PLAN233 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Participatory Planning, Participatory Budgeting, Nimby
17 Jan 2018
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Nimby: nimby describes the protectionist attitudes of, and oppositional tactics adopted by, community groups facing an unwelcome development in their neighbourhood. Popular discussions of nimbyism imply that: decisions regarding controversial facilities are the product of a rational planning process. The self-interest of local residence, which prevents the realization of a clear social good, is irrational: but there are multiple civic goods and multiple self-interests. The reasons for local opposition are complex and shifting. The validity of opposition depends on the situation. Participatory planning is an approach that prioritizes pubic engagement in the planning process: compared to an expert-driven process, participatory planning is thought to help reduce local nimby opposition by: Taking into account local experiences and actual impacts. Why participatory planning: contributes to inclusion of citizens in the policy process, particularly among minority groups and low social class, broader information, different perspectives, potential solutions.
