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Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)

Local Agenda 21 (Province of Forli-Cesena, Italy)

May 5 '12
Author: 
Alli Welton

Problems and Purpose

Landscape Town Meeting (Tuscany, Italy)

Apr 12 '12
Author: 
Alli Welton

Problems and Purpose

After having adopted a landscape plan, including territorial safeguards, the Region of Tuscany intended to have a public debate with citizens and professional, scientific, and field experts before final approval of the plan, on the basis of their participatory laws (L.R.69/2007).

Together Down the Good Road (Forte dei Marmi, Italy)

Apr 6 '12
Author: 
Alli Welton

Abstract

This is an English translation of a case that was originally submitted in Italian. You can view the original Italian-language version of the case here.

Il Padule Che Vorremmo/"The Wetland We Want" (English)

Mar 2 '12
Author: 
Alli Welton
Il Padule Che Vorremmo ("The Wetland We Want") was a participatory process that occurred over six months between 2009-2010 in the municipality of Ponte Buggianese in Tuscany, Italy. The process used field research, the expertise of technical experts, and conflict mediation techniques to facilitate citizen input through working groups. Through this process the various stakeholders were able to come to an agreement about the restructuring of the local sewage treatment system and its impact on the Fucecchio Wetland.

Participatory Decentralization in Montevideo

Mar 1 '12
Author: 
Wong Kar Weng

Overview

Participatory decentralization is the process of handing out legitimate political authority to the citizens. It contributes to democratization by bringing the government ‘closer to the people’, imparting the citizens with political knowledge through their participation in local management, and making the government more accountable. [1]

ConsiderIt

Feb 29 '12
Author: 
Mitch Johnson

Definition

ConsiderIt is an internet-based platform that stems from the basis of personal deliberation into a form of public deliberation. It allows users to examine trade-offs and the vantage points of other users on proposed actions such as ballot measures, by forming deliberation around a list of pro and cons authored, adopted, and shared by various people using the platform. The design process began with the goal of supporting a voters guide written by community members in the 2010 U.S. election.

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