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Project ex-Farmer's Market (Bologna, Italy)

May 10 '12
Author: 
Alli Welton

Problems and Purpose

The area of the old Farmer’s Market extends for more than 30 hectares to the north of the historical city of Bologna, and was abandoned after its activities moved to the Food Center.   

Local Agenda 21 (Province of Forli-Cesena, Italy)

May 5 '12
Author: 
Alli Welton

Problems and Purpose

Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS-ASU)

Mission and Purpose

The guiding conceptual goals of CNS-ASU are two-fold: to increase reflexivity within the nanotechnology enterprise and to increase society’s capacity to engage in anticipatory governance of nanotechnology and other emerging technologies. “Reflexivity” refers to the capacity for social learning that informs the available choices in decision-making about nanotechnology.

Landscape Town Meeting (Tuscany, Italy)

Apr 12 '12
Author: 
Alli Welton

Problems and Purpose

After having adopted a landscape plan, including territorial safeguards, the Region of Tuscany intended to have a public debate with citizens and professional, scientific, and field experts before final approval of the plan, on the basis of their participatory laws (L.R.69/2007).

Together Down the Good Road (Forte dei Marmi, Italy)

Apr 6 '12
Author: 
Alli Welton

Abstract

This is an English translation of a case that was originally submitted in Italian. You can view the original Italian-language version of the case here.

Il Padule Che Vorremmo/"The Wetland We Want" (English)

Mar 2 '12
Author: 
Alli Welton
Il Padule Che Vorremmo ("The Wetland We Want") was a participatory process that occurred over six months between 2009-2010 in the municipality of Ponte Buggianese in Tuscany, Italy. The process used field research, the expertise of technical experts, and conflict mediation techniques to facilitate citizen input through working groups. Through this process the various stakeholders were able to come to an agreement about the restructuring of the local sewage treatment system and its impact on the Fucecchio Wetland.

Shoreline Master Program Update (Kitsap County)

Mission and Purpose

Shoreline Master Programs are local land use policies and regulations designed to manage shoreline use. These local programs protect natural resources for future generations, provide public access to public waters and shores, and plan for water-dependent uses. They are created in partnership with the local community and the Department of Ecology, and must comply with the state Shoreline Management Act and Shoreline Master Program Guidelines.

Bicycle Activism (Bucharest, Romania)

Jan 28 '12
Author: 
Ecaterina Dobrescu

In the context of the perpetual crisis of urban transportation in Bucharest, there is a growing population of city dwellers fighting for bicycle rights and advocating for a new, bicycle friendly infrastructure in Bucharest.  The bicycle fans coagulated since the mid 2000’s into different groups and NGO’s and developed into a new movement and a powerful presence in the urban landscape, adopting several strategies of public participation.

History

1. Background

Leefbaarheidsbudget Participatory Budgeting (Utrecht, Netherlands)

Jan 20 '12
Author: 
H.A. Born

Problems and Purpose

 ‘Leefbaarheidsbudget’ is the name of a participatory process, launched by the municipality of Utrecht in 1987. Literally translated, it would mean ‘budget of livability’, being ‘livability’ defined by the municipality of Utrecht, as ‘the quality of the residential and living environment’. By ‘residential and living environment’ the municipality understands the following:

Progetto ex Mercato Ortofrutticolo (Bologna, Italy)

Jan 19 '12
Author: 
Maria Martinez

Problems and Purpose

L’area dell’ex Mercato Ortofrutticolo si estende per oltre 30 ettari a nord della città storica di Bologna ed è stata abbandonata dopo allo spostamento della sua attività al Centro Agroalimentare.

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