1. Department of landscape architecture and spatial planning, UMB
CAPACITY BUILDING IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN PALESTINE
Karsten Jørgensen
Department of landscape architecture and spatial planning, UMB

2. Question (1997)
How can the Palestinian society meet the many developers of urban structures and tourist destinations in a future peaceful situation?

3. Project facts and figures
Partners:
Department of landscape architecture at Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Department of Architectural Engineering, Birzeit University
First contact through MEDF at BZU in April 1996:
presentation of the draft The Emergency Natural Resources Protection Plan (ENRPP) prepared by the Palestinian National Authorities in 1998
Student workshop: March 1997: students from Haifa, Tel Aviv, Nablus, Ramallah, Barcelona and Oslo
Application 1997, project agreement signed 1998, 2003 and 2007, financed by:
The Norwegian Council for Higher Education, Centre for International University Cooperation (2 phases)
The World Bank (VR-lab)
Master education: 3 candidates 1998 –2000
PhD-education: 3 candidates1999 –2008
Technical training of staff
Local and regional seminars, International conference 2007
MSc-programme in landscape architecture at BZU from 2007
VR-lab from 2009

4. f:2- Publications, brochures, leaflets, CD’s ….etc.
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PRO 10/97
Ph.D. Students continue their studies. 1.
A: Development of a new degree courses and programs.
a:1- M.Sc. Postgraduate studies at BZU.
- Preparation of Academic Requirements.
BZU
- Starting the M. Sc. Program.
a:2- Starting the Concentration B.Sc. program.
a:3- Postgraduate Studies for (2) Ph. D. Students.
NLH
NLH-
a:4- Technical Training of (1) Administrative Staff.
a:5-Infrastructure Development (Library, etc…) 2.
B: Training and Public Awareness Activities.
b:1- Postgraduate Studies for (6) M.Sc Students.
b:2- (3) Regional workshops
b:3- (3) Training courses (Capacity Building Oriented).
b:4- (20) Local workshops in Palestine
Venue
Venues
b:5- Series of (40) lectures 3.
C. International Conference on Landscape Issues.
c:1- International conference (on landscape development in conflict zones?)
NOV. 4.
D. Development of the Network.
d:1- Expansion of the existing network, and attraction of new international and regional members. 5.
E. Research Projects.
e:1- Different topics with local and regional significance. 6.
F. Elements Related to the project.
f:1-Web-page established and updated.
f:2- Publications, brochures, leaflets, CD’s ….etc.
f:3- Student projects presented in municipalities, universities…. Etc.
f:4- Consultancy services for local governmental, non-governmental and/or private enterprises. (including VR-lab)

5. Master projects:
Anwar M. Awadallah: Wadi Gaza Landscape Protection Area (2000)
Yazeed Anani: Landscape Trails System and Applications (2000)
Lubna Shaheen: Urbanization Impact on the Palestinian Landscape (2000)

6. PhD projects:
Ramzi Hassan: Computer Visualizations in Planning. Case study of Nablus. (2002)
Samar Nazer: Hortus Conclusus : change, perception and meaning in Artas Valley/Palestine (2008)
M. Al-Bishawi: Women’s need for privacy and the physical form of public spaces. Nablus (2008)

9. Master Program in landscape architecture at BZU
Background: landscape values, economic development, tourism
Project: capacity building: Higher education, research
Experiences: conflict zones and uncertainty

14. VR-lab
Through the support of the World Bank during the final stage of the project, it has also been possible to establish a VR-lab at Birzeit, to enhance both education and research in landscape architecture and related disciplines
Virtual Reality for Jericho (Hisham Palace), H. Salem & R. Hassan