LED Online Seminar 2017 - Working Group 6

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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 here
• Readings are accessible via the resources page

Step 1: Your Landscape Democracy Manifestoes

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  Ahmed's manifesto

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  Fardokht's manifesto 1

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  Fardokht's manifesto 2

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  Fardokht's manifesto 3

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  Henrik's manifesto 1

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  Henrik's manifesto 2

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  Vittoria's manifesto

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  Vedran's manifesto 1

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  Vedran's manifesto 2

Step 2: Define your readings

• Please add your readings selection for the terminology exercise before April 12:

A: Landscape and Democracy - Mapping the Terrain

• Antrop, Marc; Kühne, Olaf (2015) : Concepts of Landscape (Vittoria)

Landscape Concepts:

• Bruns/Bartolomei, 2016 'Concepts of Landscape' (Fardokht)

B: Concepts of Participation

• Arnstein, Sherry R.(1969): A Ladder of Citizen Participation, JAIP, Vol. 35, No. 4 (Vedran Vuković)
• Furco, Andrew (1996): Service-learning: A balanced approach to experiential education.(Ahmed Kamal)

C: Community and Identity

• Welk Von Mossner, Alexa (2014): Cinematic Landscapes, In: Topos, No. 88, 2014.(Ahmed Kamal)

D: Designing

• Hester, Randolph: Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Sustainable Happiness (Vittoria)
• Hester, Randolph: Democratic Drawing - Techniques for Participatory Design.(Ahmed Kamal)

E: Communicating a Vision

• 'Reading the Landscape' by Simon Bell, EMU Tartu (Vedran Vuković)

Steps 3 and 4: Concepts Selection and definition

• Each group member selects three relevant concepts derived from his/her readings and synthesize them/publish them on the wiki by April 30, 2017
• Group members reflect within their groups and define their chosen concepts into a shared definition to be posted on the wiki by May 10, 2017.
• Other group members will be able to comment on the definitions until May 20, 2017

Concepts and definitions

Fardokht Hadjisalimi:[1]

• Concept 1: Concepts of human-centered landscape
  • People’s mental landscape constructs relate to (a) General knowledge, (b) Special knowledge. Since perception is culturally contextualized, landscape is a “cultural phenomenon: (a) Sensual responses to landscape, (b) The way people attach meaning and value to it (Bruns, Bartolomei, 2016). (A theoretical model is attached in the linked file)

• Concept 2: Areas that people perceive as landscape
  • The landscape is people’s perception of their surroundings, a kind of nostalgia that can be detected. Our perceptions are socially and culturally contextualized, including memory. Landscape’s meanings can be interpreted by our minds and it can be perceived and appreciated differently by insiders and outsiders (Bruns, Bartolomei, 2016).

• Concept 3: Value people give to in areas of their surroundings
  • According to constructive theory, we have four layers model about what people give value to in their surroundings (Bruns, Bartolomei, 2016):

1.Physical features and processes of nature and human made artifacts 2.Things that people take note of in areas of surrounding 3.Values that are shared among members of groups, learn from so called “significant others” 4.Individual landscape experience, values and emotions (A brief model and examples are attached in the shared link)

Vittoria Maria Di Giannatale:

• Concept 1: The pursuit of sustainability: the needed metamorphosis of cities.

Nowadays, there is this vicious circle where intrinsic nonsustainable habits lead to nonsustainable environments, which reinforce nonsustainable habits and so on. The dissociation modern man has from “nature” is basically caused by the accomplishment of “freedom” through technology. Being now sustainability an imperative, designers must then re-educate people to behaviours that go side by side with landscape and sustainability. The wide variety of factors that can lead to the metamorphosis of cities into sustainable ones, in fact, refers not only to the space itself but also and especially to the communities that live it. Transformation of behaviours and space goes hand in hand.(Hester, Randolph: Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Sustainable Happiness)

• Concept 2: How to accomplish the metamorphosis of cities: the community.

Communities must feel involved and connected, physically and socially. This can be helped by the creation of places where people can share experiences. For example, good resources could be sacred places and educative environments. That’s because you protect what you know and care about. The pursuit of sustainability must then involve the partecipation of the community in the decision making process, which is best to maintain on a regional or neighborhood layer. In the end, citizens must be inspired to move from short-term, selfish interests towards a wider long-term public good. Here the designer must help this transition, because the process can be slow and shocking at first impression. (Hester, Randolph: Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Sustainable Happiness)

• Concept 3: How to accomplish the metamorphosis of cities: the space and the importance of resilience.

In the sustainable refurbishment process, factors that interest more the space itself are for example the importance of physical connections, especially between natural and built environment, because a connection promotes meeting. Then, the characterisation of an area, which is best to develop without trying to innerly change it and lose in this way its identity. Last but not the least, the fundamental core is the importance of resilience. The city must be resilient in order to be sustainable, in relation with its limits and biodiversity. The land itself tells how to build more resiliently. A sustainable city must be characterized by diversity, adaptibility, must have a limited extent, for a best functioning, and work on its apparent weaknesses to make them virtues (ex. recycling). (Hester, Randolph: Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Sustainable Happiness)

Vedran Vuković:

• Concept 1: Citizen participation
  • Citizen participation is a way of dividing power in order for the people/citizens to get a say in the political and economical decision making, as well as other matters of high importance to them. Citizen participation and decisions being made by the people is a base for a functioning democratic society.
  • Arnstein, Sherry R.(1969): A Ladder of Citizen Participation, JAIP, Vol. 35, No. 4

• Concept 2: Participation and nonparticipation
  • Aldo citizens seemingly may be participating in a decision making process that essentially might not be the case. Therefore, it is necessary to differentiate between the real citizen participation where people hold the power and the formal participation simply performed to satisfy the requirements of an existing participation process in a democratic society, as well as other stages from nonparticipatory approach to substantial citizen power.
  • Arnstein, Sherry R.(1969): A Ladder of Citizen Participation, JAIP, Vol. 35, No. 4

• Concept 3: Examining the landscape
  • Reading the landscape and taking under consideration all of the aspects of a landscape character is essential for proper understanding of the landscape and landscape management. Landscape cannot be described only by examining its geographical elements, but also by realizing its visual and experiential characteristics which varies from one individual person to another, and their perception of the landscape.
  • 'Reading the Landscape' by Simon Bell, EMU Tartu

Author 4:

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Step 5: Reflection

• Please write, as a group, a 250 words reflection on your discourse and document it here

Step 6: Revised manifestoes

• please look again at your initial manifestoes and update them with any new aspects/prespectives you have taken up during this seminar

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  xy's updated manifesto

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  xy's updated manifesto

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  xy's updated manifesto

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  xy's updated manifesto

Assignment 2 - Your Landscape Symbols

• You can read more details about this assignment here

Fardokht Hadjisalimi

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  The purpose of this designing was to achieve a symbol that not only has a special visuality, but also contains the historical, cultural and artistic backgrounds of Iran and in one word, to be the symbol of capital of Iran.

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  Lalezar street is one of the oldest streets in Tehran, Iran and a symbol of modernism and artistic dimension of those days. Lots of cinemas, theaters, cabarets, restaurants and etc were placed in this street. It is remembered as an echo. Even for the new generation it is a nostalgia.

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  The National Garden with a historical and governmental concept is located in Tehran, Iran. In the past, because of the military shooting range during the Qajar period, it was called as the Parade Square. Currently important governmental offices and museums are built in this area and lots of people go there to walk and visit the place.

• Symbol yourname photovoice4

  add a caption (one paragraph max) description of the symbolism, interpretation, as well as geo-location

• Symbol yourname photovoice5

  add a caption (one paragraph max) description of the symbolism, interpretation, as well as geo-location

Ahmed Kamal

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  The Hohenneuffen is situated on a large Jurassic rock on the edge of the Swabian Alb at an elevation of 743 m in a strategically advantageous location on the slopes of the mountain range in baden wuttemburg,Germany

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  The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or Museum of Cairo.It is a home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities.Egypt.

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  Al-Azhar Park is a public park located in Cairo. Among several honors,this park is listed as one of the world's sixty great public spaces.Egypt

• Symbol yourname photovoice4

  add a caption (one paragraph max) description of the symbolism, interpretation, as well as geo-location

• Symbol yourname photovoice5

  add a caption (one paragraph max) description of the symbolism, interpretation, as well as geo-location

Vedran Vuković

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  Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. A recognizable landmark in the city, built in a modern architectural style based on organic forms, and serving as a monument to one of the most influential industrial giants in Germany.

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  Old St. Laurentius church in town of Nurtingen. Located in the old town core, once was presumably the heart of the town and with its surrounding square one of the main meeting points for the town residents. Today it is primarily a symbol of an era long gone and a tourist attraction.

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  An intersection of four roads in the middle of an agricultural area in Germany, leading to Roßdorf, Raidwangen, Großbettlingen and Nurtingen. A symbol of connectivity between the people of that area.

• Symbol yourname photovoice4

  add a caption (one paragraph max) description of the symbolism, interpretation, as well as geo-location

• Symbol yourname photovoice5

  add a caption (one paragraph max) description of the symbolism, interpretation, as well as geo-location

Landscape Symbols Author 4

• Symbol yourname photovoice1

  add a caption (one paragraph max) description of the symbolism, interpretation, as well as geo-location

• Symbol yourname photovoice2

  add a caption (one paragraph max) description of the symbolism, interpretation, as well as geo-location

• Symbol yourname photovoice3

  add a caption (one paragraph max) description of the symbolism, interpretation, as well as geo-location

• Symbol yourname photovoice4

  add a caption (one paragraph max) description of the symbolism, interpretation, as well as geo-location

• Symbol yourname photovoice5

  add a caption (one paragraph max) description of the symbolism, interpretation, as well as geo-location

Vittoria Maria Di Giannatale

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  In this picture you can see the Gran Sasso mountain, right from the window of my house in my hometown Villa Vomano, Abruzzo. This is my example of a strong, powerfull natural landscape symbol, which dominates and characterizes our everyday view. [42°37'04.7"N 13°46'34.6"E]

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  In this picture I show how we can influence everyday landscape with our own signs and symbols. This graffiti is located in Rimini, which is a town very close by the town where I study in, Cesena. It shows the symbols of Rimini and the park where it is located, a rooster and a peacock. [44°03'50.6"N 12°33'46.0"E]

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  This picture is unfortunately a bit blurry, but here I have photographed la Rocca Malatestiana, in the city where I study. This is my historical symbol, which belongs to the landscape of my everyday life. It dominates Cesena from above, and it's not only a symbol but also a place where people gather to spend free time. [44°08'10.7"N 12°14'23.7"E]

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  This is a typical landscape along the costa dei trabocchi. Costa means seashore and a trabocco is an ancient fishing “machine”. Along the shore some of these trabocchi were turned into restaurants, while some are considered as monuments. Trabocchi are an active presence of the landscape, they characterize it, shape it and create gathering and tourism. [42°17'46.6"N 14°27'58.4"E]

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  Rocca Calascio is characterized by the presence of a medieval castle, from which you can have one of the most striking views of the region of Abruzzo. This is an interesting example of artificial elements melting and coexisting perfectly with natural ones. Nature is dominated by the building but in a balanced way and without being obscured. [42°19'44.0"N 13°41'19.9"E]

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  This building is considered as an example of not democratic landscape. In an area of small houses and green areas it arises breaking every balance. Next to it you can see an historical house (it is a mill that the municipality is going to renovate) which is totally dominated by it. [44°08'28.7"N 12°14'26.4"E]

Assignment 3 - Role Play on Landscape Democracy "movers and shakers"

• You can read more details about this assignment here

Assignment 4 - Your Landscape Democracy Challenge

• You can read more details about this assignment here
• Each group member will specify a landscape democracy challenge in his/her environment

Vittoria Maria Di Giannatale

• The lost pivot
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  caption: What/Where/Why

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  caption: The history

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  caption: The issue/conflict

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  caption: The actors?

Your references:

• www.cesenatoday.it
• www.ilrestodelcarlino.it
• www.romagnanoi.it
• https://cesenaunderpaper.wordpress.com
• www.romagnaposa.it
• www.comune.cesena.fc.it
• Citizens of Cesena

Landscape Democracy Challenge 2

• Give a title to your challenge
• Yourname challenge 1.jpg

  caption: why did you select this case?

• Yourname challenge 2.jpg

  caption: what is the issue/conflict (1)

• Yourname challenge 3.jpg

  caption: what is the issue/conflict (2)

• Yourname challenge 4.jpg

  caption: who are the actors?

Your references:

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Landscape Democracy Challenge 3

• Give a title to your challenge
• Yourname challenge 1.jpg

  caption: why did you select this case?

• Yourname challenge 2.jpg

  caption: what is the issue/conflict (1)

• Yourname challenge 3.jpg

  caption: what is the issue/conflict (2)

• Yourname challenge 4.jpg

  caption: who are the actors?

Your references:

• ...
• ...

Landscape Democracy Challenge 4

• Give a title to your challenge
• Yourname challenge 1.jpg

  caption: why did you select this case?

• Yourname challenge 2.jpg

  caption: what is the issue/conflict (1)

• Yourname challenge 3.jpg

  caption: what is the issue/conflict (2)

• Yourname challenge 4.jpg

  caption: who are the actors?

Your references:

• ...
• ...

Landscape Democracy Challenge 5

• Give a title to your challenge
• Yourname challenge 1.jpg

  caption: why did you select this case?

• Yourname challenge 2.jpg

  caption: what is the issue/conflict (1)

• Yourname challenge 3.jpg

  caption: what is the issue/conflict (2)

• Yourname challenge 4.jpg

  caption: who are the actors?

Your references:

• ...
• ...

Assignment 5 - Your Democratic Change Process

• You can read more details about this assignment 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 Process

• Add the title of your project
• Yourgroupname 2017 powermap.jpg

  a power map identifying who is affected by the challenge and who is influencing it

• Yourgroupname 2017 change process (1).jpg

  Look at the various methods and tools available and think how they can be applied creatively. Think about the needs of different stakeholder groups - you may need a methodical mix to address them all. Illustrate graphically how these methods/tools might be applied in a short, medium and long-term perspective.

• Yourgroupname 2017 scenario.jpg

  a scenario illustrating how these tools can be applied within a short, medium and long term perspective involving the groups you want to address, this should include a process timeline

Reflection

• Evaluate in the group how far your ideas either built on the theoretical frame that has been introduced to you during this seminar or react to this by filling a potential gap (approx 150 words)

Your references

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