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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"participatory planning"”.
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Engaging communities : participatory planning in Los Angeles neighborhoods
As the planning paradigm in Los Angeles shifts away from sprawled development and towards smart growth and transit-oriented development, low-income communities are weary of the changes future investment and development will bring. Several studies have shown that the introduction of rail stations …
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Participatory planning shapes a neighborhood : upgrading of Sokoura in Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire
… social, cultural and political factors and local planning processes in Cote d'Ivoire and Aboisso. Given a history of centralized urban planning in COte d'Ivoire, development projects in Aboisso have mostly relied on the authority of the national government, and there has been little room for …
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Playing with planning : evaluating games as a method of participatory planning and policymaking
… increasing use of engagement games as a form of participatory planning and policymaking. Games are often presented as a remedy for the shortcomings of traditional participatory processes. This thesis seeks to investigate those assumptions by situating engagement games in the theory of …
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Crowdsourcing in community participatory planning in China : case studies in four communities in Shenzhen
Community participatory planning is a crucial component of urban planning but there is no effective public participation in the Chinese planning decision-making process, which brings up social conflicts and planning failures. As more urban redevelopment are launched in China and social media …
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The Role of Local Traditions in Participatory Planning for Successful Development Projects in Rural Egypt
This research examines participatory planning processes in rural Egypt, which was deemed successful by the local people. The purpose is to identify elements that caused these projects to be perceived successful. Using the normative participatory planning theory that is usually used in the West as a …
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Toward Empowered Participatory Planning: The Role of Planners in the Local Planning Paradigm Change in Indonesia
… study demonstrated that the process of shift of planning system toward an empowered participatory planning occurred in the district government of Bandung. This transformation is indicated by the change of planning practices and values covering the change of the context of planning, the …
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Participatory Planning and the Global South: A Case Study of Local Planning and Development in Vrygrond
… inequality, and informality. Mainstream planning theories have tended to originate from the North, responding to a context that differs greatly from that of cities of the South where theories have been uncritically adopted and imposed. State planning systems in developing countries often …
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The museum as agent of participatory planning : the Queens Museum of Art engages an immigrant neighborhood
… resident participation in state-sponsored planning processes can be difficult due to unfamiliarity, mistrust or cultural misalignment between residents and existing planning agents. This is particularly true in neighborhoods with large populations of new immigrants, where residents do not …
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The architect's role in participatory planning processes : a case study of the Boston Transportation Planning Review.
Thesis: M. Arch. A.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 1976
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Towards a "people centered" approach to participatory planning: analysis of the grass root level conflict over waste facility siting
… and waste industry representatives embrace participatory planning as an equitable and efficient solution to the waste siting dilemma. Ideally, citizen involvement in waste planning would foster solutions both environmentally and economically satisfactory to all stakeholders. To date, …
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Participatory Zoning: Collectivity, contradictions, and the politics of inclusion in neighborhood planning
… at participation continue to be made and the participatory planning paradigm continues to be entrenched. This thesis aims to show that, despite the limited—maybe even predetermined—outcomes of resident participation in land use decision-making, their engagement in such processes generates …
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Adaptive Reuse for Aging Populations in Shrinking Cities
… underexamined potential of adaptive reuse as a planning strategy for supporting aging populations in shrinking cities. Adaptive reuse is a unique city building technique that aims to extend building lifespan, revitalize neighbourhoods, and promote sustainability through reuse of vacant, …
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Renovation & Relocation : MIT Undergraduate Residences : How could MIT house students during the renovations of undergraduate residences in order to mitigate the negative impacts of displacement?
… as well as theories of practice for participatory planning processes. Much of the research involves interviews held with students from communities that have been displaced by recent emergencies and renovations as well as communities in buildings that are slated for future renovation. …
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Mass-participation Architecture: Social Media and the Decentralisation of Architectural Agency as a Commercial Imperative
… problem in the field of architecture and urban planning since the 1960s has been the marginal role played by the general public in directly shaping significant aspects of the built environment. This thesis draws on theories around participatory planning, and in particular, the seminal 1969 …
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How Does VR Enhance or Detract from the Value of Interactive Visualization Tools for Planning and Stakeholder Engagement?
… virtual reality formats, in supporting watershed planning and stakeholder engagement. Using the Millstream Creek Watershed as a case study, the visualization tools were created using the Unity game engine, and these tools consisted of representations of existing conditions and potential management …
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Emergent Futures: Exploring Energy Transition Choices Through Serious Games
… and worsening climate impacts. Meaningful participatory processes can enhance collective understanding of long-term trade-offs and uncertainties. Research indicates that serious games are increasingly employed to support this integrated planning challenge. This study contributes to the …
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Planning strategies in an age of active citizenship: a post-structuralist agenda for self-organization in spatial planning
… the inclusionary and disciplinary confines of participatory planning and existing planning frameworks. Planning strategies that answer to the dynamics of civic initiatives, meeting the complexity of an age of active citizenship, have so far been seriously underdeveloped. Based on empirical …
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Deciphering spaces of and for participation: The subversion of community participation and rights in the urban land restitution process of District Six
… and delays. This dissertation assess the participatory planning processes in the restitution and redevelopment of land in order to gain nuanced and deeper understanding of why, the state's ideal of restorative justice has not been realised. Through a qualitative research approach, the …
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Planning Across Differences: Collaborative Planning in the California Central Valley
… between difference, participation, and planning processes. Rooted in scholarly conversations about deliberative democracy, collaborative planning, and nonprofit organizations in civil society, this research considers how planning practitioners can better plan across difference. Through …
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Planning across differences: collaborative planning processes for the California Central Valley's future
… between difference, participation, and planning processes. Rooted in scholarly conversations about deliberative democracy, collaborative planning, and nonprofit organizations in civil society, this research considers how planning practitioners can better plan across difference. Through …
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