change. A reliance on meetings could be counterproductive, as people rarely attend and this could be discouraging for the organisers. Getting out to meet the people in the places where they live and talking to them about their own concerns may generate more interest. Summer workshops with children could also encourage participation now and into the future as well as educating them about their landscape and the important elements in it. ''

== References ==
*Ērgļu novada tūrisma attīstīšana: https://www.facebook.com/groups/852890111493501/
*....
*...

* ''Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.''
* ''Do '''not''' use any images of which you do '''not''' hold the copyright.''
* ''Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.''

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LED Online Seminar 2016 - Working Group D

2016-05-11T04:47:18Z

Joannas: /* Your Landscape Democracy Challenges */

'''--> Back to [[LED_Online_Seminar_Working_Groups_2016|working group overview]]'''

''Dear working group members. This is your group page and you will be completing the template gradually as we move through the seminar. Good luck and enjoy your collaboration!''

== Assignment 1 - Reading and Synthesizing Core Terminology ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_1:_Reading_and_Synthesizing_Core_Terminology|here]]
*Readings are accessible via the [[Resources_and_Literature_Landscape_and_Democracy|resources page]]

=== Step 1 - Define your readings ===
*Please add your readings selection for the terminology exercise before '''25th of April''' on the [[LED Online Seminar 2016 Groups Readings Selection Page|readings selection page]].

=== Step 2 - Concept mapping of core terms ===
*Please add here the link to your concept map on the Cmaps cloud. You will receive an invitation to the cloud per e-mail.

=== Step 3 - Reporting ===
*Please write, as a group, a 250 words reflection on your concept mapping process
*[[Group D Reflections on Readings, LED Seminar 2016|Group reflection on the readings - add them here]]

== Assignment 2 - Your Landscape Symbols ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_2:_Your_Landscape_Symbols|here]]
*There is an own page for this assignment, please click to find further details
*'''go to --> [[LED Seminar 2016 - Landscape Symbols Reflection Group D |Landscape Symbols Reflection Group D]]'''

=== Presentation slides 'Your Landscape Symbols' ===
''After the presentation on '''April 21''' please save your PPT slides to jpgs, upload them and add them to this gallery:''

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:Group D - slide 1.jpg|slide 1
Image:Group D - Slide 2.jpg|slide 2
Image:Group D - Slide 3.jpg|slide 3
Image:Group D - Slide 4.jpg|slide 4
Image:Group D - Slide 5.jpg|slide 5
Image:Group D - Slide 6.jpg|slide 6
Image:Group D - Slide 7.jpg|slide 7
Image:Group D - Slide 8.jpg|slide 8
Image:Group D - Slide 9.jpg|slide 9
Image:Group D - Slide 10.jpg|slide 10
Image:Group D - Slide 11.jpg|slide 11
</gallery>

== Assignment 3 - Role Play on Landscape Democracy "movers and shakers" ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_3:_Role_Play_on_Landscape_Democracy_"movers_and_shakers"|here]]

== Assignment 4 - Your Landscape Democracy Challenge ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Assignment_4:_Your_Landscape_Democracy_Challenge|here]]
*Each group member will specify a landscape democracy challenge in his/her environment

=== Your Landscape Democracy Challenges ===
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 1|Frankfurt gestalten: Theresia Hupfer]]'''
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 2|Ērgļu novada tūrisma attīstīšana: Joanna Storie]]'''
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 3|Landscape Democracy Challenge 3]]'''
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 4|Landscape Democracy Challenge 4]]'''
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 5|Landscape Democracy Challenge 5]]'''

=== Presentation slides 'Your Landscape Democracy Challenges' ===
''After the presentation on '''May 19''' please save your PPT slides to jpgs, upload them and add them to this gallery:''

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:group_slide1.JPG|slide 1
Image:group_slide2.JPG|slide 2
Image:group_slide3.JPG|slide 3
Image:group_slide4.JPG|slide 4
Image:group_slide5.JPG|slide 5
</gallery>

== Assignment 5 - Your Democratic Change Process ==
*You can read more details about this assignment [[Your Democratic Change Process|here]]
*After documenting and reflecting on your challenges you will continue jointly with one of these challenges and design a democratic change process

=== Your Democratic Change Model ===
* '''[[LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process|Your democractic change process]]'''

=== Presentation slides 'Your Democractic Change Process' ===
''After the presentation on '''June 16''' please save your PPT slides to jpgs, upload them and add them to this gallery:''

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="5">
Image:group_slide1.JPG|slide 1
Image:group_slide2.JPG|slide 2
Image:group_slide3.JPG|slide 3
Image:group_slide4.JPG|slide 4
Image:group_slide5.JPG|slide 5
</gallery>

File:Storie-Creating connections.jpg

2016-05-11T04:44:59Z

Joannas:

LED 2016 Group D Landscape Democracy Challenge 2

2016-05-11T04:31:15Z

Joannas: /* References */

'''--> [[LED_Online_Seminar_2016_-_Working_Group_D|back to your group page]]'''

'''''Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana (Ērgļi Novads tourism development): Promoting and improving the local area'''''

{| align="right" width="250pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Place name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana ((Ērgļi Novads tourism development)''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Ērgļi''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Latvia''
|-
| '''Author(s)''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Joanna Storie''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[File:Storie-Ergli map.jpg|250px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"|
|}

== Rationale ==
* ''Some community members have been unhappy with the lack of development within the village of Ērgļi and have got together to promote the area and improve the look of certain sites. I am interested in how this group identify particular sites of interest and how they promote the area ''
* ''During the Soviet era, Ērgļi was a popular ski resort with many coming by train during the winter months. The train no longer runs to the village and the ski facilities are inoperative. The village was also home to Rudolfs Blaumana, a highly regarded writer. Some feel that these historic connections are not being exploited to their full potential and feel the authorities could do better to attract tourists and development. Frustrations with perceived favouritism and slowness of the authorities has motivated the group’s activities. The group have worked on cleaning up sites, particularly the central river location and working with LEADER to identify sources of funding. The challenge will be how this group can influence planning and what changes they can make to the overall appearance of the wider area, which also includes other smaller villages.
''

== Representation of your observations ==
* ''you are basically free to use one or a mix of different presentation techniques''
* ''possibilities are: analytical drawings, graphical representations, collages, video clips, comic/graphic novel, written essay/visual essay''
* ''please add any visual material to the gallery, videos can be placed below, you may add text as you like''

<gallery caption=" " widths="200px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|case representation
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|case representation
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|case representation
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|case representation
</gallery>

== Reflection ==
=== What are the major challenges for changing the situation? ===
*''The major challenges for the group Ērgļu novada tūrisma attītišana is widening their reach within the community and not being restricted to a few active individuals making all the decisions. Giving space to others to contribute in a meaningful way, especially in a country that is not familiar with participation in decision-making processes is a particular problem. Also there is a risk that frustrations with the local authorities could lead to division within the community if care is not taken; or alternatively they may just be seen as a disruptive group and not a constructive voice from the community. They have tried to work with the local authorities through presentations of their ideas but so far with little result.''

=== What could be a starting point for democractically-based change? ===
*''Attracting the interest of others within the local community is of paramount importance. Representations of their ideas in prominent localities within the various communities represented by the whole Novads and not just Ērgļi, will help to raise the profile of the group. There should also be invitations for further contributions that is not solely based on the internet. Interactive displays in the forms of models or using computer graphics could be helpful to generate ideas and start conversations about change. A reliance on meetings could be counterproductive, as people rarely attend and this could be discouraging for the organisers. Getting out to meet the people in the places where they live and talking to them about their own concerns may generate more interest. Summer workshops with children could also encourage participation now and into the future as well as educating them about their landscape and the important elements in it. ''

== References ==
*Ērgļu novada tūrisma attīstīšana: https://www.facebook.com/groups/852890111493501/
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