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Dialogue and participation in environmental planning. Theory and case studies.
Mediation und Umweltplanung: Theoretische GL und Rollenspiele
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Abstract
This course is intended to demonstrate how environmental decisions can be optimized and conflicts better dealt with using new forms of participation.
Objective
- Develop comprehension of social responses to environmental conflicts - Recognize the most important participative techniques and their ranges - Develop concepts for doing and evaluating participation techniques - Estimate the potential and limitations of cooperative environmental policy - Train communicative skills (presentation, moderation, discussion design, negotiation)
Content
To this end, we will look at the most important techniques (such as citizens’ forums, consensus conferences, focus groups, roundtables, mediation techniques, cooperative discussion) and put them into the context of today’s participation and conflict culture. The potential and limitations of the individual techniques will be discussed using current Swiss and international case studies. Students can do conflict analyses, for instance, as part of individual and group analyses, develop technique concepts and train their own communicative skills.
Resources
Lecture Notes
A reader can be bought at part of the cost to accompany the course.
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- BSC , DS , MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| lecture with exercise |
Mediation und Umweltplanung: Theoretische GL und Rollenspiele
Vorlesung in der ersten Semesterhälfte, Beginn 20. Februar 2008 und Blockkurs nach Vereinbarung
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2 h weekly |