Data

General Issues
Environment
Economics
Specific Topics
Waste Disposal
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Aachen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Planning Cells on Waste Management in the City of Aachen
Eine neue Verteilungsregelung für die Abfallwirtschaftssatzung der Stadt Aachen
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Approach
Consultation
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
94
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Stratified Random Sample
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
Planning
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Recruit or select participants
Propose and/or develop policies, ideas, and recommendations
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Deliberation
Civic Lottery
Planning Cells
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Express Opinions/Preferences Only
Decision Methods
Idea Generation
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Type of Organizer/Manager
Academic Institution
Funder
Budget of Aachener Stadtbetrieb (the municipal service provider)
Type of Funder
Local Government
Government-Owned Corporation

CASE

Planning Cells on Waste Management in the City of Aachen

October 25, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
September 27, 2020 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Environment
Economics
Specific Topics
Waste Disposal
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Aachen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Planning Cells on Waste Management in the City of Aachen
Eine neue Verteilungsregelung für die Abfallwirtschaftssatzung der Stadt Aachen
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Approach
Consultation
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
94
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Stratified Random Sample
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
Planning
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Recruit or select participants
Propose and/or develop policies, ideas, and recommendations
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Deliberation
Civic Lottery
Planning Cells
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Express Opinions/Preferences Only
Decision Methods
Idea Generation
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Type of Organizer/Manager
Academic Institution
Funder
Budget of Aachener Stadtbetrieb (the municipal service provider)
Type of Funder
Local Government
Government-Owned Corporation

In 2007, the 94 members of the Planning Cells on Waste Management in the City of Aachen met to come up with proposals for a new distribution scheme for waste fees.

Problems and Purpose

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

Methods and Tools Used

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

Analysis and Lessons Learned

See Also

References

External Links

Notes

Data was sourced from OECD (2020), Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions: Catching the Deliberative Wave, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/339306da-en