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.
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;
social research methods;
reflective practice;
mediation;
leadership;
negotiation
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| Course description |
Each week, the course is split into three parts:
Introductory lectures: Lectures cover the basic theory and provide a framework for applying and evaluating effective participation in decision making and conflict analysis.
Learning from experience: Speakers from external organisations/groups are invited to present their professional experience and views on the extent to which participation can balance different interests.
Group discussion and self-reflection: The class is split into small cohorts and required to engage in discussion (online or face to face, as appropriate) related to key readings and other material (e.g. podcasts/videos). There is also the opportunity for self-reflection on what students learn about their own professional practice as they move through the course.
Weekly lectures and readings cover:
1) Introduction to the course
2) Conflict
3) Values
4) Power
5) Representation
6) Engaging the public in policymaking
7) Engaging the public in planning
8) Designing participatory processes
9) Community action
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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 | There is a cap of 5 on the number of non School of GeoSciences students, please contact the course secretary (jennifer.gumbrell@sruc.ac.uk) for available space prior to registering on this course. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 40 |
| 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) |
There are three assignments in PPP:
Assessment 1: Conflict analysis essay (40%) submit in Week 7
Critical analysis of an environmental conflict chosen by the student.
Assessment 2: Participatory process design report (45%) submit in Week 12
An engaging report that describes and justifies a participatory process to address situations presented to students in class. Students will have three options to choose from.
Assessment 3: Discussion participation (15%) submit in Week 11 (written contributions made throughout the course)
Students are required to make written contributions to the course discussion forums in five weeks of the course. The contributions will be based on set course readings/other materials (e.g. podcasts, videos).
Assessment deadlines
Assessment 1: Friday 5th March 2021 (12 noon)
Assessment 2: Friday 2nd April 2021 (12 noon)
Assessment 3: Friday 26th March (12 noon)
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Have in-depth theoretical and applied knowledge of participation in environmental decision-making.
- 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.
- Analyse critically the role of beliefs, interests, power, lobbying and political initiatives in participatory processes related to the environment.
- 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/21-22/dpt/cxpgge11016.htm |
| 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 Hannah Grist
Tel:
Email: v1hgrist@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Jennifer Gumbrell
Tel:
Email: Jennifer.Gumbrell@sruc.ac.uk |
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