"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"Participation for sustainable environmental development and social integration in public spaces in the commune of la Reina","christophersmith","This article presents an interesting case of urban planning with citizen participation developed in Santiago, Chile. The case is primarily about the development and implementation of a standard methodology that allows for a real appropriation of public space by citizens, developing urban spaces that are sustainable over time.

The main feature of the developed methodology is its flexibility which allows it to adapt to multiple projects and contexts. This can be seen from the description of the first four pilot applications of the methodology developed in the district of La Reina and their respective particularities. A macro analysis of the results, strengths, and weaknesses of the methodology as well as its implementation are presented.
","Problems and Purpose The management of public space is frequently completed without incorporating the major stakeholders. This all translates into the non-appropriation of space on the behalf of neighbors. This simultaneously leads to a minimized use and...","Fri, 04/19/2013 - 03:19","Chile","No","","","Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","","","","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","","No"
"Medellín, Colombia. Local Planning and Participatory Budgeting","christophersmith","","Problems and Purpose Local planning and participatory budgeting is a participatory citizen democratic process which has two tasks:1. The construction and implementation of the local development plans in each community and jurisdiction2. and the...","Fri, 04/19/2013 - 03:15","Colombia","No","","","Budgeting","","","","","","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","","No"
"Participatory Budgeting in Brazil: A Close Look at the Maringá Social Observatory","srcharles","In 2010, the shock of a corruption scandal in Maringá, Brazil led to the creation of the Maringá Social Observatory to prevent the misappropriation of funds and misuse of public resources in Maringá, through methods of social control. ","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Wed, 04/10/2013 - 12:57","Brazil","No","","","","","","","","","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","","No"
"Belo Horizonte Participatory Budgeting","DJ Air Wing","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.","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...","Sun, 12/09/2012 - 18:11","Brazil","Yes","","","Budgeting, Economic Development, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Yes"
"Participatory Budgeting with SMS (Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic) ","Hrgilman","January 13th - 20th 2011, a pilot program using Short Message Service
(SMS) for communication and participation with Participatory Budgeting (PB) took 
place in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic administered by the World Bank Institute ICT4Gov division.  SMS, approved by the Jarabacoa Municipal 
Council, conveyed information regarding dates, times, and locations for meetings as 
well as a platform for citizens to vote directly for projects via SMS. A total of 4,223 
SMS were sent to 726 unique contacts.  World Bank Institute survey results show that SMS is a 
uniquely effective two-way communication and participation tool for enhancing PB. 
","Problems, Purpose, History Originating in Puerto Alegre in 1989, Participatory Budgeting (PB) has been implemented throughout the world.  Jarabacoa is not a place known for its strength of civil society or citizen engagement.  This pilot program of PB...","Wed, 10/03/2012 - 13:25","Dominican Republic","No","","","Budgeting","","Express opinions/preferences only","International Organization","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Direct delivery of public services (i.e. by entities other than government), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","International Organization, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"The Occupation of the Vancouver Art Gallery: October 15 - November 21, 2011","Jesi Carson","The development of the General Assembly of Occupy Vancouver during the occupation of the Vancouver Art Gallery is a recent case of consensus-based decision making and implementation. ","Problems and PurposeOccupy Vancouver, during the occupation of the Vancouver Art Gallery last fall, needed to implement a consensus-based decision making process in order for the encampment to function in a fair and inclusive manner. The General Assembly...","Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:50","Canada","No","","","Arts & Culture, Community Development, Identity & Diversity, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Story-Telling, Informal Social Activities","","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), Direct delivery of public services (i.e. by entities other than government), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning), Protest","Open to all","Consensus, Community Organizing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, Union","Yes"
"Freiburg, Orçamento Partecipativo","pkoebler","O orçamento participativo de 2009/2010 da cidade de Freiburg na Alemanha, foi uma iniciativa iniciada com um intuito de estabelecer um equilibrio nas contas publicas da cidade de Freiburg na Alemanha.
Como parte do projeto da cidade de Freiburg junto à Fundação Estadual de Baden-Wuerttemberg, a ""participação orçamento 2009/2010"" foi  testado ao nível local e europeu.","Problems and PurposeO orçamento participativo de 2009/2010 da cidade de Freiburg na Alemanha, foi uma iniciativa iniciada com um intuito de estabelecer um equilibrio nas contas publicas, ja que ate aquele momento o orcamento estava comprometido, devido...","Sun, 01/15/2012 - 12:23","Germany","No","","","Budgeting","","","","","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting, Online Consultations","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"Proyecto participativo ""Las Brisas""","marcelo.bravo","Neighbourhood project in Monterrey Mexico","Proyecto participativo “Las Brisas”          I.    Definición de la Comunidad y del Problema Paso 1. Inmersión en la comunidad El primer paso para la elaboración del proyecto de acción ciudadana es la inmersión en la comunidad. Se debe de buscar  la...","Thu, 12/29/2011 - 15:58","Mexico","No","","","Community Development","","","","","Open to all","Collaborative Governance, Community-based participatory research, Community Organizing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"Agenda para el Desarrollo Social","marcelo.bravo","Proceso consultivo para generar la agenda para el desarrollo social del municipio de San Pedro Garza García Nuevo León, México."," El Proceso Metodológico para la Elaboración de la Agenda Para el Desarrollo Social de San Pedro Garza GarcíaPara la elaboración de la Agenda para el Desarrollo Social de San Pedro Garza García, se establecieron tres principios básicos: 1. Incorporar una...","Thu, 12/29/2011 - 14:54","Mexico","No","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","","","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"No a la Costanera Norte","Mrcayoja",""," Resumen:'La construcción del Sistema Oriente Poniente (Costanera Norte), la primera autopista urbana concesionada en la Región Metropolitana de Chile, fue un proceso dilatado y complejo, en un contexto de instalación de la institucionalidad ambiental,...","Tue, 05/31/2011 - 22:01","Chile","No","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Professionals","Negotiate & Bargain","Community Based Organization","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Citizen Dialogue","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Porto le Mie Idee","Brio86","","“Porto le Mie Idee” is a participatory project promoted by a group of citizens of Marina di Carrara (a district of the city of Carrara), to make the project of the construction of the new water-front presented by the port authorities of Carrara suitable...","Wed, 05/18/2011 - 18:33","Italy","No","Friday, April 30, 2010 - 17:00","Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 17:00","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Professional","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment, Random Selection","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Yes"
"Listening to the City","Jtosch","","What is Listening to the City?Listening to the City was held in New York City at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th on the United States of America. The forum involved an open dialogue focused on...","Thu, 12/02/2010 - 04:15","United States","No","Friday, July 19, 2002 - 17:00","Sunday, July 21, 2002 - 17:00","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Raise public awareness","Open to all, Random Selection","21st Century Town Meeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, For Profit Business","Yes"
"Unified New Orleans Plan","Tammy324","","Problems and PurposeThe repercussions of Hurricane Katrina threatened preexisting divisions of affected communities. These divisions are drawn by tense relationships between individuals of different race, socioeconomic status, and beliefs. While the...","Fri, 05/21/2010 - 17:12","United States","No","Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 17:00","Friday, January 19, 2007 - 16:00","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Trained Facilitators and Elected Officials","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","21st Century Town Meeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Yes"
"Listening to the City","danielm","Listening to the City ist der Name für ein Dialogforum für die Bürger New Yorks, in dem es darum ging, wie man die Gegend um das bei den Terrorattentaten des 11. September zerstörten World Trade Centers wiederaufbauen sollte.","Listening to the CityÜbersetzer: Daniel MarweckiAnmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von James Tosch am 12.02.2010 verfasst wurde. Was ist Listening to the City?Listening to the City ist der Name für ein...","Sat, 02/16/2013 - 05:06","United States","No","Friday, July 19, 2002 - 17:00","Sunday, July 21, 2002 - 17:00","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Raise public awareness","Open to all, Random Selection","21st Century Town Meeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, For Profit Business","Yes"