Democratic Landscape Transformation 2024 - Team 8

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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?

• Farzaneh Mirazi, Master student of "Architecture and Creative Practices for the City and Landscape" at University of Bologna
• Marion Mukolwe, Tutorial fellow, Department of Landscape Architecture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
• Arianna Ghinelli, a student in the single-cycle Master's degree program in Building Engineering and Architecture at the University of Bologna. I am from the Republic of San Marino, but I have lived in Bologna for 5 years. As a climate activist, I find it easy for citizens to collaborate closely with the government in my home country. I'd love to explore how emerging forms of social interaction can transform society and the landscape on a larger scale.
• Ruba Al-hamzi: A masters student in the field of Landscape Architecture at HFWU,Nürtingen, Germany. With a background in Architecture obtained at EMU, Famagusta, TRNC.

Your Landscape Democracy Manifestoes

Here you can add links to the manifestoes 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.

• Farzaneh Mirazi ( https://www.canva.com/design/DAGDQumMRbg/jTRcNPvcgUchmxYH8gRLow/edit?utm_content=DAGDQumMRbg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton)
• Marion Mukolwe https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=0E31612EA5CC916C&id=E31612EA5CC916C%21171959&parId=E31612EA5CC916C%21171133&o=OneUp
• Arianna Ghinelli: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DI_DCxbzIdESH3ZUUlEFWPzyKw87RsU-/view?usp=drive_link
• Ruba Al-hamzi: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c0b0NMnXX0suFizOQFr5OgtpOY3eQeI1/view?usp=sharing

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 (individiual and integrated)

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  Arianna

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  Ruba

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  Team 8 Integrated Concept Map

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  Marion

Please finish with a short reflection

• What are the similarities and differences in your team regarding your understanding of what democratic landscape transformation is? Despite having similar objectives, the methods and emphasises can vary greatly depending on the resources, priorities, and local conditions.
• In how far did the seminar lectures and readings help you to clarify this? The seminar improved my comprehension of democratic landscape transformation by providing a variety of viewpoints and real-world examples that helped to clarify the idea.
• What will you take home from this seminar? I'll go with a better understanding of how to improve the democratic landscape and useful strategies for successfully involving stakeholders.