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== Relation to previous work in UrbanA ==
== Relation to previous work in UrbanA ==


This governance ambition addresses the driver of injustice:
This governance ambition addresses the following driver of injustice:
* [[Limited citizen participation in urban planning]]. This driver refers to the limited involvement and engagement of citizens and citizens’ initiatives in decision-making around the planning, design, implementation and/or evaluation of urban sustainability-oriented interventions.
* [[Limited citizen participation in urban planning]]. This driver refers to the limited involvement and engagement of citizens and citizens’ initiatives in decision-making around the planning, design, implementation and/or evaluation of urban sustainability-oriented interventions.



Revision as of 21:18, 8 July 2020

The ambition

This governance ambition aims at enabling effective participation oh inhabitants in urban development.

Relation to previous work in UrbanA

This governance ambition addresses the following driver of injustice:

  • Limited citizen participation in urban planning. This driver refers to the limited involvement and engagement of citizens and citizens’ initiatives in decision-making around the planning, design, implementation and/or evaluation of urban sustainability-oriented interventions.

How could it work?

Engaging inhabitants could consist of making visible people's justice concerns, shifting primary attention to vulnerable groups; diversifying participation options (digital, local, specific groups), enabling participation of handicapped groups (timing, language, compensation...) and/or normalizing citizen juries, plebiscites etc.

See examples

Take a look at the detailed Barcelona Superblocks case.

Check out the brief governance scenario Inviting citizens to a transformation of street space - flexibly dealing with resistance.

Question

How can inhabitants be better enabled to participate in deliberations about the most urgent objectives and measures of urban development?