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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Geography
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Nufar Avni
Coordinator Office Hours:
Tuesday 11-12
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Nufar Avni
Course/Module description:
In recent decades there has been a growing recognition that public participation in planning processes is essential, yet it is a complex issue with many aspects. Although public participation is sometimes carried out as part of the planning process, there is much criticism of the effectiveness of the process and the extent to which its products are implemented. Some of the criticism is directed towards procedural aspects, but some raises substantive questions about power relations, exclusion of groups and the potential inherent in public participation to create just planning. During the course, we will ask who the 'public' is and whether it has common interests, and we will learn from the knowledge and experience of processes in the public, private and third sectors. The course will include both theoretical lectures on core issues as well as guest lectures by planning practitioners.
Course/Module aims:
1. To examine the concept of public participation and its components in the Israeli and global context.
2. To survey a variety of public participation approaches and platforms.
3. To examine regulatory and institutional aspects of public participation.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
At the end of this course, students will:
1. Be able to identify social factors that influence the public participation process.
2. Familiarize themselves with different methodologies for involving the public in planning processes.
3. Be able to place public participation processes that take place in Israel in the context of a global urban theory.
4. Apply insights
and practical aspects in their professional work.
* Please note that in light of the uncertainty due to covid-19, there may be changes in the topics and order of the lectures and reading materials
Attendance requirements(%):
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
Public participation in planning: Theoretical aspects
Streams in public participation
Challenges and barriers in public participation in planning
Participation of excluded groups: women, LGBT people, children and youth
Institutional aspects: regulations, objections and administrative mechanisms
Digital platforms for public engagement
Community work in the planning process
Required Reading:
Arnstein, S. R. (1969). A ladder of citizen participation. Journal of the American Institute of planners, 35(4), 216-224.
Fainstein, S. S., & Lubinsky, A. (2020). The Relationship Between Citizen Participation and the Just City. Learning from Arnstein's Ladder: From Citizen Participation to Public Engagement.
Avni, N. (2019). Bridging equity? Washington, DC’s new elevated park as a test case for just planning. Urban Geography, 40(4), 488-505
Margalit, T., & Kemp, A. (2019). Stratified and defensive planning democracy: Hearings on objections to plans in nine Israeli cities. Urban Studies, 56(16), 3504-3521.
ח'מאיסי, ר. 2007. מציבור מתנגד לציבור משתתף: מודל לתכנון מתארי המותאם תרבותית ליישובים הערביים בישראל. אופקים בגאוגרפיה, 68-69, עע 116-140
ג'בארין, י. השתתפות ציבור מתנגדת: התארגנות היישובים הבלתי מוכרים בנגב. בתוך: (צ'רצ'מן, א. וסדן.,א., עורכות) "השתתפות" הדרך שלך להשפיע", עע 230-246.
הימן, ב. "שיתוף הציבור בתכנון-היבטים משפטיים". בתוך: (צ'רצ'מן, א. וסדן.,א., עורכות) "השתתפות" הדרך שלך להשפיע", עע 56-81
Additional Reading Material:
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Home Exam / Referat 70 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 30 %
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