Seminar Online Seminar MYscape YOURscape OURscape exploring the relationship of landscape and democracy

Objectives and Aims The European Landscape Convention asks its signatory parties to establish procedures for the participation of the general public, local and regional authorities, and other parties with an interest in the definition and implementation of .landscape policies. Thus, the floor is open for democratic landscapes. But what does this imply for the planning and designing of landscapes?   In this seminar we will explore this emerging topic from the following perspectives:   • Building a common ground: What do we mean by democracy? How does democracy relate to landscape? • Understanding the consequences of democratic landscapes: What does this imply for planning and design? • Learning how to act: Which methods and tools are at hand? • Talk to practitioners: What is going on? • Talk to researchers: Where are we now and where to go from here?   This seminar is addressed to anyone with interest in making landscape policy and practice more democratic. We invite students and professionals from the planning disciplines to learn jointly about this emerging professional and academic field. Neighbouring disciplines are explicitly invited to attend as the subject calls for a multi-disciplinary approach.   Student Activities Throughout the seminar the participants will follow a sequence of activities, both individually and in groups. Concept mapping will be used for pre- and post-seminar assessment. Each participant will contribute a landscape case from his/her local context and document the case on the seminar wiki. Another activity will be to work in a small intercultural group on a joint assignment.   Seminar Framework and Structure Twelve online sessions will be held in the period from 27th of October 2015 to 26th of January 2016. The seminar will be conducted online and include international groups of participants working at different locations. Adobe Connect Software is used as virtual classroom and an additional WIKI will support communication, organisation and asynchronous collaboration of students. Performance assessments are based on successful completion of five assignments. Depending on the number of completed assignments, the seminar workload translates into 3 ECTS. Synchronous meetings will be held on Tuesdays between 18 and 19 30 CET.   Seminar Core Organisation Ellen Fetzer, HfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen, IMLA Programme, Germany, ellen.fetzer@hfwu.de FB 06 Architektur, Stadtplanung, Landschaftsplanung Uni Kassel WiSe 2015/16 Architektur Dipl.-Ing. Theile Simone