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  • Buona Mobilità

    Aug 28 '11
    Author: 
    Fb78

    Introduction

    In 2010 the Emilia-Romagna Region approved law no. 3/10 regarding citizen participation in decisions of public interest. The Region used this method in the development of a new regional transport plan. The current Regional Integrated Transportation Plan covered the time period 1998-2010. When drafting the new law, the Region decided to use participation as a mean to gather suggestions and solutions concerning transport and mobility issues. The Regional Department of Territorial Planning promoted the event, that was supported by an outside firm (Avventura Urbana).

  • Il Paesaggio Partecipato

    Jul 13 '11
    Author: 
    Nicola Briani

    Problems and Purposes

    The Municipality of Scansano presents a number of economic problems: changes regarding agricultural activities and the primary sector in general, less crop diversification, negative trends in local income. This is also due to bad management of the available natural resources, that produces many social and cultural problems, such as the decreasing use of traditional activities and practices and the loss of local identity.

  • Living Voters Guide

    Dec 2 '11
    Author: 
    Katherine R. Knobloch

    Definition and Use:

    The Living Voters Guide for Washington State is a web-based platform designed to stimulate a deliberative process concerning local issues affecting Washington State citizens. A team of researchers from the University of Washington created the deliberative platform to introduce important information regarding ballot measures and to stimulate active participation in discussions regarding the initiatives.  The site is open to all people who wish to participate or access reliable information pertaining to Washington State politics.

  • Maledetti Paduli: a Participatory Landscape Planning Project in Southern Italy

    Sep 15 '11
    Author: 
    Manuela

    This participatory process started in August 2003 in a small town of the Salento area, on the Eastern-most tip of Italy. The final objective of this project was to carry out an Integrated Urban Regeneration Project among neighbor towns in order to revive a vast decaying rural area called the “Paduli” through the active participation of residents, people coming from other parts of Italy, professionals from different areas of expertise, local associations, institutions and Town Administrations.

  • New Hampshire Community Conversations on Expanded Gambling (2010)

    Dec 8 '12
    Author: 
    kgl5000

    Problems and Purpose

    New Hampshire has an established history of legalized gambling, with poker events, bingo nights, Lucky-7 ticket sales, and wagering at the state‘s race tracks bringing in a total of $615 million in 2008.  However, though New Hampshire was the first state to introduce lotteries, the public is still discussing whether it would be prudent to continue to expand gambling.

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