"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"Alternative Public Hearings in Andhra Pradesh (Vizag, India)","Gregorydbarrett","The construction of a coal-fired powerplant in the Vizag District of India by the National Thermal Power Corporation severely impacted the health, land, community, and livelihoods of local villagers.  The villagers had been promised compensation, new infrastructure, and jobs in return for these adverse effects of the power plant, but the infrastructure and jobs never materialised. With no legal recourse available, the villagers compiled a list of community grievances and the evidence to back them up, and then called the various powerful actors to a public hearing where they had to respond directly to the findings before more than a thousand people. ","Problems and PurposeIn 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...","Wed, 01/27/2010 - 13:53","India","No","","","Economic Development, Environment, Health","","Express opinions/preferences only","Community Based Organization, Individual","Raise public awareness","Open to all","Public Hearing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization","Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Auckland, Participatory Urban Planning “The Auckland Plan”","anjiko","The Participatory Urban Planning “The Auckland Plan” was a process organized by the Auckland Council in Auckland, New Zealand that also includes the region's extensive coastal and maritime areas. Citizens were invited to add ideas and views on key social, economic, environmental, cultural and urban growth issues to turn Auckland into the most liveable city in the world. The process started with the celebration of a full-day summit and was followed by a public consultation and public hearings with the self-selection of participants.","Problems and Purpose75 per cent of residential development in Auckland over the next thirty years (to accommodate an extra one million people) will be within the metropolitan urban limits. This is the main reason the Auckland Council decided to start the...","Tue, 01/10/2012 - 03:12","New Zealand","No","","","Economic Development, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Raise public awareness","Open to all","Collaborative Governance, Public Hearing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, For Profit Business","Yes"
"British Columbia Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform","Arfung","The Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform was a body created by the government of British Columbia, Canada. The Assembly was charged with investigating and recommending changes to improve the electoral system of the province. The body was composed of 160 citizens selected ar random from throughout the province. These members met approximately every other weekend for one year to deliberate about alternative voting arrangements. ","The Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform was a body created by the government of British Columbia, Canada. The Assembly was charged with investigating and recommending changes to improve the electoral system of the province. The body was composed of...","Wed, 09/16/2009 - 13:30","Canada","No","Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 16:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Random Selection","Deliberation, Direct Democracy, Public Hearing","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Other","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Yes"
"Canadian Senate Public Consultations on Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction Services","rlw5296","The case study features two online consultations and over 50 public hearings intended to reform the mental health, mental illness and addiction services in the Canadian healthcare system. The study, conducted by The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, includes four reports. The final report made 118 recommendations to reform the mental health and illness and addiction services. Although the final report lacked legal authority, the recommendations presented in it were taken seriously, evidenced by the creation of the Mental Health Commission of Canada in March 2007. The commission was created to implement the other recommendations in the Final Report entitled ""Out of the Shadows At Last – Transforming Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction Services in Canada"" delivered in May 2006. ","SummaryThe case study features online consultations and in person hearings intended to reform the mental health, mental illness and addiction services in the Canadian healthcare system. The study, conducted by The Standing Senate Committee on Social...","Wed, 12/05/2012 - 09:50","Canada","No","","","Health","","Express opinions/preferences only, Story-Telling","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Online Consultations, Public Hearing","National","","National Government","Yes"
"Citizen Participation Plan for Pittsburgh 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan ","VOLCHKOA","This case study focuses mainly on the Citizen Participation Plan used for the 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan for the City of Pittsburgh. The Consolidated Plan is to implement Federal programs for housing, and community and economic development activities within the City of Pittsburgh. This plan covers the specific period of April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2014. The plan was submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on February 15, 2010. It involves citizens in important decisions that will affect the city, and it shows how citizen views are used in order to form the Consolidated Plan. ","Purpose and HistoryPittsburgh’s Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) for the 2010-2014 Five Year Consolidated Plan used a combination of civic and community engagement methods to include citizens and civic society in the planning process.  The overall goal...","Sun, 01/01/2012 - 20:34","United States","No","","","Economic Development, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator, Formal Testimony","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Public Hearing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"Citizens' Hall Mongolia","Andy h","","SummaryIn December 2009 the President of Mongolia, Elbegdorj Tsakhia formally opened the Citizens’ Hall (Office of the President of Mongolia, 2010a). This public hearing forum is located in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, and is designed to encourage civil...","Thu, 06/09/2011 - 10:08","Mongolia","Yes","Monday, November 30, 2009 - 16:00","","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Legislators and drafters","","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Public Hearing","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","National Government","National Government","No"
"Gacaca courts","Rinakuusipalo","","Gacaca courts are community trials, which try the perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda. They are a unique and large-scale national experiment in collaborative justice systems, and pose an important precedent for participatory community justice...","Mon, 04/25/2011 - 14:57","Rwanda","Yes","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","National & International Security","Judges; participant witnesses","Express opinions/preferences only","National Government","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Election","Public Hearing","National","National Government, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","National Government","Yes"
"Kerala People’s Campaign for Decentralized Planning","Dbruce","","""Kerala is one of India’s 28 states, situated in the south-western tip of the country."" (Justino 3) Kerala was created on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganization Act bringing together the areas where Malayalam is the dominant...","Mon, 05/31/2010 - 02:15","India","Yes","Wednesday, April 30, 1997 - 17:00","Monday, May 31, 2010 - 17:00","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Government Officials","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting, Public Hearing","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (United States)","SandyHeierbacher","","This case study was written by Sandy Heierbacher, Director of the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD), in 2001 as part of a consultancy with the Center for Disease Control's National Immunization Program. Problems and PurposeThe U.S...","Tue, 02/23/2010 - 16:27","United States","Yes","Wednesday, September 29, 1993 - 17:00","","Environment","","Express opinions/preferences only","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","","Public Hearing, Collaborative Governance, Deliberation","National","National Government","National Government","No"
"North Bethany Subarea Plan (Bethany, Oregon)","nelsonk","The Metro Council voted in 2002 to involve the public in planning an expansion of Bethany, Oregon into the 800-acre North Bethany area. As of December 2011, North Bethany is still in the process of planning the new subarea. The public involvement components for North Bethany subarea Planning includes open houses, work groups, newsletters, informational coffees and public hearings and monthly meetings. ","Problems and PurposeThe community of Bethany conducted concept and comprehensive community planning for three reasons: 1. To meet various applicable state, regional, county and community planning objectives. 
2. To identify necessary urban infrastructure...","Wed, 01/11/2012 - 00:01","United States","Yes","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator, Formal Testimony, Informal Social Activities","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all","Public Hearing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Community Based Organization, Individual, For Profit Business","Yes"
"Participación para el Desarrollo Ambientalmente Sustentable y la Integración Social en el Espacio Público de la Comuna de La Reina","D.alarcon",""," SummaryThis article presents an interesting case of urban planning with citizen participation developed in Santiago de Chile. The case is primarily about the development and implementation of a standard methodology that allows for a real appropriation...","Mon, 06/13/2011 - 17:15","Chile","No","Sunday, December 31, 2006 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 16:00","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all","Public Hearing, Collaborative Governance","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","National Government","No"
"Participatory Planning Workshop in Zola Predosa","Karlobergine","Zola Predosa is an Italian town of 18,077 inhabitants which is located in the province of Bologna. In 2007, a decision was approved by the Zola Predosa Administration to go through with a construction project that aimed to renew and build housing in an underdeveloped area.  Some of the locals of Zola Predosa were baffled at the decision and expressed discontent due to the project’s impact on traffic and the environment. As a response, the Zola Predosa Administration designed a Participatory Planning Workshop (PPA). Through this participatory process, the Zola Predosa Administration sought to increase the awareness of the locals, get their suggestions and ultimately to carry out the construction project with more public support. Despite the presence of willing participants and experts who provided information, the participatory workshop failed to reach its stated goals. The legitimacy of the process fell into question and dissatisfied participants quit the process. Hence, this is an interesting case of failure in participatory activities. This article summarizes the participatory project and elaborates on the reasons why the process has failed. The case study seeks to shed light on the important pre-conditions that must exist for any participation process to succeed."," SummaryZola Predosa is an Italian town of 18,077 inhabitants which is located in the province of Bologna. In 2007, a decision was approved by the Zola Predosa Administration to go through with a construction project that aimed to renew and build housing...","Wed, 07/13/2011 - 10:15","Italy","No","Friday, January 18, 2008 - 16:00","Tuesday, February 5, 2008 - 16:00","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Coordinator","Express opinions/preferences only","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Raise public awareness","Open to all","Public Hearing, Citizen Dialogue","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Saione: a Neighborhood Where People Meet","Manuelam","","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...","Thu, 09/15/2011 - 16:43","Italy","No","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Local Government representatives","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all","Collaborative Governance, Deliberation, Public Hearing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Vecinos por la Defensa del Barrio Yungay","Laurenmo","","Problems and PurposeVecinos por la Defensa del Barrio Yungay (Residents in Defense of Barrio Yungay) is a community-run organization based in the neighborhood Yungay in Santiago, Chile. The organization was formed with the goal of defending the cultural...","Wed, 06/22/2011 - 12:58","Chile","Yes","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","15 individuals each direct one or more of the organization's projects","Express opinions/preferences only","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution, Community Based Organization, Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all","Public Hearing, Representative Town Meeting, Study Circles","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization","Community Based Organization","Yes"