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Seminar process at a glance
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? Note: if you prefer to stay anonymous on this wiki, you can also use initials only or a nick name
- Niloofar Taherian, holding both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in architectural engineering from Iran, and currently enrolled in the International Master of Landscape Architecture (IMLA) at HfWU in Germany. With a strong foundation in architecture and a growing focus on landscape and environmental design, bringing a holistic and culturally rooted approach to spatial design. Passionate about creating sustainable and inclusive environments that connect people, place, and nature.
- Garcia, Clarissa Ann M, currently taking a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from Philippines, and an active student in Bulacan State University. With a strong foundation in designing, analyzing, conceptualizing, growing a more focus on sustainability and ecosystem restoration that focus on human centered approach. Bringing a holistic approach and integration to a design that will benefit the users and the environment.
- Morium Akhter Neepa, I am originally from Bangladesh, where I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Architecture. Currently, I am pursuing a Master’s in Resource Efficiency in Architecture and Planning at HafenCity University in Hamburg, Germany. My research interests focus on sustainable design, ecological conservation, and community-based planning.
- Elisa Diaz, I am from Honduras, where I completed a Bachelor´s degree in Architecture and a Master´s degree in Landscape in Urban Environment from Spain. Masterplanning Specialist in Site-Terrain and Landscape Design, Certified PM4R and Sustainable Development Project Management Expert, and BIM Coordinator. I am committed to develop architecture and landscaping projects of all sizes from small to large scales of work scope. Along with working on projects, I have been teaching and providing corporate training for architecture and engineering firms using the Autodesk Autocad and Revit platforms for a while now.
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Your Landscape Democracy Manifestoes (Phase A)
Here you can add here the links to the manifestoes you have presented on April 23. 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.
- Niloofar Taherian, Saving Lake Urmia
- Garcia, Clarissa Ann M, Water body Depletion
- Morium Akhter Neepa, https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hhpY5ePt7P9VCC6IWEf-WoljT39ZRDLb
- Elisa Diaz,
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Entering the Process: Activism, Community and Power (Phase B)
Global Landscape Democracy Role Models and Design Activism
- Due: May 14
At the beginning of phase B we ask you to identify people who are already active for democratic landscape transformation. These can be planners and designers, NGOs, collectives or activists, or people operating creatively at the interface of these categories. 'Design activism' is a possible overarching category. We created a list some time ago, but it has a very US/European focus, due to the history of our project. We really want to expand this and hope you can bring in new people and movements from around the globe.
On May 14, every team member introduces a landscape democracy activist/or design activist individual or group. Please add the people you introduced, you may also add the presentation material used with a downloadable link:
- Niloofar Taherian, Kaveh Madani
- Garcia, Clarissa Ann M, Hanan Ashwari
- Morium Akhter Neepa, https://events.globallandscapesforum.org/speaker/syeda-rizwana-hasan/
- Elisa Diaz, https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=819685831791556, https://www.laprensa.hn/sociales/roberto-elvir-zelaya-arquitecto-paisajista-sps-parques-arboles-historia-GB15633577#google_vignette
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Your Team's Landscape Democracy Challenge (Phase B)
- Due: May 21
Context and Location
The shipbreaking yards along the Sitakunda coast near Chattogram, Bangladesh, represent a critical landscape democracy challenge. Despite providing economic opportunities, this industry poses severe environmental and social threats, including pollution, unsafe labor conditions, and the erosion of local livelihoods. The lack of community voice and weak regulatory enforcement highlight the urgent need for more inclusive and sustainable approaches to coastal industrial landscapes.
Landscape and Community Map
Present here a visual representation of the landscape and community context of the area. What are the main spatial features? Which actors can you identify and how are they related to the area? Which values exist and for whom? What is at risk and why? Try to generate creative/conceptual/synthetic representation
Power Map
Based on the landscape and community context depicted above: How is power distributed? Who and what has a lot of power? Who and what has no power? Who and what is strongly affected by the landscape democracy challenges? Who and what is less affected? Are these actors connected or disconnected? Any veto-players known? Try to generate creative/conceptual/synthetic representation
You can present your results in this gallery:
Your Team's Landscape Democracy Vision and Ideas (Phase C)
- Due: June 18
Collective Vision
If you were to redesign the power map of your area and start a process of democratic landscape transformation: Which long term-goal could keep the process going? What could be a collective vision that integrates the goals of your team? Give a name to your vision. Try to generate creative/conceptual/synthetic representation.
A prototype of the first step
How would you enter the process? Which prototype could activate it? How would you introduce the prototype to the community?
You can present your results in this gallery:
- Your vision 1.jpg
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- Your prototype example 1.jpg
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- Your prototype example 2.jpg
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Cross-cutting activity: Readings, concepts and definitions (Phases A - D)
- Due: July 2, 2025
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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Please finish with a short reflection (Phase D)
Due: July 9, 2025
- 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?