"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"Bridgeport (Connecticut) Community Conversations","Peter Levine","","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 ","Fri, 05/17/2013 - 17:09","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Geraldton 2029 and beyond: Developing civic deliberation and collaborative governance to co-create a sustainable future","Janette Hartz-Karp","Democratic governments need to increase their capacity for effective problem solving to address sustainability, the greatest challenge of our time, in a way that brings the people with them. Scientists have suggested we will be unable to effectively address our uncertain future without a ’new technology of cooperation’. This project utilises innovative techniques in civic deliberation and social media to strengthen democratic capacity in pursuit of resilience and sustainability (File 1). It mobilises citizens, government and industry in the Greater Geraldton City Region, to collaboratively develop and implement sustainability plans. Through a series of deliberations, some organised by decision-makers, others by community, ordinary citizens have opportunities to engage with scientific data, differing viewpoints and each other to develop local sustainability solutions. Focussed recruitment strategies ensure inclusion of marginalised groups, while random sampling ensures representation of diverse community views. The project purposefully creates opportunities for communities to deliberate and to develop a coherent voice, and to link that voice with decision-making processes so it is influential. The mutually reinforcing deliberative community and collaborative governance processes create a virtuous cycle’ that strengthens democratic behaviour by developing the awareness, capacity and willingness of both the community and government to work together towards common goals. ","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 ","Fri, 05/17/2013 - 00:59","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Hampton, VA deliberative governance","Peter Levine","","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 ","Thu, 05/16/2013 - 13:34","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"The New Hampshire Public Conversations on Outdoor Recreation","glanciano62392","The New Hampshire Public Conversations on Outdoor Recreation are facilitated, small group discussions that will serve the 2013 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), designed to improve the quality of outdoor recreation and parks. ","Problems and Purpose         One of the primary purposes of the New Hampshire Public Conversations on Outdoor Recreation was to involve a diversity of people so that the renewal of outdoor recreation within the state would reflect and benefit all people...","Mon, 12/10/2012 - 08:21","United States","No","Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 14:30","Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 17:30","Community Development, Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","","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"