Transition as a Stimulus for Innovative Teaching Methodology in Planning Theory
Tranzicija kot spodbuda za razvoj inovativne metodologije poučevanja teorije načrtovanja
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University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture and Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering
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Planning theory can be perceived as a great challenge in teaching master’slevel
studies. Planning schools and authors throughout the world have
developed diverse approaches to address this problem, drawing attention
to the issues of what skills to offer – practical ones or skills related
to the complexity of the socio-political context of urban planning. An
additional question that arises in countries in transition is how to teach
planning theory under their specific conditions of land privatisation and
constant changes to legislation, regulation, procedures, and the process of
establishment of a new planning paradigm. Following these challenges,
the Planning Theory course at the Faculty of Architecture, University of
Belgrade, presents a pedagogical model based on analysis of controversial
cases in contemporary urban planning practice in Belgrade. An innovative
methodology is conceptualised through multiple research steps that entail
collection and analysis of publicly av...ailable information, including all statements
of the stakeholders involved in the process of urban development.
The paper focuses on the observation of relationships between information,
values, and power imposed as key challenges in understanding the
process of space production. The research presents the results of applying
this methodology during the 2015/16 academic year on the case study of
Belgrade Waterfront, the city’s largest and most controversial development
project in the last 25 years. The main goal of the research is to present how
an innovative methodology can contribute to the improvement of specific
reflective planning skills: communication, negotiation, decision-making,
and critical thinking about contemporary urban development.
Teorija načrtovanja predstavlja velik izziv za poučevanje na magistrski
študijski ravni. Planerske šole in avtorji po svetu se tega lotevajo različno,
pri tem pa imajo težave glede izbire znanj, ki naj bi jih ponujali – praktičnih
znanj in znanj, povezanih s kompleksnostjo družbenopolitičnega konteksta
urbanističnega načrtovanja. Dodatno vprašanje, ki se poraja v državah v
tranziciji, je, kako poučevati urbanistično načrtovanje v pogojih privatizacije
zemljišč in nenehnih sprememb v zakonodaji, predpisih, postopkih in procesu
vzpostavitve nove paradigme načrtovanja. V luči teh izzivov predmet
Teorija planiranja na Fakulteti za arhitekturo Univerze v Beogradu predstavlja
pedagoški model, ki temelji na analizi spornih primerov v sodobni urbanistični
praksi v Beogradu. Inovativno metodologijo smo zasnovali prek
več raziskovalnih korakov, ki vključujejo zbiranje in analizo javno dostopnih
podatkov, vključno z mnenji deležnikov, vključenih v proces urbanističnega
razvoja. Člane...k se osredotoča na opazovanje odnosov med informacijami,
vrednostmi in razporeditvijo moči, kot ključnimi izzivi pri razumevanju
procesa prostorskega razvoja. Raziskava predstavlja rezultate uporabe te
metodologije v šolskem letu 2015/2016 na primeru »Beograda na vodi«,
največjega, a tudi naspornejšega razvojnega projekta Beograda v zadnjih
25 letih. Glavni cilj raziskave je predstaviti, kako lahko inovativna metodologija
prispeva k izboljšanju določenih načrtovalskih znanj: komunikacije,
pogajanj, odločanja in kritičnega razmišljanja o sodobnem urbanističnem
razvoju.
Keywords:
transition / teaching methodology / critical thinking / planning skills / Serbia / tranzicija / metodologija poučevanja / kritično mišljenje / načrtovalska znanja / SrbijaSource:
CREATIVITY GAME (CG) – Theory and Practice of Spatial Planning, 2018, 6, 90-98Publisher:
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture and Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering
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