Course detail
Social Consultations in Defining Urban Policy
FA-SCU-ZEAcad. year: 2025/2026
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the role of social consultations in the formulation and implementation of urban policies. The course examines the various methods and techniques used in social consultations and how they can be effectively used to involve stakeholders, communities, and marginalized groups in decision-making processes. Students will also learn about the legal and ethical considerations involved in social consultations and how to navigate potential conflicts that may arise.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand the importance of social consultations in defining urban policy
- Identify and apply effective techniques and methods for conducting social consultations
- Evaluate the legal and ethical considerations involved in social consultations
- Analyze and evaluate the impact of social consultations on urban policy
Language of instruction
English
Number of ECTS credits
5
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Not applicable.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
- Individual semester paper (50% , at the end of the course)
- Individual oral presentation( 25%, right after the presentation)
- Class participation (25%, at the end of the course)
Aims
- The student has an in-depth understanding of the role of social consultations in the formulation and implementation of urban policies.
- Students learn to involve stakeholders, communities, and marginalized groups in decision-making processes.
- The students learn to use results of social consultations to inform urban policy.
- Students are acquainted with the legal and ethical considerations involved in social consultations. Subsequently they learn to navigate potential conflicts in urban policy making. By learning this, students are able to propose grounded advice regarding resolution of urban development driven conflicts.
- The students know the best practices of the use of social consultations in urban policy in international context.
- Students learn methods and techniques used in social consultations.
Study aids
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
Andersen I.E., Jaeger B. (2001). Scenario workshops and urban planning in Denmark (EN)
Bokolo A. (2023). The Role of Community Engagement in Urban Innovation Towards the Co-Creation of Smart Sustainable Cities, Journal of the knowledge economy. (EN)
Boyer, H. J. (2012). The city of collective memory: Its historical imagery and architectural entertainments. MIT Press. (EN)
Carpiano, R. M., & Daley, D. M. (2006). A guide and glossary on postpositivist theory building for population health. Journal of public health policy, 32(2), 305-318. (EN)
Heynen, N. (2019). Social justice and the city. Routledge. (EN)
Hough, M. (2006). Cities and natural process: A basis for sustainability. Routledge. (EN)
Chambers R. (2004). Participatory Workshops. Earthscan. (EN)
Innes, J. E., & Booher, D. E. (2018). Planning with complexity: An introduction to collaborative rationality for public policy. Routledge. (EN)
Sandercock, L. (1998). Making the invisible visible: A multicultural planning history. University of California Press. (EN)
Zukin, S. (2010). Naked city: The death and life of authentic urban places. Oxford University Press. (EN)
Bokolo A. (2023). The Role of Community Engagement in Urban Innovation Towards the Co-Creation of Smart Sustainable Cities, Journal of the knowledge economy. (EN)
Boyer, H. J. (2012). The city of collective memory: Its historical imagery and architectural entertainments. MIT Press. (EN)
Carpiano, R. M., & Daley, D. M. (2006). A guide and glossary on postpositivist theory building for population health. Journal of public health policy, 32(2), 305-318. (EN)
Heynen, N. (2019). Social justice and the city. Routledge. (EN)
Hough, M. (2006). Cities and natural process: A basis for sustainability. Routledge. (EN)
Chambers R. (2004). Participatory Workshops. Earthscan. (EN)
Innes, J. E., & Booher, D. E. (2018). Planning with complexity: An introduction to collaborative rationality for public policy. Routledge. (EN)
Sandercock, L. (1998). Making the invisible visible: A multicultural planning history. University of California Press. (EN)
Zukin, S. (2010). Naked city: The death and life of authentic urban places. Oxford University Press. (EN)
Recommended reading
Not applicable.
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme NE_INUS Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Lecture
30 hod., optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- Introduction to social consultations
- Definition and objectives of social consultations
- The importance of social consultations in urban policy
- Historical perspective of social consultations in urban policy
- Techniques and methods of social consultations
- Focus groups and community meetings
- Surveys and questionnaires
- Participatory budgeting
- Collaborative planning and design
- Online consultations
- Legal and ethical considerations
- Human rights and social justice
- Confidentiality and data protection
- Power dynamics and representation
- Accountability and transparency
- Impact of social consultations on urban policy
- Case studies of successful and unsuccessful social consultations
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of social consultations
- The role of social consultations in promoting sustainable and equitable urban development
- Conclusion and future directions
- Emerging trends and innovations in social consultations
- Challenges and opportunities for social consultations in urban policy
- Future directions for research and practice
Seminar
30 hod., compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- Introduction to social consultations
- Definition and objectives of social consultations
- The importance of social consultations in urban policy
- Historical perspective of social consultations in urban policy
- Techniques and methods of social consultations
- Focus groups and community meetings
- Surveys and questionnaires
- Participatory budgeting
- Collaborative planning and design
- Online consultations
- Legal and ethical considerations
- Human rights and social justice
- Confidentiality and data protection
- Power dynamics and representation
- Accountability and transparency
- Impact of social consultations on urban policy
- Case studies of successful and unsuccessful social consultations
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of social consultations
- The role of social consultations in promoting sustainable and equitable urban development
- Conclusion and future directions
- Emerging trends and innovations in social consultations
- Challenges and opportunities for social consultations in urban policy
- Future directions for research and practice