PUPLIC
PARTICIPATION
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES
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WHAT
IS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION?
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DIFFERENT
WAYS
TO INVOLVE THE PUBLIC
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ROUND TABLES IN CANADA
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USING
ROUND TABLES IN THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR IN POLAND
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URBAN
GREENING. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN
BANGKOK
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ENLISTING THE PUBLIC TO
CLEAN UP CITIES
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EMPOWERMENT AND PUPLIC PARTICIPATION
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ICSC'S
ROLE AS A BROKER
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ICSC'S
CANADIAN TEAM
PUPLIC PARTICIPATION AND MULTI-PARTY PROCESSES
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ICSC'S CANADIAN TEAM
PUPLIC PARTICIPATION AND MULTI-PARTY PROCESSES
Those listed below are among the partners to whom
we look in responding to requests for assistance regarding participatory
processes:
Public Sector Partners
Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD)
The GVRD has been at the forefront of sustainable urban development
in Canada and in the Georgia Basin for the past decade. In 1990
the GVRD used a multi-stakeholder process to develop its vision
and action plan, Creating Our Future and in 1996 it used a similar
process to create the Livable Region Strategic Plan. It
continues to use particpatory processes to guide its policy, planning
and implementation strategies.
The Government of Canada
ICSC facilitates exchanges between public officials and their
counterparts in other countries. ICSC teams are built to include
appropriate experts and resources from the appropriate goverment
departments. Canada's Sustainable Development Auditor ensures
that the public and interested stakeholders are consulted by government
departments who are required to have sustainable development plans
for their operations. Health Canada has long been an international
leader in the field of social marketing.
The Provinces
The Province of British Columbia makes effective use of multi-stakeholder
and participatory processes for tackling various issues related
to natural resource, land use and environmental issues. The Province
of Manitoba has a long history of using a Round Table process
at the provincial and local levels to implement sustainable development.
Private Sector Partners
Earth Tech, is a multi-disciplinary
engineering company with a strong commitment to using participatory
processes in solving urban problems. Earth Tech is working closely
with ICSC on solid waste management issues in South East Asia.
Envision Sustainability
Tools Inc. (ESTI)
ICSC is working with Envision to promote the use of QUEST, a computer
assisted decision-making tool that helps the public and decision
makers to see the consequences of various choices they might make.
It shows the integration of economic, social and environmental
factors in a way that is not possible without a computer, and
does so in an enjoyable and easily understood manner.
CSE Group
The CSE Group works with groups, communities, organisations, corporations
and governments to find ways for diverse perspectives, values
and interests to interact and build consensus, develop partnerships
or resolve disputes - to address the challenges of creating sustainable
futures.
Civil Sector Partners
Canadian Urban Institute (CUI)
CUI uses multi-stakeholder approaches in its strategic planning
and governance projects. A policy oriented think tank, CUI engages
the public on a variety of urban issues in Canada and abroad.
National Round Table on
the Economy and the Environment (NRTEE)
Canada's Round Table was among the first to be organized after
the Brundtland Commission report and is still very active. It
publishes books and resource materials on public participation
and has focused much of its attention in recent years on the problems
and potentials of cities.
International Institute
for Sustainable Development (IISD)
IISD has developed an approach to community involvement based
on Appreciative Inquiry - where residents identify and build on
community strengths rather than problems. IISD has also pioneered
in the use of the web for strengthening communication among civil
sector organizations.
The University of British
Columbia (UBC)
The James Taylor Chair in Landscapes and Livable Environments
within the School of Architecture at UBC has developed a process
of design charrettes that involve stakeholders and professionals
in designing communities and neighborhoods. ICSC also calls upon
the resources of the Centre for Human Settlements, the LIU Centre
for the Study of Global Issues and the Sustainable Development
Research Institute, all located at UBC.
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Guest Editor: Robert
Paddon
Manager, Communications and Education Department Greater
Vancouver Regional District (GVRD)
Robert Paddon has over 15 years of experience as a communications
and public involvement specialist, in addition to five years
as a journalist in newspapers and news magazines in Ontario
and Alberta. He is an accredited member of the Canadian
Public Relations Society. His areas of expertise include:
public involvement (and in particular siting facilities),
environmental communication, risk communication and organizational
communication.
He has held senior positions in public and
crown corporations as well as consulting firms. He recently
managed the public involvement process for the establishment
of a new regional transportation authority and is now similarly
engaged for a new regional watershed management plan for
the GVRD.
Contributors: Dominica Babicki, David
Dungate, Evan Fraser and Dr. Nola-Kate Seymoar are staff
of the International Centre for Sustainable Cities.
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