What decision-making methods and tools are used to create places that people need and enjoy?
By Professor Branka Dimitrijevic, Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
- What are places for? People or profit?
- What is the scale of the public participation and role in decision-making?
- Can participatory design and planning practices make a difference in developing responsive places?
- What are the forms, means, and techniques for social engagement in the participatory process?
- How are private, market and public interests negotiated and mediated?
- How do planners engage in planning and regeneration of communities?
The above questions were raised by the speakers at the event ‘Sustainability and resilience of buildings, settlements and natural environment: Research, practice and support for social innovation’, organised by the Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, in April 2015, whose outputs were published in the report available on the Department’s website.
The answers were provided at the knowledge exchange symposium on 'Decision-making for place making' held in June 2016 and sponsored by Scottish Natural Heritage.
The speakers presented recent research, examples from planning practice, evolving government policies and new tools for public participation in decision making. The symposium talks are presented in three thematic sections:
- Part 1: Theoretical foundations, research on urban design and expert judgement methods
- Part 2: Scottish context, experience and policies
- Part 3: Innovations in community engagement and use of digital technologies
In total, seven speakers have contributed to this course. They are from the Department of Architecture and the Department of Management Science at the University of Strathclyde Glasgow, Scottish Natural Heritage, Royal Town Planning Institute (Scotland and Northern Ireland), Royal College of Art in London and Innovate Dublin.
The topics are of interest to local authorities, planning consultants, architects, researchers and community groups.
A CPD certificate for this 3-hour online course is awarded by the Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom.