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  • Alternative Public Hearings in Andhra Pradesh (Vizag, India)

    Jan 27 '10
    Author: 
    G Barrett

    Problems and Purpose

    In 2002, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) saw the completion of the construction of the Simhadri Thermal Power Project (STPP), a coal-fired power plant, in the Vizag District of India. The construction of the STPP, while having promised potential benefits and opportunities for local residents, had instead served to compromise their existing economic wellbeing. This case presents the latter’s response to their predicament through a public hearing with the participation of relevant actors, including civil society actors.

  • Belo Horizonte Participatory Budgeting

    Dec 9 '12
    Author: 
    Gino Mendoza

    Summary

     

    Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a process implemented in the 1990s where residents of certain regions can influence how their governments' annual budgets are allocated. After the collapse of its authoritarian regime in the mid 1980s, Brazilians implemented reforms to bolster their economic and political futures through participatory methods. These new democratic practices drastically improved the lives and social infrastructure of its participants.

     

  • Chicago Participatory Budgeting Project

    Jun 3 '10
    Author: 
    Jacqui Mount

    As the first ward-based participatory budgeting experiment in the United States, the Participatory Budgeting Initiative in Chicago's 49th Ward began in November of 2009 with the goal of directly allocating a portion of the Alderman’s capital budget for the 49th Ward by residents. Citizens gathered to discuss, deliberate, and vote into implementation projects totaling $1.3 million dollars. Forming six themed committees of 16-20 residents each, the participants created 36 proposals to better the Ward’s infrastructure.

  • CIVICUS World Assembly

    Dec 6 '10
    Author: 
    Emily Schultz

  • Esta es una plaza

    Sep 18 '11
    Author: 
    Josecotro

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

    Este articulo necesita ayuda en su edicion y su contenido. Necesita ademas asistencia en la traducción al Inglés. Por favor, nos ayuden a completarlo.

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    ESTA ES UNA PLAZA

    Proyecto de autogestión vecinal del solar urbano de la calle Doctor Fourquet nº 24

    Operarios del Espacio Público:

    Andre Albuquerque – arquitecto

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