APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED for participation in the workshop “Participation as a Means for Fostering Sustainability in Urban and Rural Land Management: Ideas for Including the Topic in Teaching, Research, and Outreach.” The American University of Armenia (AUA) Acopian Center for the Environment and the University of Hohenheim (UHOH) have organized the workshop within the framework of the GAtES Project.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
The objective of the workshop is to introduce and discuss public participation tools and how they can be integrated into relevant academic teaching, research, and outreach activities in the field of environmental sciences.
Participants will have the opportunity to develop a critical understanding of the concept of public participation, its relevance and application in coursework and research, and the opportunity to test and evaluate public participation tools under the guidance of Professor Claudia Bieling and Dr. Maria Garcia-Martin. Importantly, training will enable participants from Armenian academic institutions to exchange knowledge and experience on the topic of the workshop.
Participants will
- Become acquainted with key concepts for understanding linkages between nature/landscapes and human well-being
- Understand the role of participation in sustainable land management and approaches to integrate participatory elements in research, management, and planning
- Identify and test possibilities for integrating participatory approaches in teaching, research, and outreach
The workshop is led by Prof. Claudia Bieling and Dr. Maria Garcia-Martin (see bios below).
WORKSHOP TIME, LOCATION, REQUIREMENTS
Dates and time: May 25th – July 6th, 5 Tuesdays and 3 Thursdays, 4 – 6 PM Armenia time
Venue: online, via Zoom
Cost and qualifications: Participation is free of charge but subject to candidate qualifications.
Qualifications include: Knowledge of natural resource management or environmental science; background in environmental protection or sustainable land management, interest in public participation, interest in research, and knowledge of the English language.
How to apply: If interested, please send your motivation letter and CV to [email protected]. In the subject area of the email specify “AUA GAtES Workshop”. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Application deadline: 6 PM, May 14, 2021.
Language: English
Inquiries: [email protected]
WORKSHOP AGENDA
| Date | Section | Topic |
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25.05.21 (Tuesday)
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Kick off |
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| 27.05.21 to 07.06.21 | Introduction to participatory planning and research |
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| 08.06.21 (Tuesday) | Implementation 1.1 |
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| 10.06.21 (Thursday) | Implementation 1.2 |
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| 11.06.21 to 28.06.21 | Implementation 2 |
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| 29.06.21 (Tuesday) | Implementation 3 |
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| 06.07.21 (Tuesday) | Wrap up and next steps |
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The workshop is a part of the GAtES project, four-year cooperation between AUA Acopian Center for the Environment and the University of Hohenheim (Germany), aims to support the Armenian academic community in acquiring knowledge on the ecosystem concept and PPGIS-based methods and how they can be used in biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. The workshop is financed through DAAD, the German Academic Exchange Service, with funds from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
ABOUT THE TRAINERS
Professor Dr. Claudia Bieling
Claudia Bieling holds the Chair of Societal Transition and Agriculture at the Institute of Social Sciences in Agriculture, University of Hohenheim, Germany. Her work is rooted in transdisciplinary sustainability research and focuses on the interface of ecological and social dimensions in land-use and food systems. She works with the concepts of cultural landscapes and social-ecological resilience and draws on empirical research experience in a variety of collaborative projects (with a focus on Central and South-Western Europe). Claudia Bieling publishes extensively on land management and sustainability and edited two books with Cambridge University Press (“Resilience and the Cultural Landscape” in 2012, “The Science and Practice of Landscape Stewardship” in 2017). She serves as an associate editor for the journal “Conservation Letters”. Claudia Bieling holds a postdoctoral degree (“Habilitation”) in Landscape Management and a Ph.D. in Forest and Environmental Policy (both from the University of Freiburg, Germany). She received her Diploma (equivalent to M.Sc.) in Forest Sciences from the University of Göttingen, Germany.
Researcher Dr. María García-Martín
María García-Martín is a postdoctoral researcher at the Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL). She also collaborates with the Chair of Societal Transition and Agriculture at the University of Hohenheim in the DAAD-funded cooperation project GAtES (German-Armenian Network on the Advancement of Public Participation GIS for Ecosystem Services as a Means for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development). She holds a degree in Geography, a Master in Land Planning and Sustainable Local Development (Geography Department, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), and a Ph.D. in Landscape Sustainability (Chair of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology, University of Freiburg).