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Landscape activities and Techniques of Public awareness raising and involvement: European citizenship and territorial participation BALTIC LANDSCAPE FORUM 2013 Local Mindscapes at Urban Landscapes Regeneration of Gargdai town park Matas

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Matas Cirtautas

architect - urban designer - researcher Landscape activities and Techniques of Public awareness raising and involvement: European citizenship and territorial participation

BALTIC LANDSCAPE FORUM 2013

Local Mindscapes at Urban Landscapes Regeneration of Gargždai town park

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Urban landscapes

Image: View of Gargždai town from the air

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Local Mindscapes vs. Urban Landscapes

Source: http://www.urbandictionary.com/defjne.php?term=mindscape

Mindscape: The landscape of thoughs, a reifjcation of the domain of imaginary entities, memories, feelings, ideas, fears

r any other object in the mind <..>.

“ ”

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Participatory design projects

Urban development guidelines for Dovilai town Development guidelines for Alksniupiai settlement Design workshop in Vėžaičiai town Public initiative “Future vision of Gargždai town” Creative discussions in Gargždai 2008- 2009 2010- 2011 2012- 2013 Vision of Endriejavas town park Regeneration

f Gargždai

town park

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Managing local mindscapes in PDP/PUI*

* PDP/PUI - participatory design projects and public urban initiatives

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Regeneration of Gargždai town park

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Some facts about Gargždai town park

Image: In the park (late 19th century). Source: Gargždai town museum

established in late 19th century

as garden-park within complex
f Gargždai estate;
pened for public access in
the beginning of 20th century

and quickly became main recreational area if the town; during soviet occupation park

was redeveloped, enlarged and

futher used for recreational purposes of local residents.

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Current state of Gargždai town park (2009)

because of minimal

maintenance recreational

infrastructure in the park sufgers from gradual deterioration; the park doesn’t meet the

basic recreational needs of

local residents; debate on the regeneration of

the park begins in 2009.

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Design solutions for Gargždai town park

Image: Gargždai town park project was included in the Lithuanian architecture review 2010-2012

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Promise for the future...

Image: Informational stand near the main entrance to the park

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#1: Difgerent at the beginning

Image: Discussion about the future of Gargždai town park

detailed analysis of the park’s

territory;

attention to cultural values of the

area;

site-use programming (incl.

needs and expectations of local

community); legal and fjnancial model for

project development;

publicity and transparancy of the

process.

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#2: Passive and active involvement

Image: Tentative plan of comunity participation (top) and actual sequence of tools used for public involvement (bottom)

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#2: Passive and active involvement

Image: Interviewing representatives of difgerent social groups and public surveys

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#3: Joint decision-making

Image: Presentation of the project progress for local community members

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#3: Joint decision-making

Image: Public meeting with local community is accompanied by joint decision-making

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#4: Voluntary implementation

Image: Construction works of children playground

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#4: Voluntary implementation

Image: Opening event of children playground

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#4: Voluntary implementation

Image: New generation of park users

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#5: Continuous documentation

Image: Information about regeneration of the park is continuously published in the blog (gargzduparkas.blogspot.com)

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architect - urban designer - researcher Landscape activities and Techniques of Public awareness raising and involvement: European citizenship and territorial participation

BALTIC LANDSCAPE FORUM 2013

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