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A Guidebook for Riverside RegenerationPublic Participation

A Guidebook for Riverside Regeneration: Public Participation Text: Albert Koffeman Public Participation 62 guidebook The opening of the Vuykyard: culmination of the public participation process in Capelle // Early planning stage in Stockport Introduction Rivers and riversides are recognised as an integral The insights gained in the course of the Artery part of a region’s landscape and socio-economic projects have demonstrated the advantages of public well-being - after decades of neglect, riversides have participation. This chapter will outline these advan- become a focal point of public attention. Waterfronts tages and illustrate how they can help to achieve high are increasingly regarded as assets, and therefore quality projects with improved sustainability. they are often part of regional development pro- grammes. In order to attract the public back to former- What is Public Participation? ly neglected sites, project managers responsible for Public participation is the process of actively includ- these programmes need to listen to the public. ing the public in the development of policies and Ambitious development projects have failed in the projects affecting their community. On the one hand, past, because they lacked acceptance from the local it provides the public with information and instru- population. An inadequate understanding of a region’s ments that enable them http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Guidebook for Riverside RegenerationPublic Participation

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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
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978-3-540-36725-3
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62 –89
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10.1007/978-3-540-36726-0_4
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Text: Albert Koffeman Public Participation 62 guidebook The opening of the Vuykyard: culmination of the public participation process in Capelle // Early planning stage in Stockport Introduction Rivers and riversides are recognised as an integral The insights gained in the course of the Artery part of a region’s landscape and socio-economic projects have demonstrated the advantages of public well-being - after decades of neglect, riversides have participation. This chapter will outline these advan- become a focal point of public attention. Waterfronts tages and illustrate how they can help to achieve high are increasingly regarded as assets, and therefore quality projects with improved sustainability. they are often part of regional development pro- grammes. In order to attract the public back to former- What is Public Participation? ly neglected sites, project managers responsible for Public participation is the process of actively includ- these programmes need to listen to the public. ing the public in the development of policies and Ambitious development projects have failed in the projects affecting their community. On the one hand, past, because they lacked acceptance from the local it provides the public with information and instru- population. An inadequate understanding of a region’s ments that enable them

Published: Jan 1, 2006

Keywords: Water Framework Directive; Public Space; Public Participation; Participatory Process; Planning Procedure

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