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Developing a National Strategy for Rural Canada

May 6 '11

Author:
JF Frenette
Developing a National Strategy for Rural Canada is a project initiated by attendees of the 1st Annual Rural Research Workshop: From Policy to Research and Back Again, held in Ottawa, Ontario on May 5, 2011.
The Workshop aimed to foster networking among rural researchers and to provide a forum for rural research and policy discourse.^[1]
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Livorno and the Northern suburbs: an Italian example of neighborhood revitalization

Oct 29 '11

Author:
Matteo D'Alonzo
Foreword
The present work is the outcome of an essay prepared for "Disclosure Policies and Innovations in Governance", a core course held by Professor Elena Fagotto at the Second Level Master in International Public Affairs organized by the School of Government of LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome, Italy, academic year 2010/2011.
Matteo D'Alonzo
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Project ex-Farmer's Market (Bologna, Italy)

May 10 '12

Author:
Alli Welton
Note: this is an English translation of the original Italian case study that was first submitted by Maria Martinez on 01/19/2012, and which can be found at http://participedia.net/cases/progetto-ex-mercato-ortofrutticolo-bologna-italy
Problems and Purpose
The area of the old Farmer’s Market extends for more than 30 hectares to the north of the historical city of Bologna, and was abandoned after its activities moved to the Food Center.
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Rural Plebiscite Experiment (Indonesia)

Mar 2 '10

Author:
Archon Fung

Problems and Purpose
This case is a randomized field experiment, which examines the differences in decision-making and legitimacy in town meeting versus plebiscitary (direct voting) methods of decision. The experimenter - Benjamin Olken - examined this question in the context of decisions about infrastructure investments in Indonesian villages.
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Social Consensus Building for Environmentally Friendly Life in Local Communities, Yakushima Island, Kagoshima, Japan

Jan 21 '13

Author:
Kanoko Kamata

*This article was coauthored with Dr. Shigeo Nishikizawa, Associate Professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology.
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