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  • City of Canada Bay Council Citizens' Panel

    Nov 14 '12
    Author: 
    Sarah Faubion

    In 2012, the City of Canada Bay Council proposed an innovative method of deliberative democracy  to obtain the advice of citizens in making decisions for the range and quality of council services for the period 2014-18. With this in mind, the Canada Bay Council partnered with  groups such as Straight Talk and newDemocracy to create a panel of 36 randomly citizens. This group worked in parallel to a randomly selected group of council staff.

  • ECOCITY (Trinitat Nova, Barcelona, Spain)

    Dec 30 '11
    Author: 
    shafferh

    Problems and Purpose

    The ECOCITY project is a group of ten projects that are funded by the European Commission. This particular case study looks at the process behind the renewal of social housing on the northeastern outskirts of Barcelona. The objective of the ECOCITY project is to create patterns for the sustainable development of urban areas. 

  • Planning our square together!

    Jun 23 '11
    Author: 
    Lucia Turco

    Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.

    Summary

    This case study features a citizens' deliberation on the renovation of a public square in Italy. Many meetings and workshops were organized to take many different stakeholders' perspectives into account, including those of minorities and disabled individuals. The result was a successful, participatory decision to make some major construction modifications to the square.

     

  • Saione: a Neighborhood Where People Meet

    Sep 15 '11
    Author: 
    Manuela

    This participatory process took place in Italy between January and October 2009 in the Saione neighborhood of the City of Arezzo, Tuscany. The purpose of this project was to address citizens’ complaints and concerns by carrying out an integrated urban regeneration and development project. Volunteers, community and local government representatives worked jointly in order to rebuild trust and enhance the neighborhood’s pride and sense of community by creating an environmental master plan and a program of activities for social, cultural, and economic animation.

  • The Use of Machizukuri After the 1995 Earthquake (Kobe, Japan)

    Jan 2 '12
    Author: 
    JoyousTerra

    Background:

    In January of 1995, greater Kobe, Japan experienced a high intensity earthquake called the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake.  The damage extended into Kyoto, Osaka, and Hyogo.  Just in Hyogo alone, over 240,000 homes burned or collapsed as a result.  In March of 1995, the City of Kobe local government issued plans for “Designation of Land Readjustment and Redevelopment Areas,” which called for six areas of land readjustment and two areas to be redeveloped inside Kobe.  The City of Kobe also divided the effected areas into black, gray and white zones, referring to the gover

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