Teaching Scenario-Based Planning for Sustainable Landscape Development: An Evaluation of Learning Effects in the Cagliari Studio Workshop

Christian Albert, Christina Von Haaren, Juan Carlos Vargas-Moreno and Carl Steinitz
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Christian Albert: Institute of Environmental Planning, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hanover, Germany
Christina Von Haaren: Institute of Environmental Planning, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hanover, Germany
Juan Carlos Vargas-Moreno: GeoAdaptive LLC, 250 Summer Str., Boston, MA 02210, USA
Carl Steinitz: Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, 90 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 4TJ London, UK

Sustainability, 2015, vol. 7, issue 6, 1-21

Abstract: This paper investigates the contributions of an intensive educational workshop to advance students’ understanding and skills for collaborative, scenario-based landscape planning. The research design involves a case study workshop with thirty international students and several regional experts as well as a multi-stage, in-process evaluation. The workshop resulted in six different alternative futures for the region of Cagliari, Italy, and a seventh combined version that was considered best by regional reviewers. The students’ learning evaluation showed substantial advances in their relevant understanding and skills. Key aspects of the workshop pedagogy and the evaluation are discussed, and recommendations for future applications presented.

Keywords: sustainable landscape development; landscape planning; scenarios; education; evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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