Keynote 2 : Engaged Urban Pedagogy: reflecting on participatory practices & legitimacy in planning education
| dc.contributor.author | Natarajan, Lucy | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-06-24T12:14:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-06-24T12:14:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description | video available at https://vimeo.com/1093806938 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this keynote presentation, Dr. Lucy Natarajan (Associate Professor, University College London) reflected on themes of inclusion and legitimacy in planning education, drawing on insights from the co-edited book Engaged Pedagogy in Planning Education (with Michael Short). Her research focuses on the inclusion of publics and civil society in strategic planning processes, particularly in relation to major infrastructure and spatial plans. The presentation introduced a conceptual framework based on participatory planning theory and critical pedagogy, developed through a collaborative research project and a teaching-focused conference track during the COVID-19 lockdown. The framework identifies three key domains of inclusive educational practice: curriculum review and design, teaching delivery, and embedding engagement beyond the classroom. Natarajan emphasized the need to include diverse knowledges and non-academic perspectives in the design of planning programmes, highlighting examples where students and external stakeholders contributed to curriculum development. She addressed the challenges of navigating emotional and political sensitivities in classroom settings and advocated for teaching practices that are reflective, supportive, and inclusive of different social and cultural experiences. The talk offered grounded insights into how planning education can better respond to issues of legitimacy, diversity, and co-production in both content and method. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14235/2868 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://vimeo.com/1093806938 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | AESOP | |
| dc.rights | openAccess | |
| dc.rights.license | CC-BY | |
| dc.title | Keynote 2 : Engaged Urban Pedagogy: reflecting on participatory practices & legitimacy in planning education | |
| dc.type | Video |