Postgraduate CUR-URP640-2023

Participatory Planning

Open up the planning process to include community and stakeholder feedback.Unpack the history of participation in different areas of planning. Design your own participation program and oversee a participatory workshop using established techniques.

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$2,921 $3,171

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% Online

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Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Start dates

29 May 2023
27 Nov 2023

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Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

explain participation theories with reference to practical case studies
critically evaluate participatory practices
design a participation program for a planning case study
organise a participatory workshop using facilitation techniques.

Topics covered

- Introduction and a History of Participation in Planning
- Participatory Typologies & Techniques
- The Institutional Context for Participatory Planning
- Participatory Planning and Democracy
- Information, Knowledge and Change
- Formal and Informal Participation and Power
- Participatory Planning and Difference
- Technology and Participation
- Skills for Participatory Planning - Negotiation, Facilitation, Moderation
- Planning a Participation Program
- Evaluating Participation
- Overview

Entry requirements

No eligibility requirements

Additional requirements

Equipment requirements - Access to hardware: webcam, speakers and microphone

Description

Examines the role of community and stakeholder participation in the planning process and governance of urban and regional places. Critical evaluation of participatory practices and theories.

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Assessments