Postgraduate Course: Participation in Policy and Planning (PGGE11016)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | How to engage the public and other stakeholders in decision-making is a key issue for sustainability and environmental management, both in the prevention of conflict by participatory planning or the resolution of conflict via mediation. Participation in Policy and Planning (PPP) presents and analyses theories and concepts relevant to participatory approaches to contemporary environmental planning and policy issues, using a variety of applied case studies and professional experience from visiting speakers.
PPP adopts a participatory approach to learning via a group exercise conducted during the afternoon sessions throughout the semester to examine a local planning problem or an environmental conflict. At the end of the semester, the class presents its findings to the stakeholders they have interviewed, usually in a meeting room at the Scottish Parliament. Students also critically analyse participation challenges based on presentations from invited speakers and their own case study material. This course enables students to explore and develop key transferable skills, including: facilitation, communication, interviewing, social research methods, reflective practice, mediation, leadership and negotiation. For feedback from previous students, please visit: http://www.participationinpolicyandplanning.wordpress.com
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| Course description |
Weekly lectures, case studies and group work will consider:
Values and beliefs
Conflict analysis
Representation of interests
Consensus and decision-making
Conflict resolution in theory
Participation strategies and techniques
Partnerships and power
Participation and politics
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 34 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 50,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
146 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
3 pieces of coursework: reflective log(30%) interviews/report(20%)essay (50%) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, you will:
1) To have in-depth theoretical and applied knowledge of participation in environmental decision-making.
2) To develop applied understanding and practical experience of ways in which information and communication can be used to achieve more effective participation in environmental planning and policy processes.
3) To be able to analyse critically the role of beliefs, interests, power, lobbying and political initiatives in participatory processes related to the environment.
4) To gain practical experience of working with stakeholders on a real-life participation problem through a group exercise.
5) To develop transferable skills, including: facilitation, communication, interviewing, qualitative data analysis, reflective practice, mediation, leadership, negotiation and professional practice.
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Reading List
Indicative reading list:
Acland, A. (2008). Dialogue by Design. A handbook of public and stakeholder engagement. Surrey: Dialogue by Design. Available online: http://designer.dialoguebydesign.net/docs/Dialogue_by_Design_Handbook.pdf [last accessed August 2014].
Assadourian, E. (2008) Engaging communities for a sustainable world. Chapter 11 in State of the World: Innovations for a Sustainable Economy, The WorldWatch Institute, 25th Anniversary Edition. Available online: http://www.worldwatch.org/files/pdf/SOW08_chapter_11.pdf [last accessed August 2014].
Braun, K. & Schultz, S. (2010) " ... a certain amount of engineering involved": Constructing the public in participatory governance arrangements. Public Understanding of Science 19(4): 403-419.
Carter, C. (2006). Environmental Governance: The Power and Pitfalls of Participatory Processes. Aberdeen Discussion Paper Series, The Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen. http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/ruralsustainability/Carter_2006.pdf [last accessed August 2014].
Cooke, B. and Kothari, U. (eds.) (2001). Participation: the new tyranny? Zed Books, London.
Derkzen, P. and Bock, B. (2009). Partnership and role perception, three case studies on the meaning of being a representative in rural partnerships. Environment and Planning C 27: 75-89.
Escobar, O. (2011). Public dialogue and deliberation: A communication perspective for public engagement practitioners. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Beltane - UK Beacons for Public Engagement. Available online: http://www.beltanenetwork.org/resources/beltane-publications/publication-public-dialogue/public-dialogue-deliberation-explore/ [last accessed August 2014].
Faulkner, W. (2011) Dialogue in public engagement: A handbook. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Beltane -UK Beacons for Public Engagement. Available online: http://edinburghbeltane.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/dialogue-handbook-final.pdf [last accessed August 2014].
Lemos, M. and Agrawal, A. (2006). Environmental governance. Annual Review of Environmental Resources 31: 297-325.
Raymond C.M., Fazey, I., Reed, M.S., Stringer, L.C., Robinson, G.M. and Evely, A.C. (2010). Integrating local and scientific knowledge for environmental management: From products to processes. Journal of Environmental Management 91: 1766-1777.
Redpath, S., Young, J., Evely, A., Adams, W.M., Sutherland, W.J., Whitehouse, A., Amar, A., Lambert, R., Linnell, J.D.C., Watt, A. and Gutierrez, R.J. (2012). Understanding and managing conservation con¿icts. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 28(2): 100-109.
Reed et al. (2010). What is Social Learning? Ecology and Society, 15(4): http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol15/iss4/resp1/
Reed, M.S. (2008). Stakeholder participation for environmental management: a literature review. Biological Conservation 141: 2417¿2431.
Reed, M.S., Graves, A., Dandy, N., Posthumus, H., Hubacek, K., Morris, J., Prell, C., Quinn, C.H., Stringer, L.C. (2009). Who¿s in and why? Stakeholder analysis as a prerequisite for sustainable natural resource management. Journal of Environmental Management 90: 1933¿1949.
Sidaway, R. (2005). Resolving Environmental Disputes: from Conflict to Consensus. London, Earthscan.
van den Hove, S. (2006). Between consensus and compromise: acknowledging the negotiation dimension in participatory approaches. Land Use Policy 23: 10-17.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/05-06/course.php?code=P00716 |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Facilitation; communication; interviewing; qualitative data analysis; reflective practice; mediation; leadership; negotiation and professional practice. |
| Keywords | Participation, mediation, negotiation, conflict, planning, engagement, knowledge exchange, consultat |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jayne Hazel Glass
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Course secretary | Mrs Elspeth Martin
Tel: 0131 535 4198
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