Data

General Issues
Transportation
Specific Topics
Transportation Planning
Mass/Public Transport
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Hanover
Lower Saxony
Germany
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
ÜSTRA Planning Cells
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
Total Number of Participants
197
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
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Recruit or select participants
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
Decision Methods
Idea Generation
Type of Organizer/Manager
Individual
Academic Institution
Funder
Budget of Üstra (operator of public transport in the city of Hanover)
Type of Funder
Government-Owned Corporation
Local Government

CASE

ÜSTRA Planning Cells

üstra – Credit: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0
October 25, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
September 27, 2020 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Transportation
Specific Topics
Transportation Planning
Mass/Public Transport
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Hanover
Lower Saxony
Germany
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
ÜSTRA Planning Cells
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
Total Number of Participants
197
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
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Recruit or select participants
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
Decision Methods
Idea Generation
Type of Organizer/Manager
Individual
Academic Institution
Funder
Budget of Üstra (operator of public transport in the city of Hanover)
Type of Funder
Government-Owned Corporation
Local Government
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In 1995, the 197 members of the ÜSTRA Planning Cells met to discuss the problems of local public transport in the Hanover region and their solution options.

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. 

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