Participatory planning: Part III - The benefits of public participation and the means by which to mobilize the people

Citation
HKIA journal: the official journal of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (香港建築師學報), no.37, 2004, pp. 38-43
Abstract
Part I of the series detailed some of the common practical difficulties and resistance in adopting a participatory approach in planning and design. Part II put forward some observations on how Chinese culture have influenced people's participatory behaviour together with the result of a survey in their perception on the role of public participation. In this final Part I will present the benefits of public participation and some of the means by which to mobilize people. (1) Benefits of participatory planning (2) The role of public participation in Hong Kong (3) Empowering people in designing the urban environment (a) Getting architects and planners involved (b) Prototyping and pilot projects (c) Institutional capacity building (d) Organizational capacity building (e) The role of overseas examples (f) The role of education (g) Sociological research (4) Conclusion
Description
Type
Article
Date
2004
Language
en