Democratic Landscape Transformation 2023 - Team 3

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Background of your team

• Please write a few words about your team.
• Which linguistic and cultural perspectives are you representing? Which disciplinary backgrounds?
• Mohamed Kassim Alam: I obtained my bachelor's degree from Egypt in Architectural Engineering, I started with designing  some commercial and residential buildings ,then I worked in the industrial architecture which I found interesting as you need to be able to have an ahead vision before the problem happens and have the flexibility to deal with any unexpected variants in the project .
• Ar. Parth Khimjibhai Ghevariya: I'm on track, looking for an environment full of those "thundering clouds," The mist of it hitch-hikes my impulse to the core. I have tons of energy, borrowed seeds, & common sense. I am willing to roll my sleeves up, dig down, & plant the "seed," which will be the architecture/design for nature's rehabilitation.

Your Landscape Democracy Manifestoes

Here you can add links to the manifestoes you have presented on April 26

• Mohamed kassim Alam, Manifesto
• AR. Parth Khimjibhai Ghveariya, Manifesto
• Aniseh Saber, Manifesto
• add link here

Examples of Landscape Activism

In the session on May 10 you will discuss examples of landscape activism from your own contexts. You can share the examples in this section (link, image and/or short explanation).

• Mohamed kassim Alam, landscape Activism
• AR. Parth Khimjibhai Ghevariya, Landscape Activism - With unwavering determination and a deep love for the environment, Jadav Payeng has single-handedly transformed a barren landscape into a thriving ecosystem, serving as an inspiration to us all. Let us delve into the incredible journey of this environmental hero and the lessons we can learn from his activism.

The Role Play

In the session on May 17 you will present a small role play with your team. Please add here a short reflection on what you have learned from this play. The short list of landscape democracy 'movers and shakers' can be found here

• Mohamed kassim Alam, The Role Play

>>> All information on the phase B activities is compiled in this PDF

Readings, concepts and definitions

• Start: April 5, 2023
• Due: July 5, 2023

Working in your group, 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

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

Please add your concept map(s) here

• Possible format: JPG (for wiki upload) or link to any other resource
• You may add one map per team member or an integrated one
• add as many additional materials as you need

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  Mohamed kassim Alam, the relationship between landscape and democracy

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Please finish with a short reflection

• What are the similarities and differences in your team regarding your understanding of what democratic landscape transformation is?
• In how far did the seminar lectures and readings help you to clarify this?
• What will you take home from this seminar?