Critical Review Introductory Course JS Feb 2015
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Critical review of sustainabledevelopment policies and
planning
Prof. dr. Joris Scheers
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Critical review of sustainable development policies and planning
Objective is acritical assessment
of the impact of planning anddevelopment issues on space
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Course objectives debate on sustainable development assess policies and the institutional
frameworks of policy making to selectively illustrate sustainable
development planning efforts in variouscontexts
to improve creative communication skills of course participants
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who ?
- Full time policy advisor FlandersGovernment in Brussels
- Visiting professor, Urban and regionalplanner and Sociologist (PhD and MSc)
- Applied science: related with real life- UN-Habitat expert &(vice-)president ECTP- Latin America - Urban and regional planning
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ContentSyllabus 2015
4 parts Course methods Course material Exam regulations Reader
Available with Paulien @ secretariatAll ppt and other material on Toledo
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Course methods
Introductory and general lectures Advanced interactive courses on methods,
governance and capita selecta. Seminars: (external) lecture annex debate
and workshop
CRITICAL REVIEW ATTITUDE
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Course material
Subdivided in 4 parts Introduction Methods, theories, approaches Governance Capita selecta
Hardcopy material in syllabus-reader (R), digital material via Toledo (T)
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Exam regulations Objective is to critically analyse a concept,
a paradigm, a project related to the broader theme of spatial sustainability, in a rigorous a systematic way.
By March 30th 2015 all students submit by email their topic and the central questions
Be original !
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Exam regulations All students hand in a short discussion
paper at the day of their scheduled exam session in June or September 2014.
Max. 7 pages During the exam session, the discussion
paper will be discussed in relation to course material
NO ppt & oral open book examination.
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Marks Quotations will be given based on active
participation during courses (critical attitude), the quality of the paper and on the way the course material is used.
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Critical review of sustainabledevelopment policies and
planning
Two Important Questions
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Critical review of sustainable development policies and planning
Different continents, different scalesFocus on urban areas (in hinterland context)Methods as tools, apply how and when?Existing cases as teaching materialGroup interaction and case presentation
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Any fool can criticizeand most fools doB. Franklin
Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing Aristotle