LED Online Seminar 2018 - Working Group 10
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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
Step 2: Define your readings
- Please add your readings selection for the terminology exercise before April 18:
A: Landscape and Democracy
Kucan, Ana (2007). Constructing Landscape Conceptions. (Aicha Mouisat)
Meinig, D. W. (1979): "The Beholding Eye: Ten Versions of the Same Scene." In: The Interpretation of Ordinary Landscapes: Geographical Essays, edited by D. W. Meinig and John Brinckerhoff Jackson, 33-48. New York: Oxford University Press. (Bruna Spagnol)
The New Urban Agenda Quito Declaration on Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements for All, UN resolution from December 2016 (Cara Frey)
B: Concepts of Participation
LIFEscape Handbook on Participative Landscape Planning : Sara Yousefi Mashhour
Day, Christopher (2002): Consensus Design (Aicha Mouisat)
C: Community and Identity
Culture and Changing Landscape Structure: Sara Yousefi Mashhour
Hester, Randolph (2006): Design for Ecological Democracy (Aicha Moist)
Welk Von Mossner, Alexa (2014): Cinematic Landscapes (Cara Frey)
D: Designing
Designing with immigrants : Sara Yousefi Mashhour
Hester, Randolph: Democratic Drawing - Techniques for Participatory Design (Bruna Spagnol) Hester, Randolph: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sustainable Happiness (Luis Aquino) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2013): Places in the Making: How Placemaking Builds Places and Communities (Luis Aquino)
E: Communicating a Vision
Stadtspieler (Cara Frey)
'Reading the Landscape' by Simon Bell, EMU Tartu (Bruna Spagnol) Council of Europe. 2016. Competences for democratic culture: living together as equals in culturally diverse democratic societies (Luis Aquino)
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 May 9, 2018
- Group members reflect within their groups and define their chosen concepts into a shared definition to be posted on the wiki by June 6, 2018.
- Other group members will be able to comment on the definitions until June 12, 2018
- Each group will also report on their process to come to a set of shared definitions of key landscape democracy concepts on the wiki documentation until June 20, 2018
Concepts and definitions
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Author 2: Bruna Spagnol
- Designs and drawings are mere lines if they don’t have a meaning for the population, so it’s necessary to combine forces between the general public and the designers. Sketching, painting and modelling are some tools used to communicate an idea in a specific and distinctive way, but common sense and nature should be used to provide answers to the community problems. (Hester, R., Democratic Drawing)
- In order to “read” a landscape, we must understand the process of its formation, the development of the area and all the pressures that worked there. You need to take into consideration its aesthetics, visual and sensorial characteristics along with the geomorphological, but also the perception that community gets from it, which varies from each one. ('Reading the Landscape' by Simon Bell)
Author 3: Sara Yousefi Mashhour
- Shared Values of Specific Culture
Culture structures landscape and at the same time it is embodied by landscape (a 2 sided relationship).In one hand landscape challenges and ecological framework influence our common way of living over generations and in another hand perception, cognition and evaluation of human beings are based upon the filter which their culture and values provide. Therefore culture and the shared values are shaping our preferences, knowledge and feelings toward landscape which influence our decisions and behaviors toward it and our behaviors and decisions are working within the fundamental ecological framework of the terrain. (Nassauer, Joan. Culture and changing landscape structure)
- Social Inclusion in Designing Process
All social groups (different genders, ages, social classes, ethnic groups), even the most marginalized and outsider ones in one community (such as immigrants) should be involved in designing process through methods which can create comfortable, trusting and empathetic atmosphere and facilitate communications and self-expressions in order to enriching design visions. (Salgado, Mariana et al. Designing with immigrants)
- Ladder of Participation
In order to involve locals in designing process there is a range of involvement which begins with informing and continues with introducing, consultation and Dialogue and ends with Participation and Citizen Control as the highest level of involvement. Each of these phases has several methods to follow up based on your budget, time, goals and the target community. (European Convention. LIFEscape Handbook on Participative Landscape Planning)
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Step 5: Reflection
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
Assignment 2 - Your Landscape Symbols
- You can read more details about this assignment here
Landscape Symbols Author 1: Aicha
El Bestioun: this bastion was built in the 16th century by Ahmed El Mansour Edahbi to face the Turkish attacks from Algeria in 1550, 1553 and 1573. This bastion as a military monument is classified national heritage. This impressive building has a footprint of 26m * 26 m for a height that reaches 20 m in its main facade. this building has several small openings and the only door is on the north corner
Friouato caves: The Friouato caves are located about 25 km south of the city of Taza, Morocco. The farthest explored known point is about 272 meters, but its real limits are still mysterious. However, experts believe that its ends stretch to about six kilometers. There are also signs of an underground river that is believed to flow near the Grottes of Chiker. The system ends in a massive choke of boulders. This may well be the same massive choke of boulders that can be seen at the end of the upstream passages of the nearby Grotte of Chiker; this choke was also discovered in 1969.
Landscape Symbols Author 2: Bruna
Palacete (Small palace) Levy: The small palace’s construction was concluded in 1881 to be a private housing, as a strong example of power and wealth, right beside to the main church. Today is a preserved building that carries historical architectural importance with neoclassical eclecticism elements, but also holds cultural activities for the population. Limeira/SP, Brazil
Maypole Langenbach: The maypole tradition comes from the 13th century in all Bavaria, as the symbol of all things that grow and bear fruit. The cities compete amongst themselves to have the tallest and better decorated pole. Today the Maypole reflects the wealth of the particular community. Langenbach, Germany
Ruins of Korbinian Church: The church was built on Weihenstephan hill back in year 724 as a center for theological activities in Freising. The church was destroyed less than 200 years later by the Hungarians and today we have only the remains telling us a piece of the history of the city. Freising, Germany
Landscape Symbols Auther 3: Sara
Enqelab Street or Revolution Street is the main east-west road which has built in 1932 upon Tehran historic walls of ‘Naseredin shah’ era in order to expand the city as ‘Reza shah’ wanted to have a modern and great capital. After the 1979 revolution, this name has been given to the street because it was the main place for rallies. the most symbolic landscape in this street has been the entrance square of Tehran University so far. Tehran University has founded in 1934 in ‘Reza shah’ era. This University has encouraged a great number of bookstores and cafes to be established around itself and has taken apart in forming special social context including intellectuals and cultural, social and political pioneers. Therefor University students have always been a part of every social change, since its foundation and they express their protestation by gathering in front of the main entrance of the universit; (1953,1979,1999, 2009,2018 protests). University of Tehran was at first the symbol of modernization of Iran but over time it has become a symbol of resistance of youth and intellectuals against governments’ dictatorship
Valiasr Street is the longest north - South road in Tehran which is linking the richest neighborhoods to most deprived one. Formerly known as Pahlavi Road, This Street has been established in 1921 to create a private link between ‘Marmar’ Palace in ‘Kakh’ neighborhood to ‘SaadAbad’ Palace in ‘Shemiran’, after 1941 it has become public street which is mostly known by its plane trees planted every 2 meter. Until 1953 it was known as a recreation area because of good weather and green hills. After establishment of restaurants and clubs along it and the dedication of the adjacent lands to army forces the official, commercial and residential buildings were formed along the street in ‘Mohammadreza Shah’ era and the most important squares were linked by this street. After the revolution the name of the street changed to Valiasr and the street became a place for window shopping and lingering After 2009 protestation against election results, this street has become a gathering place for social events especially for middle class who are the main residents of adjacent neighborhoods and have the dominant power over this urban space
Mohammadreza Shah wanted to establish a cultural center, known as City Theater, and he wanted it to be in the center of Tehran so he decided to build it at the conjunction of Valiasr and Enqelab Streets in the garden formerly known as Shahrdari Café. Over time, park has become a third place for artists. So many performances and street theaters take place in this square, but recently because of Metro and BRT access to this conjunction and its central location in Tehran, it has become a more inclusive space which is a place for protests, meetings, social gatherings, civic actions, street vendors, transsexuals, etc.
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Landscape Symbols Author 5: Cara
The Cologne Cathedral is one of the most famous sights in Germany. More than 6 millions of visitors each year are attracted by this impressive landscape symbol. Besides being an place of interest, this cathedral symbolizes a long time of culture and history. It took six centuries to complete the cathedral, during this time the architecture and the people changed. The number of cathedrals all over Germany and all over the world also represents the size and power of church, that had an immensive influence on the community in Europe since the formation of Christianity 2000 years ago. In todays society for many people the position of church decreases, and the number of visitors at Cologne Cathedral has other reasons than being part of a church community.
New technology try to gain energy in an ecological way, like with solar energy, hydropower or wind power. For many people this symbolizes the resolution of reducing the climate change. These pin wheels that are builded more and more in Germany do represent the future and progress in green technology. But do they really have that big impact on our power consumption how everybody thinks? And what about the risks? Typical landscape sceneries are transformed and destroyed by this big wheels. It‘s also a risk for birds and other animals. So there can be identified two different sides of the meaning of this landscape symbol.
You can find them in the nature but also in urban places, the bench is part of our culture and community because it belongs to everyone as acommon and shared furniture. Here you can rest and regain strenght and enjoy the landscape, cause often the positon of a bench symbolizes a nice place with a lookout. Because you need to have some time to sit on a bench it can also represent a symbol of nostalgia. While sitting on a public bench you can enjoy the nature or watch other people.
Assignment 3 - Role Play on Landscape Democracy "movers and shakers"
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Assignment 4 - Your Landscape Democracy Challenge
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- Each group member will specify a landscape democracy challenge in his/her environment
Landscape Democracy Challenge 1
- Give a title to your challenge
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caption: why did you select this case?
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caption: what is the issue/conflict (1)
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caption: what is the issue/conflict (2)
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caption: who are the actors?
Your references:
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Landscape Democracy Challenge 2
- Give a title to your challenge
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caption: why did you select this case?
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caption: what is the issue/conflict (1)
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caption: what is the issue/conflict (2)
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caption: who are the actors?
Your references:
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Landscape Democracy Challenge 3
- Give a title to your challenge
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caption: why did you select this case?
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caption: what is the issue/conflict (1)
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caption: what is the issue/conflict (2)
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caption: who are the actors?
Your references:
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Landscape Democracy Challenge 4
- Give a title to your challenge
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caption: why did you select this case?
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caption: what is the issue/conflict (1)
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caption: what is the issue/conflict (2)
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caption: who are the actors?
Your references:
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Landscape Democracy Challenge 5
- Give a title to your challenge
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caption: why did you select this case?
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caption: what is the issue/conflict (1)
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caption: what is the issue/conflict (2)
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caption: who are the actors?
Your references:
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Assignment 5 - Your Democratic Change Process
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- 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
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Reflection
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Conclusion:
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Your references
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