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701-0786-00L 2 Credits BSC , MSC D-USYS , D-ARCH
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Mediation in Environmental Planning: Theory and Case Studies

Mediationsverfahren in der Umweltplanung: Grundlagen und Anwendungen

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Karin Siegwart
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:15:51

Abstract

This course is intended to demonstrate how environmental decisions can be optimized and conflicts better dealt by using mediation. Case studies will focus on construction of windmills for electricity purpose, landfills, sustainable city-planning or Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence.

Objective

- Develop comprehension of legal and social responses to environmental conflicts - Recognize the most important participative techniques and their ranges - Develop concepts for doing and evaluating mediation processes - Estimate the potential and limitations of cooperative environmental planning - Train communicative skills (presentation, moderation, discussion design, negotiation), especially by participating at a mediation

Content

To this end, we will look at the most important techniques of mediation and put them into the context of today's legislation, participation and conflict culture. The potential and limitations of the individual techniques will be discussed using current Swiss and international case studies, namely in the field of windenergy as well of landfills and Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence (wolves, bears, elephants). Students can do conflict analyses, for instance, as part of individual and group analyses and a half-day mediation-simulation, develop technique concepts and train their own communicative and negotiation skills.

Resources

Lecture Notes

A reader will be handed out.

General Information

Language
German
Levels
BSC , MSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
Teilnahme an Mediationssimulation; Verfassen einer benoteten Abschlussarbeit.

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Mediationsverfahren in der Umweltplanung: Grundlagen und Anwendungen
  • 05.10 Date 14:15-18:00 (LFW B 3)
  • 06.10 Date 08:15-18:00 (LFW B 3)
  • 12.10 Date 14:15-18:00 (LFW B 3)
  • 13.10 Date 08:15-18:00 (LFW B 3)
  • 27.10 Date 08:15-18:00 (LFW B 3)
2 h weekly

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