Tygron for Spatial Planning
Use-case 3: “Proposals for a Greener Hoefkade”
A group of students of very different backgrounds used Tygron to develop an eco-consultancy plan for the municipality of the Hague, as an assignment for an area study course within their Sustainable Development interdisciplinary minor at the University of Leiden. In 4 weeks only, the team learned Tygron and created a complete plan for a greener Hoefkade neighborhood. Read more about this use-case.
Last year, students used Tygron for the first time in their course
Content of the course
General information
- Name of the course: "Area Study Sustainability Netherlands"
- Study Programme: Sustainable development (interdisciplinary minor)
- Educational Institute: Faculty of Science of Leiden University
Target students
To take part in the course Area Study Sustainability, students must have followed the previous courses Big Issues New Answers and Resilient Cities.
Objectives and desired outcome
In this course you will explore a real-world and current sustainability challenge in a local city. In groups you will analyse the problem, its solutions and the factors that obstruct these solutions. This course gives ownership to the students in structuring the course and stimulates creative and critical thinking and dealing with complex issues. The area study will enable you to put into practice the theories and methods you have learned in class.
In groups, you provide sustainability advise to the City Councils of Leiden or The Hague. These cities have set ambitious goals and initiatives to become a much more sustainable city. When implementing these initiatives, the councils often realise that there are additional challenges. They therefore reach out to you, future sustainability experts, to provide recommendations on how to overcome some of the barriers or how they can have a larger impact.
Outcome: Students contribute to a blog, write a comprehensive advisory report and present their findings in a final presentation
Design of the Course
Syllabus and time distribution
4 weeks 7 credits
Guidance and Resources
The main component of the course is the interdisciplinary group work, which is crucial to resolving sustainability challenges. There will also be lectures to provide additional content regarding the themes under study, field trips to provide context and opportunities for discussion.
Outcome and Assessment
Feedback and recommendations
"It’s is really nice to see how Tygron makes a conceptual thing like a scenario a lot more concrete, making it come alive in front of the students." Dr. Benjamin Sprecher – Leiden University
"Tygron really brought our project to life. It was very interesting to be able to directly see the consequences of our ideas in the program. With Tygron we were able to make very concrete scenarios and that gave our project a lot of added value. We therefore hope that the municipality can do something with our findings to make the Hoefkade a bit more beautiful and sustainable." Annemiek de Looze & Veerle Cannemeijer – the authors of the project
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