"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"Citizen Participation in the Revision of the Regulatory Communal Plan of Estación Central","christophersmith","The process of citizen participation that took place in the revision and study of the Regulatory Communal Plan (Plan Regulador Comunal) of the commune of Estación Central in Santiago, Chile will be presented and analyzed in this paper.  This case is of high national importance thanks to the combination of the emergent practice of citizen participation with one of the most relevant instruments for urban planning in the city: the Regulatory Communal Plan. ","History and Background Estación Central.Estación Central is a commune in the metropolitan region of Chile, which is located in the downtown area of Santiago. Estación Central bases its name on the city’s Central Railway Station (Estación Central de...","Fri, 04/19/2013 - 04:16","Chile","No","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","","","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","","No"
"Il Padule Che Vorremmo (Ponte Buggianese, Italy)","Jandroots","","PROBLEM AND PURPOSEIl processo partecipativo che ha preso il nome di “Il Padule che vorremmo” è stato avviato dal Comune di Ponte Buggianese con il sostegno dell'Autorità regionale della partecipazione della Regione Toscana.Il problema in questione,...","Wed, 06/29/2011 - 15:04","Italy","No","Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 17:00","Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 16:00","Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Professionals","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Deliberation","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"No to the Costanera Norte Coalition","christophersmith","The construction of the East West System (Costanera Norte), the first urban highway in the Metropolitan Region of Chile, was a complicated and time consuming process. This transpired during the implementation of environmental institutionalism which coincided additionally with the introduction private actors in the construction of public infrastructure through a concessions scheme. This conflict concerns citizen opposition against this project set under the banner of the coalition “No a la Costanera Norte” or “No to the Costanera Norte”.  This organization was put together by a group of affected citizen organizations.  After their initial immersion, there were accordingly modifications implemented to the project which partially favored the interests of the citizens organized in the coalition.  By the time the conflict was solved and the concession works were materialized, the coalition channeled its social capital and interests toward a sustainable city in through non-governmental organization City Lives (Organización No Gubernamental Ciudad Viva), which was able to establish itself as a respectable and visible citizen group recognized by political authorities, academics, and citizens up until today. This goes to show that through conflicts between citizens and state, legacy is ultimately a lesson for all actors involved, including those who are submitted to new ways of projecting and understanding the city and a state agency which should become responsible for more complicated scenarios concerning both the environment and a new conception of an active and demanding citizenry. ","HistoryThe conflict began in 1996 when neighbors in Bellavista began to find out through a series of rumors that a highway project would cross through their neighborhood. This boiled down to an urban megaproject at a distance of more than 33km. This...","Fri, 04/19/2013 - 04:22","Chile","No","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","","","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","","No"
"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"
"Science: you decide","Cobi","","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.","Tue, 08/31/2010 - 00:17","Australia","No","Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 17:00","Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 17:00","Budgeting, Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","university researchers","","Academic Institution","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","","","Academic Institution","Academic Institution","Yes"