Public consultation has become a major part of planning in the last forty years and much has
been written on the subject. This article reviews the writing generated over the past two …

Participation has recently been subject to renewed attention and critique in the context of
neoliberal urban governance. This is especially relevant in countries where decentralization …

Abstract The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) recognizes
community participation as an essential component of sustainable planning and …

This paper examines English neighbourhood planning as a form of communicative practice,
and in particular its potential to create spaces for agonistic debate about very-local place …

There is a long history of engaging citizens in planning processes, and the intention to
involve them actively in planning is a common objective. However, the reality of doing so is …

Bringing together comparative case studies from Belfast, Beirut, Amsterdam and Berlin, this
book examines the role of the urban environment in social polarisation processes. In doing …

In urban planning, inclusion is not necessarily achieved by increasing opportunities for
deliberation between planners and residents, as power and exclusion reside in the process …

Public participation is increasingly designed and facilitated by specially trained practitioners
drawn from within the planning profession as well as outside of it. This shift is at least …

Citizen participation and acceptance play an increasingly relevant role in urban and
regional development. This also applies to the success and sustainability of urban events …

Community participation is an essential component of sustainable planning and
development (UN-HABITAT in Planning sustainable cities: UN-HABITAT practices and …