scholarly journals Roles and Motivations of Planning Professionals Who Promote Public Participation in Urban Planning Practice: Two Case Studies from Beijing, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 1237-1262
Author(s):  
Lin Zhang ◽  
Pieter Hooimeijer ◽  
Yanliu Lin ◽  
Stan Geertman
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Institutional Change ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
Contrasting Cases ◽  
Professional Norms ◽  
Global North ◽  
Beijing China

Public participation in urban planning is a contested issue in China. In this article, we look at the endogenous mechanism of institutional change, by analyzing the roles and motivations of “third-party” planning professionals in two contrasting cases: a government-led and a citizen-led participatory practice. Findings show that planners were advocates of citizen participation in heritage preservation in both cases and acted as “mediators” in the first and “activists” in the second, yet remained within the mainstream planning structure. Their motivation to serve the rights of the citizens was clear, but subordinate to the drive to conform to the professional norms of authenticity in preservation in both cases. In contrast to both the Global North where more agonistic approaches question inclusive planning and the Global South where insurgent planning finds space to maneuver, Chinese urban planning seems to proceed by taking small steps within narrow margins when it comes to citizen engagement.

scholarly journals The Diffusion of Participatory Planning Ideas and Practices: The Case of Socialist Yugoslavia, 1961-1982

2021 ◽  
pp. 009614422110445
Author(s):  
Mina Blagojević ◽  
Ana Perić
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Participatory Planning ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Archival Research ◽  
Professional Networks ◽  
Professional Journals ◽  
Planning Organizations

Although both praised and contested for its advanced conceptual elaboration and ineffective practical implementation, respectively, participatory planning has largely been considered a Yugoslav national legacy and a point of diversification compared with other similar contexts. However, there has been little research on the roots and features of public participation as observed through the lens of international influences on Yugoslav spatial and urban planning. By identifying the main channels (professional networks and events) and nodes (planning organizations and documents) in the diffusion of participatory planning ideas at both the international and national levels, we trace the evolution of citizen participation discourse in Yugoslavia. Based on archival research of the relevant documents (selected articles in professional journals, decrees, and plans), the paper examines the authenticity of the concept of citizen participation in Yugoslavia to, finally, elucidate the specificities of its implementation in the context of socialist self-management.

scholarly journals Selected Modern Methods and Tools for Public Participation in Urban Planning – A Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muki Haklay ◽  
Piotr Jankowski ◽  
Zbigniew Zwoliński
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Scientific Discussion ◽  
Modern Methods ◽  
The Usa

Abstract The paper presents a review of contributions to the scientific discussion on modern methods and tools for public participation in urban planning. This discussion took place in Obrzycko near Poznań, Poland. The meeting was designed to allow for an ample discussion on the themes of public participatory geographic information systems, participatory geographic information systems, volunteered geographic information, citizen science, Geoweb, geographical information and communication technology, Geo-Citizen participation, geo-questionnaire, geo-discussion, GeoParticipation, Geodesign, Big Data and urban planning. Participants in the discussion were scholars from Austria, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the USA. A review of public participation in urban planning shows new developments in concepts and methods rooted in geography, landscape architecture, psychology, and sociology, accompanied by progress in geoinformation and communication technologies. The discussions emphasized that it is extremely important to state the conditions of symmetric cooperation between city authorities, urban planners and public participation representatives, social organizations, as well as residents.

The Diffusion of Participatory Planning Ideas and Practices: The Case of Socialist Yugoslavia, 1961-1982

2021 ◽  
pp. 009614422110435
Author(s):  
Mina Blagojevic ◽  
Ana Peric
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Participatory Planning ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Archival Research ◽  
Professional Networks ◽  
Professional Journals ◽  
Planning Organizations

Although both praised and contested for its advanced conceptual elaboration and ineffective practical implementation, respectively, participatory planning has largely been considered a Yugoslav national legacy and a point of diversification compared with other similar contexts. However, there has been little research on the roots and features of public participation as observed through the lens of international influences on Yugoslav spatial and urban planning. By identifying the main channels (professional networks and events) and nodes (planning organizations and documents) in the diffusion of participatory planning ideas at both the international and national levels, we trace the evolution of citizen participation discourse in Yugoslavia. Based on archival research of the relevant documents (selected articles in professional journals, decrees, and plans), the paper examines the authenticity of the concept of citizen participation in Yugoslavia to, finally, elucidate the specificities of its implementation in the context of socialist self-management.

Excluded communities and participatory land-use planning: experience from informal Roma settlements in Serbia

2021 ◽  
pp. 095624782110240
Author(s):  
Zlata Vuksanović-Macura ◽  
Igor Miščević
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Active Involvement

Citizen participation in the planning and decision-making process in the European post-socialist context is much debated. Still, the involvement of excluded communities in the urban planning process remains understudied. This paper presents and discusses the application of an innovative participatory approach designed to ensure active involvement of an excluded ethnic minority, the Roma community, in the process of formulating and adopting land-use plans for informal settlements in Serbia. By analysing the development of land-use plans in 11 municipalities, we observe that the applied participatory approach enhanced the inhabitants’ active participation and helped build consensus on the planned solution between the key actors. Findings also suggested that further work with citizens, capacity building of planners and administration, and secured financial mechanisms are needed to move citizen participation in urban planning beyond the limited statutory requirements.

scholarly journals Participatory Budgeting: A Case Study of Provincial Administrative Organization

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 1352-1357
Author(s):  
Darunee Pumkaew, Banjerd Singkaneti
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Final Decision ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Administrative Organization ◽  
Budgetary Decisions ◽  
Plan Making ◽  
Budgeting Process

The objective of this paper is to study the budgeting process of the Provincial Administrative Organizations in Thailand and to examine the limits to public participation in the budgeting process. Furthermore, the paper offers recommendations on how to increase for public participation in the budgeting process. The study uses qualitative methods, studying documents related to budgeting process such as laws and regulations, in addition to using in-depth interviews with administrators and staff at Provincial Administrative Organizations. The research shows that the budgeting process of Provincial Administrative Organizations limits public participation. Participation is limited to local development plan making, which only acts as a guideline, and is nonbinding. The final decision makers the annual budgets are the administrators of the provincial administrative organizations and the provincial administrative organizations council. Therefore, to reduce the limits to public participation in budgetary decisions, the paper recommends that the central government enacts legislation that creates mechanisms that allows people to participate in budget allocation decisions. In this regard, the nature or type of operation may that a form suitable to each area. Examples include direct decisions about public matters or political issues or in the form of a third-party intermediary intermediation.

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