Green Public Spaces
Designing for Comfort, Beauty, and Sustainability
This course introduced practical methods for transforming public outdoor spaces, such as parks, schoolyards, and community courtyards, through sustainable, inclusive, and aesthetically grounded design approaches aligned with sustainable urban development principles. It covered methods for microclimate-sensitive planning, participatory design, and community engagement. The course is tailored to small and medium municipalities in rural and semi-urban areas.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, trainees will be able to:
- Define and explain the role of greenery in fostering sustainability across urban, peri-urban, and rural environments.
- Identify and evaluate landscape values as an integrated component of public and communal spaces.
- Apply and assess appropriate evaluation methods throughout the spatial design and planning process.
- Analyze, compare, and adapt formal and alternative planning and design approaches to effectively address identified environmental and social challenges.
- Synthesize creative and context-sensitive design solutions that integrate ecological, aesthetic, and social dimensions of sustainable spaces.
Effort
1 day (6 hours total, including breaks and Q&A).
Format
A live one-day workshop designed for municipal staff and local planners, combining short expert lectures, group exercises, and participatory design sessions. The training includes video-supported presentations, downloadable toolkits, and hands-on work with real case examples. Participants engage in small group discussions, guided assessments of public spaces, and collaborative planning exercises using provided templates and visual materials.
For whom?
Municipal staff, local project planners, landscape designers, civil society organizations, architecture students.
Provider
MOZAIK Institute, E-NERGY NGO, & Creative Educational Center
Language
Serbian / Croatian
Hub
NEBAP Hub
Topic
Design approaches supporting sustainability goals, accessibility, and occupant wellbeing.
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Design checklist for inclusive green spaces new | 1.05 MB | 6 | 5 days ago | Download | |
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Examples of best practices new | 13.48 MB | 6 | 5 days ago | Download | |
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Interactive template for participatory planning new | 2.26 MB | 6 | 5 days ago | Download |