"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"Brownfield Cleanup Program, Kips Bay Fuel Terminal Site (New York City, New York, USA)","jeatala","","Problems and PurposeNew York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program was designed as an initiative to encourage the citizens to investigate, clean up and help redevelop brownfields in the area. A brownfield is any real property where redevelopment or reuse may be...","Wed, 01/18/2012 - 14:31","United States","No","","","Community Development, Environment","","Other","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Open to all","Community Organizing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"Citizen Budget","elliemarshall","A powerful online tool to involve residents in decision-making processes and demonstrate a municipalitiy’s commmitment to citizen engagement","Problems and Purpose Citizen Budget (citizenbudget.com) is an online tool for conducting public budget consultations. This customizable budget simulator lets citizens modify certain municipal services and submit realistic, balanced budget proposals that...","Thu, 10/11/2012 - 13:23","Canada","No","","","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Express opinions/preferences only","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)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"ECOCITY (Trinitat Nova, Barcelona, Spain)","shafferh","Renewal of social housing on the outskirts of Barcelona while maintaining a strong ecological component.","Problems and PurposeThe ECOCITY project is a group of ten projects that are funded by the European Commission. This particular case study looks at the process behind the renewal of social housing on the northeastern outskirts of Barcelona. The objective...","Fri, 12/30/2011 - 19:10","Spain","No","","","Community Development, Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator","International Organization","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","European Awareness Scenario Workshop (EASW)","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)","No"
"Fortaleza, Presupuesto Participativo","PedroHFNastari","El Presupuesto Participativo (PP) de Fortaleza se inició en el 2005. Fortaleza es una ciudad de Estado del Ceará en Brasil. La prefecta incumbente en aquel momento Luizianne Lins del Partido de los Trabajadores (PT) implementó el programa.","Problems and Purpose El Presupuesto Participativo (PP) de Fortaleza se inició en el 2005. Fortaleza es una ciudad de Estado del Ceará en Brasil. La prefecta incumbente en aquel momento Luizianne Lins del Partido de los Trabajadores (PT) implementó el...","Thu, 01/19/2012 - 14:03","Brazil","No","","","Budgeting","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","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","Participatory Budgeting","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"Illapel, Presupuesto Participativo","fernando","","Problems and PurposeEl proceso de Presupuesto Participativo es el proceso de incidencia de ciudadanos en las decisiones públicas municipales, que puede ir desde la definición  de proyectos hasta la fiscalización de la gestión de esos proyectos.Los PP han...","Sun, 01/22/2012 - 17:29","Chile","No","","","Budgeting","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","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","Participatory Budgeting","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"Ipatinga, e-AGORA Project","claralamartine","El Programa Europeo e-AGORA ha comenzado por la relación entre las prácticas democráticas y el uso de la tecnología en los medios de comunicación. E-AGORA fue compuesto por ciudades en Europa, ciudades brasileñas, como Ipatinga, y también en Chile. Fueron 11 programas financiados por la Comisión Europea. Medios electrónicos de comunicación fueron utilizados para dar a los ciudadanos el poder de controlar determinadas responsabilidades políticas, como el destino de presupuestos participativos.","Problems and PurposeEl Programa Europeo e-AGORA ha comenzado por la relación entre las prácticas democráticas y el uso de la tecnología en los medios de comunicación. Esta iniciativa fue coordinada por la ciudad de Issy-les-Moulineaux, Francia, y tenía...","Wed, 01/18/2012 - 14:47","Brazil","No","","","Budgeting","","No interaction among participants","International Organization, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","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 with targeted recruitment","Participatory Budgeting","International","International Organization","International Organization, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"LA PLATA (ARGENTINA), PRESUPUESTO PARTICIPATIVO","borgeano","El artículo presenta las características esenciales del Presupuesto Participativo de la ciudad de La Plata, el cual se viene realizando ininterrumpidamente en dicho Municipio desde el 2008. Se destacan las razones que llevaron a su nacimiento y los principales efectos que trajo su aplicación."," PRESUPUESTO PARTICIPATIVO DE LA CIUDAD DE LA PLATA        1-    OBJETO Y PROBLEMÁTICAEl presupuesto de gastos de un Estado (sea municipal, provincial o nacional) consiste en la asignación de recursos humanos y económicos para hacer frente a las...","Tue, 01/10/2012 - 16:04","Argentina","No","","","Budgeting","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","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","Participatory Budgeting","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"Landscape Town Meeting (Tuscany, Italy)","Alli Welton","","Note: this is an English translation of the original Italian case study that was first submitted by Lisa Zanotti on 01/17/2012, and which can be found at http://participedia.net/cases/paesaggio-town-meeting-tuscany-italy.Problems and PurposeAfter having...","Thu, 04/12/2012 - 18:07","Italy","No","","","Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Other","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Deliberation","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"New Hampshire Community Conversations on Expanded Gambling (2010)","kgl5000","This case study features the 2010 New Hampshire Community Conversations on Expanded Gambling.  The study involved several hundred New Hampshire citizens from around the state participating in facilitated small-group dialogues on 13 Feb 2010, in 11 cities and towns statewide.  The event was lead by faculty of the University of New Hampshire and its findings were presented to the Governor’s Study Commission on Expanded Gaming on 18 May 2010. ","Problems and PurposeNew Hampshire has an established history of legalized gambling, with poker events, bingo nights, Lucky-7 ticket sales, and wagering at the state‘s race tracks bringing in a total of $615 million in 2008.  However, though New Hampshire...","Sat, 12/08/2012 - 17:31","United States","No","Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 08:30","Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 15:30","Budgeting, Economic Development, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.), Other","","","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment","Citizen Dialogue","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","","Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","No"
"ORA FACCIAMO I CONTI","Beatrice.marchi","","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.SummaryThis case study features a series of citizen polls and forums in Italy to deliberate several important issues of the region's political agenda. The...","Tue, 07/05/2011 - 14:18","Italy","No","","","Budgeting, Health","Public officials","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Other","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Deliberative Polling","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), For Profit Business","No"
"Paesaggio Town Meeting (Tuscany, Italy)","lisazanotti","""Bello e possibile""è il primo Town Meeting sul paesaggio in Italia.","Problems and PurposeLa Regione Toscana dopo avere adottato il piano paesaggistico, con tutte le salvaguardie che ne derivano per il territorio, prima della sua approvazione conclusiva intende attivare un dibattito pubblico con i cittadini e la cultura...","Tue, 01/17/2012 - 03:53","Italy","No","","","Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Other","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Deliberation","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","","No"
"Participatory Decentralization in Montevideo","wenger1989","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] 

Frente Amplio-Encuentro Progresista (FA-EP), the ruling political party in Montevideo, Uruguay, implemented this program in 1990 after winning the 1989 election. The program entails the transference and distribution of social, political and economic power, allowing citizens to make decisions on matters of interest to the community. The idea is to “transform the state-society relationship, creating a new public space where issues crucial to the quality of the lives of the great majorities, are discussed”. [4] Participatory decentralization remains a key element of Montevideo’s political system today.
","OverviewParticipatory 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...","Thu, 03/01/2012 - 10:44","Uruguay","No","","","Budgeting, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities","Open to all, Election","Deliberative Democracy, Representative Democracy","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","National Government, Community Based Organization","No"
"Presupuesto participativo. Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina. Veronica Merlo","Veronicamerlo",""," El Presupuesto Ciudadano de Gestión Participativa (PCdGP) comenzó a implementarse en la ciudad de Rafaela desde 2008 y está especificado en el decreto 4133, artículo 9.   PCdGP es un proyecto coordinado por la Secretaría de Gestión y Participación,...","Tue, 01/17/2012 - 03:07","Argentina","No","","","Budgeting","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","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","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"San Antonio Presupuesto Participativo","gretel ledo","El PRESUPUESTO PARTICIPATIVO en San Antonio, es un programa que promueve la integración de los ciudadanos en la gestión municipal, a través de la incorporación de la comunidad en la toma de decisiones de una parte del presupuesto municipal cercano al 2% y 3%, del ítem de Inversiones, de manera de dar solución a las necesidades emanadas desde los mismos vecinos.","Problems and PurposeEl PRESUPUESTO PARTICIPATIVO en San Antonio, es un programa que promueve la integración de los ciudadanos en la gestión municipal, a través de la incorporación de la comunidad en la toma de decisiones de una parte del presupuesto...","Mon, 12/26/2011 - 15:10","Chile","No","","","Budgeting","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","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","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"The Use of Machizukuri After the 1995 Earthquake (Kobe, Japan)","JoyousTerra","In January of 1995, greater Kobe, Japan experienced a high intensity earthquake called the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake.  In March of 1995, the City of Kobe local government issued plans for “Designation of Land Readjustment and Redevelopment Areas.”  These plans created controversy between the residents and the local government because the government made their decisions for rehabilitation without negotiating or consulting with the residents that the plans would impact.  Machizukuri citizen groups were used as part of the Kobe rehabilitation process, such as in Rokko, Japan in the North District.  Machizukuri has existed in Japan since the 1960s and was used to engage residents in bettering their own communities, and to engage in dialogue with the local government in order to create accountability.  The Japanese term Machizukuri translates to mean ""town or community building process.""  The essential pillars of Machizukuri were to bond, bridge, and link social capital; in other words, to create community unity, a multi- social sector network, and to get involved in government decision-making.  Within this structure, the concept of a town meeting, deliberation, consensus building, negotiation, information and opinion sharing, and local leadership are also fundamental aspects of the best functioning citizen participation examples.  This case study discusses how the North District (Rokko) used Machizukuri to impact the local government’s community plans and establish their own initiative in the 1990s. ","Background:In January of 1995, greater Kobe, Japan experienced a high intensity earthquake called the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake.  The damage extended into Kyoto, Osaka, and Hyogo.  Just in Hyogo alone, over 240,000 homes burned or collapsed as a...","Mon, 01/02/2012 - 12:23","Japan","No","","","Community Development, Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain, Express opinions/preferences only","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), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Other","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization, Individual","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Individual","No"
"What's Next California? Deliberative Poll (Torrance, California)","sidotij","“What’s Next California?” was a Deliberative Poll that took place in Torrance, California from June 24th to June 26th, 2011. It was California’s first ever statewide Deliberative Poll, and was conducted by the inventor of the Deliberative Poll itself, Dr. James Fishkin, and his team of collaborators. The turnout was outstanding, with the participation of 412 registered voters gathered from around the state through a scientifically selected random sample. The idea for this Deliberative Poll stems from the mountain of controversy surrounding California’s governance, at both state and local levels. The intention was to engage Californians and introduce them to the deliberative process, as well as to produce substantive results that can be used by reform groups to potentially impact the future of California. The Poll involved three waves of questionnaires – one via telephone, one upon arrival in Torrance, and one upon departure – touching on four key issues: The statewide initiative process, legislative representation, local government, and tax and fiscal policy. ","Introduction“What’s Next California?” was a Deliberative Poll that took place in Torrance, California from June 24th to June 26th, 2011. It was California’s first ever statewide Deliberative Poll, and was conducted by the inventor of the Deliberative...","Thu, 12/22/2011 - 11:09","United States","No","","","Budgeting, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Random Selection","Deliberative Polling","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Academic Institution","Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"