e-Planning Core
Code
10068
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Credits
6.0
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
To introduce the overall theory of e-Planning and the body of knowledge of this scientific domain
To enable understanding the nature of the new Information and Communication Technologies
To acquire essential literacy on e-Planning
To familiarize with the boundaries of the research agenda on e-Planning
To build a scientific identity common to all members of the e-Planning scientific community
To provide the basis for an ethic of technology in planning and corresponding value system
Students must be able to:
- produce a diagnostic and critical reflexion on the dominant theories in e-Planning
- evaluate the implications, in terms of public policies and planning, of the covered thematics.
Subject matter
1. e-Planning Research Agenda: Roots and Concepts
2. The Qualitative Jump of the new ICT and its Impacts
3. Internet, World Wide Web and XXIc Communication
4. Theories of Information, Communication and Knowledge Representation
5. Geopolitics of Developement in the Information Society
6. The context of new ICT in Public Policy and Regulation
7. Theory of Transients: Regulated Systems vs Disruption
8. The Challenge of Privacy & Liberties vs. Eficiency & Security
9. Spatial Analysis and Geo-referencing in Planning
10. e-Government vs. Service Automation
11. “Smart Cities”, Inclusion and Sustainability
12. ICT as a new dimension of Land-use Planning
13. Planning Paradigms and the role of ICT
14. ICT and Public Participation in Decision and Planning
15. ICT Ubiquity and the new Social e-Networks
16. Netiquette –Ethics in e-Planning
Bibliography
Ferraz de Abreu, P. 2020 "Manual Fundamentos de ePlanning"
Ferraz de Abreu, P. et al. (2013), "Projectos e-Planning - As Primeiras Jornadas", C Press, ISBN 9789899866102
Berners-Lee, T. (2010), “Long Live the Web: A Call for Continued Open Standards and Neutrality”, Scientific American.
Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2008), “The ePlanning Agenda”, in “MIT-Portugal: Technology with Social Sciences”, UTL.
Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2002), "New Information Technologies in Public Participation: A Challenge to Old Decision-making Institutional Frameworks", Ph.D. Thesis. MIT , Dept. Urban Studies and Regional Planning, USA
Chomsky, N. (2000), "The Manufacture of Consent".
Ferraz de Abreu, P. & Joanaz de Melo, J. (eds) (2000), Public Participation & Information Technologies 1999, DCEA-FCT-UNL & CITIDEP, 599 pags. ISBN 972-98617-0-6
Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1994), "Towards a Definition of Information Systems in Planning", MIT, DUSP, USA.
Teaching method
The teaching methodology aims to ensure active, in-class participation of doctoral students.
Evaluation method
Evaluation:
- weekly (and /or per chapter) written assignments (question formulation and/or essays on class topic and references, with mandatory student participation in corresponding topic class (40%)
- in-class active participation (30%)
- e-Planning database on researchers, projects, references, journals, academic degrees (so-called 5+5+5+5+5) (5%)
- final paper, 10 pages (8-14), ready for submission in refereed scientific journal (25%)