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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

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.

"La Bottega del Futuro"/"The Shop of the Future" (English)

Apr 6 '12
Author: 
Alli Welton

Abstract

The project “The Shop of the Future” was designed to create a public debate with citizens through participatory processes and dialogue.  The objective was to harvest ideas and proposals for improving quality of life, involving people from all social backgrounds. Thus the project was designed for citizens, city officials, and businesspeople. It took place in the municipality of Casamassima, a small city with 18,000 inhabitants in the province of Bari in Puglia. 

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.

THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT'S USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS AN ORGANIZING METHOD

Mar 1 '12
Author: 
Parisa Natalia Shafa

Definition

The Occupy Movement relies heavily on the use of social media as an organizing method to coordinate protest activities and connect individuals.  Protestors have create Facebook sites such as Occupy Together to coordinate mass protests.  Occupiers utilize Twitter to keep the public updated with constant tweets of activities at both protests and General Assembly meetings.  YouTube uploads of police brutality incite public uproar which furthers builds the movement, while more individuals participate in General Assembly meetings and decision making processes within t

Participatory Decentralization in Montevideo

Mar 1 '12
Author: 
Wong Kar Weng

Overview

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]

ConsiderIt

Feb 29 '12
Author: 
Mitch Johnson

Definition

ConsiderIt is an internet-based platform that stems from the basis of personal deliberation into a form of public deliberation. It allows users to examine trade-offs and the vantage points of other users on proposed actions such as ballot measures, by forming deliberation around a list of pro and cons authored, adopted, and shared by various people using the platform. The design process began with the goal of supporting a voters guide written by community members in the 2010 U.S. election.

October 15 movement

Feb 28 '12
Author: 
Samuel Shen
Written by Hoonmee Chung and Samuel Shen 

VoterMedia

Feb 12 '12
Author: 
Mark Latham

Definition

VoterMedia is an incentive structure for encouraging public interest media to develop, to flourish and to cover issues that matter to a voter community. A typical first-step implementation is a blog competition in a small democracy such as a student union or a municipality. Voters allocate a limited budget of community funds among various competing blogs. This can be seen as a variant of Participatory Budgeting.

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