Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

Norwegian

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the students should

  • have thorough knowledge about theories on place development and communicative planning of places
  • have solid insight in current theories about participation and communication in public planning, including forms of participation, planning roles and democracy
  • have thorough insight in theories about and experiences with knowledge production, communication, power and democracy in planning for place development
  • be able to critically reflect on the significance of power and communication in planning processes and place development, including strategic planning

Contents

The planning project

  • Plannings’ historic development
  • The role of planning in community development
  • Different forms and models for planning, from rational to communicative planning

Planning theoretical challenges

  • The role of knowledge in planning, production and co-production of knowledge
  • Types of knowledge; discourse, materiality and practice
  • Participation and mobilisation- communication in planning
  • Power in planning, conflict and consensus
  • Democratic processes- governance perspectives

Planning and place development

  • Place theories, what can be planned, materiality, representations and ideas
  • Complexity and fragmentation in place development
  • Participation and mobilisation in place development processes
  • Place development, power and democratic processes

Teaching and learning methods

A combination of lectures, seminars, group work and group work presentations. Estimated workload, 27 hours per credit.

Examinations

A 5-day individual home exam. Graded A-F.

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
ST-407 – Culture - Urban Planning and Regional Change. 5
ST-414 – Culture and Cultural Economic Development. 5
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