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  • Citizen Councils of Grenoble, France

    Jun 14 '11
    Author: 
    Pauline Cescau

    Summary

    Since 2002, the city of Grenoble, France, has engaged citizens in public decision-making through participatory committees and town meetings. Residents have been able to express their opinions and make recommendations on city planning, education, cultural life, and other municipal issues. Over the years, this program has strengthened local democracy and empowered public participation in important civic projects.
     

  • San Mateo Deliberative Poll

    Dec 2 '10
    Author: 
    Mikyung Ji

    The San Mateo Deliberative Poll was a countrywide deliberative event held in San Mateo, California, March 2008. The event was sponsored by Threshold 2008, a coalition of civic groups dedicated to housing problem in the country, and funded by a number of philanthropy foundations such as Open Square Foundation with additional support from the country and local partners. The event adopted Deliberative Polling in which scientific sample of randomly selected people participated two days of deliberative meetings.

  • Warwick Junction Urban Renewal Project

    Dec 13 '10
    Author: 
    Brad Shipley

     

    1 Purpose and Problem

    The Warwick Junction Urban Renewal Project was organized in response to inefficient, unsafe, and unsanitary conditions that developed at a primary transport node located in the South African city of Durban. The impetus for the project stemmed from urban management and design issues that resulted from increased taxi and street trading activity.

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