Democratic Landscape Transformation 2024 - Team 10

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Background of your team

Please present your team briefly. Which linguistic and cultural perspectives does each member bring in? Which disciplinary backgrounds are present in your team?

• Alin Cezar Vintila - I work for the Logistics Department of Constanta City Hall. I have degree in Navigation and Maritime Transport and recently I completed a 2 years Master in Public Sector Management. My participation in this seminar is an interesting experience, however I do not have the adequate education, nor could I participate as a specialist in a future Landscape Architecture Project. I will do my best to help the team.
• Tobiloba Akibo: I have a first degree in Architecture from Covenant University, and a Masters in Landscape Architecture from University of Lagos, I have specific interest in exploring historic landscape preservation and the evolution of landscape architecture styles within open spaces in pre and post-colonial Nigeria. I am currently practising in Lagos Nigeria, I speak English, Yoruba and I am currently learning French.
• Sahra Rahmani: I have a Bachelor's degree in Architecture and a Master's degree in Urban Design from Iran, and I am currently studying Master of Landscape Architecture (IMLA) in Germany. I am interested in public spaces and enhancing their spatial quality. Additionally, I have an interest in the historical studies of world architecture.
• Joel Izombo Tulengi: Student at the 5th year of Engineering and architecture in university of Bologna (UNIBO). I am interestend in the design of public spaces and and the general healthy life combine with architecture. I have interest in exploring multiculturale architecture around the world.

Your Landscape Democracy Manifestos

Here you can add links to the manifestos you have presented on April 24. Please make sure that the links are accessible. You can also add them directly here on the wiki, they need to be png or jpg format then.

• https://cryptpad.fr/file/#/2/file/OWnX7yG-W+O5BU3lnsgqNTvn/
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SR1ywiP37URpzPSZf0spvZsAv7cK9UFp/view?usp=sharing
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tRNdwj1_mzwuw6fUzG_-1OaOTo6Rmc5r/view?usp=drive_link
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z8xXloBPWePsXSgUJNZ06XYmfc5Tl0sZ/view?usp=share_link
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UERWPXD3pSUQgFevjwQ9lj3cYb_oCzPL/view?usp=share_link

Readings, concepts and definitions

• Start: April 3, 2024
• Due: July 2, 2024

While working in your group, please start to express your personal understanding of the relation of landscape and democracy in the form of a concept map with linking words or any other diagrammatic representation. Please make your maps very visual and not just verbal. Think critically about why one map differs from another.

The final product is a shared concept map that integrates the various understandings present within your team.

About concept mapping

Before starting the exercise you can read this article by Joseph D. Novak & Alberto J. Cañas about Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use Them. This paper gives a good explanation of how concept maps are conceived and developed.

You can use any tool you like for producing your concept map. However, since the result needs to be submitted digitally we recommend the following open source software for producing your maps:

• Cmap Tools >>> you can also work with your group on the Cmap cloud doing a shared map
• VUE - The Visual Understanding Environment
• Use a shared whiteboard to develop your integrated concept map, such as MIRO or MURAL

How to present your concept maps

• Possible format: JPG (for wiki upload) or link to any other resource
• We give you below a draft image gallery where you can add pictures of your map (in JPG or PNG format)
• You can present your integrated understanding as one concept map or your present individual ones and the integrated one.
• add as many additional materials as you need

Overview of your concept maps (individual and integrated)

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  Joel

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  Tobiloba

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  Sahra

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  Alin

Please finish with a short reflection

• What are the similarities and differences in your team regarding your understanding of what democratic landscape transformation is? Our team agrees that democratic landscape transformation means involving the community in designing public spaces. We all believe it should be fair, accessible, and transparent. Some team members focus more on environmental sustainability, while others prioritize social justice. We also have different views on how much influence the public should have on final decisions.
• In how far did the seminar lectures and readings help you to clarify this? The seminar lectures and readings helped us understand democratic landscape transformation better. They provided theory, examples, and practical strategies, making it clear how to balance community needs, sustainability, and fairness.
• What will you take home from this seminar? From this seminar, we will take home a better understanding of how to involve the community in landscape design. We learned the importance of being inclusive, transparent, and fair, and these lessons will guide our future projects.