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Journal articles on the topic "Participatory local governance"

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Bickerstaff, Karen, and Gordon Walker. "Participatory Local Governance and Transport Planning." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 33, no. 3 (March 2001): 431–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a33173.

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Waheduzzaman, Wahed, Sharif As-Saber, and Mohotaj Binte Hamid. "Elite capture of local participatory governance." Policy & Politics 46, no. 4 (October 19, 2018): 645–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/030557318x15296526896531.

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Patel, Sejal, Richard Sliuzas, and Yola Georgiadou. "Participatory Local Governance in Asian Cities." Environment and Urbanization ASIA 7, no. 1 (February 16, 2016): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0975425315619044.

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Patsias, Caroline, Anne Latendresse, and Laurence Bherer. "Participatory Democracy, Decentralization and Local Governance: the Montreal Participatory Budget in the light of ‘Empowered Participatory Governance’." International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 37, no. 6 (October 16, 2012): 2214–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2427.2012.01171.x.

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Madej, Małgorzata. "Participative Governance Tools in the Polish Local Government." Halduskultuur 22, no. 2 (April 15, 2024): 50–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.32994/hk.v22i2.283.

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Participation is an important element of good governance, and has impact on both its efficiency and democratic character. This is why the local governments in Poland apply a growing number of diverse participatory tools in strategic planning, as well as problem solving. The article aims to review the most common among those tools to provide an overview of how communes encourage citizen involvement in decision-making process. Among others, the article discusses such popular tools as consultations and participatory budgeting, as well as the more innovative ones, including civic panels and city labs. It also reflects on how participatory governance tools should be assessed and which of their features are key.
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Jephias, Mapuva. "Increasing participatory space in Zimbabwean local governance democracy." African Journal of History and Culture 11, no. 7 (December 31, 2019): 65–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/ajhc2019.0449.

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Buchenrieder, Gertrud, Thomas Dufhues, Insa Theesfeld, Mungkung Nuchanata, and Shang Ha. "Participatory local governance and cultural practices in Thailand." Cogent Social Sciences 3, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): 1338331. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2017.1338331.

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WahedUzzaman, Wahed, and Quamrul Alam. "Democratic Culture and Participatory Local Governance in Bangladesh." Local Government Studies 41, no. 2 (April 14, 2014): 260–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2014.901217.

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Taylor, Wendy. "Community Asset Management A Good Practice in Participatory Local Governance." Open House International 30, no. 2 (June 1, 2005): 19–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ohi-02-2005-b0003.

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This article places the concept of community asset management (CAM), the focus of a DFID Knowledge and Research (KAR) project which has been described elsewhere, in the context of the broader concepts of participatory local governance and good practice, themselves the subjects of other recent KAR projects. It is contended herein that it is imperative to local development, service delivery and poverty reduction that these concepts are fully operationalised by the stakeholders involved in the governance process. The article argues that, not only is CAM as a community participation approach a good practice in good governance ‘in its own right‘, but the very practice of the CAM approach involves the operationalisation of other participatory local governance principles.
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Forde, Catherine. "Participatory governance in Ireland: Institutional innovation and the quest for joined-up thinking." Administration 68, no. 3 (August 1, 2020): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/admin-2020-0013.

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AbstractAt a time when governments are grappling with increasingly complex problems, state-led participatory processes that facilitate citizen and community voice in decision-making and policymaking have become more common at national, regional and local government levels. In Ireland, citizen participation in government has achieved prominence in the last thirty years with the introduction of social partnership and more recent establishment of multiple and diverse forms of participatory governance, nationally, regionally and locally. This paper offers a critique of the evolution and operation of local participatory governance in Ireland. The paper argues that to be effective, participatory governance requires strong and inclusive participatory processes at all levels of government, a clear ideological and policy basis, a coherent ‘joined-up’ programme and receptive institutional foundations.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Participatory local governance"

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Hunt, Elizabeth. "Political economy of local and participatory governance." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2010. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0ec4ce5a-6222-47cd-a903-8498aedd88be.

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Chapter 2 compares government consultation via an opinion poll and a citizens' jury". In a jury, about fiffteen volunteers spend several days learning about a policy choice before voting. If the public is ill-informed, the government trades-off "information" against participation". Jurors have better information than poll respondents, but constitute a smaller sample. More- over, participation costs may bias the jury sample. Indeed, the literature suggests that costs might induce "neutrality": over-representation of the minority to the extent that the result is uninformative. I show that although the minority will often be over-represented, "neutrality" is a knife-edge result here so juries may be worthwhile. Extensions consider compensating jurors and excluding "special interests". Chapter 3 uses evidence from the allocation of regeneration funding to motivate a model in which central government may ask councils to compile apparently pointless dossiers to ap- ply for money, because the dossiers provide information about councils' competence. I then consider when the government might prefer a simpler but less flexible auction-type process. The UK government's ability to "ring-fence" money, obliging councils to spend it on its priority, is central to chapter 3. Chapter 4 develops the analysis of auctions in this context. With variations in competence, ring-fencing effectively imposes type-specific minimum bids. I characterise equilibrium bidding and show that the ring-fencing constraint may not only increase bids, but actually induce councils to contribute resources. Continuing the themes of participation and competence in the policy process, chapter 5 examines parish councils' use of a general spending power. I find parishes with more well-educated and older citizens (groups with generally higher political participation) are more likely to use their powers. Further investigation suggests that these citizens matter because they are involved in governance, rather than because they exert democratic pressure. This has impli- cations for wider neighbourhood governance policy.
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Speer, Johanna. "Participatory Governance, accountability, and responsiveness." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Landwirtschaftlich-Gärtnerische Fakultät, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/16473.

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Die Dissertation untersucht ob partizipative Governance ein effektives Mittel ist um lokale Regierungen in Guatemala dazu zu bewegen ihren Wählern gegenüber verstärkt Rechenschaft abzulegen und den Haushalt mehr an den Bedürfnissen der Armen auszu-richten. Das erste Papier bereitet die wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse zur Wirkung von und den Bedingungen für effektive partizipative Governance auf. Das zweite Papier stellt ein neues Verfahren zur Kalibrierung qualitativer Interviewdaten für fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) vor. In einer qualitativ-vergleichenden Ana-lyse von zehn ländlichen Gemeinden untersucht das dritte Papier wie sich effektive par-tizipative Governance, politischer Wettbewerb und Zugang zu lokalen Medien auf die Haushaltsgestaltung einer Lokalregierung auswirken. Das vierte Papier analysiert mit derselben Methode die Bedingungen für effektive partizipative Governance. Das fünfte Papier präsentiert eine Fallstudie zweier Gemeinden und diskutiert Politikoptionen für die Implementierung von partizipativer Governance in Guatemala. Die Ergebnisse der Papiere zeigen, dass effektive partizipative Governance in Kombination mit starkem politischem Wettbewerb zu einer armutsorientierteren Ausrichtung öffentlicher Ausga-ben in den zehn Gemeinden führt, da Wähler besser informiert sind. Jedoch deuten die Ergebnisse auch darauf hin, dass partizipative Governance wegen des geringen Grades zivilgesellschaftlicher Organisation, des niedrigen Bildungsniveaus und hoher Armut in Guatemala nicht effektiv implementiert wird. Partizipative Governance kann also lokale Regierungen dazu bewegen Rechenschaft abzulegen und den Haushalt armutsorientier-ter zu gestalten. Ihre effektive Implementierung wird jedoch in Guatemala lange dauern und einen hohen Ressourceneinsatz erfordern. Daher sollten politische Entscheidungs-träger und Geber auch die Stärkung anderer Informations- und Rechenschaftslegungs-mechanismen, wie der Gemeinderäte, in Betracht ziehen.
This thesis analyses whether participatory governance is an effective means for increas-ing local government accountability and for making local government spending more responsive to the needs of the poor in rural Guatemala. The first paper evaluates the scientific evidence on the impact of and the conditions for effective participatory gov-ernance. The second paper presents a new technique for calibrating qualitative interview data for fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA). In a qualitative compara-tive analysis of ten rural Guatemalan municipalities the third paper examines how effec-tive participatory governance, competitive elections, and access to local media influence the allocation of local government spending. The fourth paper analyses the conditions for effective participatory governance with the same empirical method. The fifth paper presents a comparative case study of two municipalities and discusses policy options for implementing participatory governance in Guatemala. Overall, the papers’ findings show that effective participatory governance is sufficient for local government responsiveness in the study area when it is combined with competitive elections, because it increases voter information about local government performance. Yet, the findings also suggest that it will be difficult to implement participatory governance effectively in Guatemala due to the low degree of civil society organization, the low level of education of the population and the high level of poverty. The conclusion drawn from these findings is that effective participatory governance arrangements can make local governments more accountable and responsive, but that it will require much time and resources to implement them. Policy makers and donors should therefore also consider strengthening other information mechanisms, as well as existing accountability mechanisms, such as elected Municipal Councils.
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Blackburn, James. "Popular participation in a prebendal society : a case study of participatory municipal planning in Sucre, Bolivia." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.340828.

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Frantz, Dmitri. "The role and impact of local government communication strategies in participatory governance: The case of Lamberts Bay." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6692.

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This research examines the role and impact of local government communication strategies in participatory governance with particular reference to Lamberts Bay, South Africa. The investigation aimed at establishing whether the communication strategies of the municipality serve as an effective mechanism to promote public participation in local government. The study used qualitative research methodology, towards the realisation of the aims and objectives of the study. Accordingly, an interview schedule was used as a tool that contains the pre-determined questions prepared in order to acquire insight and knowledge of the councillors, administration, community and community organisations. In addition, observation was used as a tool to observe the dynamics of the different institutionalised structures such as the ward committee meeting, council meeting and public meeting. An empirical study was conducted to measure the role and impact of communication strategies used by the local authority in the case study area of Lamberts Bay to enhance public participation. The findings indicated that the communication strategies used by local government to encourage meaningful participation within the case study area is not effective with regard to enabling local residents to participate meaningfully in governance decisionmaking within the region. The study concluded by presenting a number of recommendations in an attempt to improve the communication between the citizens and local government and to enhance public participation of local residents.
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Paudel, Purushottam. "Participatory local governance and poverty reduction : a case study of policy implementation practice in rural areas of Nepal." Thesis, University of Reading, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.602395.

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This research explores local self-governance policy and implementation practice, and examines the reasons for its weak impact on poverty reduction in rural areas of Nepal. In order to do this, it analyses local governance to judge its impact on poverty reduction. The strength of its performance is evaluated through three criteria: participation, accountable governance and service delivery. It also investigates four factors which enable the measurement of the above three criteria. These enabling factors are: human resources and capacity, local financing, local autonomy and co-ordination. Field data were collected in two anonymous Village Development Committees using document analysis, semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions and observation. The analysis shows policy is consistent with theory, but inconsistent with implementation practice. Participation of disadvantaged groups and the poor was a positive aspect of policy, but their participation in decision-making remained weak due to lack of information on policy arrangements, high levels of rural poverty, elite domination, inequitable representation arrangements and discontinuation of local elections. Accountable governance is weak with stakeholders not accountable to disempowered groups, through lack of internal and external checks and balances, perpetuation of democratic local authorities and fair participation arrangements. Devolution of services and improvements of local infrastructure development are positive aspects in local service delivery. However, pro-poor service delivery and planning, balanced service production and delivery, and fair resource distribution are lacking due to overlapping and unclear division of roles and responsibilities among tiers of governance and other stakeholders, lack of accountable governance and financial resources, ineffective human resource and capacity development efforts, inappropriate delimitation of local government jurisdictions, and a lack of information-based and coordinated planning. Human resources and capacity development efforts remain ineffective due to the domination of deputed staff, lack of appropriate arrangements for fair selection and recruitment, and lack of effective institutional arrangement and linkage for capacity development. Intergovernmental resource transfer is inappropriate, nominal, power-based and inconsistent with local responsibilities and resource capacity. Overlapping revenue rights and a cap on sources hinder local revenue capacity and foster dependence on conditional and nominal central government funding. Local co-ordination is weak and results in duplication and corruption because of a lack of necessary policy arrangements, lack of commitment and discontinuation of elected bodies in local government institutions. The study concludes that participation, accountable governance and service delivery in local governance are highly correlated with poverty reduction in rural areas. Local self-governance policy implementation practice has had very little impact in poverty reduction in Nepal due to policy weaknesses and weaknesses in implementation practice.
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Biswas, Anil Kumar. "Participatory local governance and development: a study of the Gram sansad experiment in two selected Gram Panchyats of Cooch Behar District of West Bengal." Thesis, University of North Bengal, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2559.

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Haywood, Ashley. "Exploring plausible futures and its implications for the governance of local food systems using local actors’ expertise in the Witzenberg region." University of Western Cape, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7303.

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Despite having a significant agri-food sector, South Africa is faced with strong food security issues related to high inequalities and the legacy of the apartheid regime. The South African food system finds itself at risk of alienating the majority of its citizens from realizing their right to access food granted by the South African Constitution (1996) Section 27(1)(b). Increasing poverty, unemployment and poor governance are making it harder for ordinary South African citizens to put safe and nutritious food on the table. Part of the food security issue in South Africa is that there is an inefficiency in public policies. It can be explained by the extreme segmentation of public action between departments and also by the limitations and ineffectiveness of decentralization resulting in little to no involvement from local governments. Like most socio-economic issues, the effects of food insecurity are first experienced on the ground at the local level where municipalities are at the forefront. The absence of effective policy around food security and food systems at the local level in South Africa leaves room for research on improved local food governance. Municipalities should be best suited to understand the consequences of food insecurity and could therefore use some of their constitutional mandate which provides some room for manoeuvre with regard to food issues. The aim of this study is to raise awareness of food security issues at the municipal level and to identify ways to facilitate engagement by municipalities. Its main objective was to adopt a foresight approach, using scenarios with local actors, and to understand how it can help improve the engagement of municipalities and citizens in the food security debate and take possible action. This research has made use of an existing collaboration between the Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE-FS) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) developed in the Western Cape. The collaboration focuses on the understanding of the food policy space in South Africa, the results of existing policies, and how the co-production of knowledge between stakeholders, notably at the local level, can contribute to policy improvement.
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Matata, Khamis Charles. "Evaluating integrated participatory planning in a decentralised governance system: the case of Yei River County, Southern Sudan." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1006985.

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Local government is an important level of participatory democracy, where communities play an active role not only as the electorate, but also as end-users and consumers, and thereby holding their municipal councils accountable for their actions. Given the above statement, the interim Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan 2011, entrusts local government with the provision of services to communities in a sustainable manner. It also provides for the promotion of social and economic development and the promotion of a safe and healthy environment. This also entails the need for a commitment to service delivery hence, public representatives and public officials must take seriously their obligation to render services to the people that could be in the form of ensuring that refuse gets collected, electricity being supplied and other services rendered which better the general welfare of citizens. There are several definitions of public participation, but it can be defined as a process of empowering citizens by involving them in making decisions on all issues that concern them, which can be political, social or economic. The main aim of this study was to, investigate and identify the nature and extent of integrated participatory planning in Yei River County and the extent to which opportunities for public participation are accessible to the communities. The study sought to investigate: How different stakeholders in the community in Yei River County make use of public participation opportunities during the integrated participatory planning process? As such, the main objectives of the study were to; to assess the existing integrated participatory planning practices in Yei River County, to examine and evaluate how the existing integrated participatory planning practices influence service delivery in Yei River County and lastly to identify the barriers to effective integrated participatory planning in YRC and advance recommendations for improvement. Purposive and snowball sampling methods were used and data was collected from a sample of two hundred and twenty-six (226) public officials, comprising of Local Government officials, County councillors and members of the public. Results from the data collected using open and close-ended questionnaires, showed that public participation is very important in local government planning as it leads to incorporation of public suggestions and interests in the development strategies. The results further showed that public meetings and workshops were the only public participation mechanisms being used by Yei River County. The study therefore recommended among other things that, Yei River County should strengthen public participation in integrated participatory planning by providing adequate skilled human resources and establishing structures, as well as public participation mechanisms at the Payam and Boma levels. It was also recommended that the communities needed to utilise all available mechanisms of participation to ensure maximum participation during the integrated participatory planning processes.
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Speer, Johanna [Verfasser], Markus [Akademischer Betreuer] Hanisch, and Xavier [Akademischer Betreuer] Basurto. "Participatory Governance, accountability, and responsiveness : a comparative study of local public service provision in rural Guatemala / Johanna Speer. Gutachter: Markus Hanisch ; Xavier Basurto." Berlin : Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Landwirtschaftlich-Gärtnerische Fakultät, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1020443103/34.

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Corbett, David Ian Bedford. "Alternative forms of citymaking: Insights and implications from South Africa and Australia." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2021. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/208153/1/David%20Ian%20Bedford_Corbett_Thesis.pdf.

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This study employed a comparative urbanism methodology to explore the interrelationship between formal approaches to urban governance and urban informality in Logan, Australia and Cape Town, South Africa. Through in-depth interviews, observations and a co-design workshop, the study investigates points of disconnection in the margins and ties these to issues of power, inclusion and the notion of a 'good' city. It proposes avenues for conducting comparative urban research across Global North and South cities. The thesis furthers knowledge of co-productive research with vulnerable participants, articulates the role of intermediaries in inclusive alternative citymaking, and challenges negative assumptions of urban informality.
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Books on the topic "Participatory local governance"

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Sukardi, Akhmad. Participatory governance dalam pengelolaan keuangan daerah. Yogyakarta: LaksBang, 2009.

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Dipankar, Sinha, ed. Participatory governance: Ward committees in action. Kolkata: Dasgupta and Co., 2007.

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Local Initiative Facility for Urban Development (Programme). Participatory local governance: LIFE's method and experience, 1992-1997. New York: United Nations Development Programme, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, 1997.

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Collective, Women's Development, ed. Redefining governance: Women's rights and participatory democracy in local government. Petaling Jaya: Women's Development Collective, 2008.

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Marisol, Estrella, Iszatt Nina, and Institute for Popular Democracy (Philippines), eds. Beyond good governance: Participatory democracy in the Philippines. Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines: Institute for Popular Democracy, 2004.

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1978-, Röcke Anja, and Herzberg Carsten, eds. Participatory budgeting in Europe: Democracy and public governance. Farnham, Surry, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2016.

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Butkeviciene, Egle. Citizen Science and Social Innovation: Mutual Relations, Barriers, Needs, and Development Factors. Lausanne: Frontiers Media, 2022.

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United Nations. Development Programme. Participatory Local Governance (Technical Advisory Paper). United Nations, 1997.

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Participatory local governance: LIFE's method and experience, 1992-1997. New York: United Nations Development Programme, 1997.

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Miyauchi, Taisuke, and Mayumi Fukunaga. Adaptive Participatory Environmental Governance in Japan: Local Experiences, Global Lessons. Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, 2022.

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Book chapters on the topic "Participatory local governance"

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Beall, Jo. "7. Participatory budgeting and local governance: South-North lessons." In Funding Local Governance, 122–45. Rugby, Warwickshire, United Kingdom: Practical Action Publishing, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/9781780443287.007.

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Chowdhury, Shuvra, and Pranab Kumar Panday. "Process of Participatory Planning and Budgeting at the Local Level." In Strengthening Local Governance in Bangladesh, 83–98. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73284-8_5.

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Antonucci, Maria Cristina. "Citizens Committees and Civic Participatory Tools in Urban Governance in Rome: Before and After the New Urban Agenda." In Local and Urban Governance, 221–36. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47135-4_11.

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Eckerberg, Katarina. "National and Local Policy Implementation as a Participatory Process." In International Governance on Environmental Issues, 119–37. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8826-3_8.

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Hirano, Yuichiro. "Forests to Revitalize Local Community: Adaptive Contribution Projects for Legitimacy by Mountain Bikers." In Adaptive Participatory Environmental Governance in Japan, 33–50. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2509-1_3.

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Edwards, Arthur. "Tensions and New Connections between Participatory and Representative Democracy in Local Governance." In Renewal in European Local Democracies, 55–77. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-18763-1_3.

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Vitálišová, Katarína, and Jaroslav Dvořák. "Differences and Similarities in Local Participative Governance in Slovakia and Lithuania." In Participatory and Digital Democracy at the Local Level, 125–46. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20943-7_8.

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Ronolo, Herculano S. "Malaybalay City Integrated Survey System: A Tool for Gender Responsive Budgeting in Local Governance." In Gender Responsive and Participatory Budgeting, 123–39. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24496-9_7.

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Uebelherr, Joshua, David M. Hondula, and Erik W. Johnston. "Using Participatory Modeling to Enable Local Innovation Through Complexity Governance." In Innovation Networks for Regional Development, 215–36. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43940-2_9.

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Tomita, Ryoto. "Process of Making Use of Narratives to Actualize Local Knowledge for Effective and Appropriate Application: A Case Study of Participatory Action Research on Human–Nature Relationships in the Aya Biosphere Reserve." In Adaptive Participatory Environmental Governance in Japan, 257–76. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2509-1_12.

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Conference papers on the topic "Participatory local governance"

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Davies, Jonathan, Miguel Arana-Catania, and Rob Procter. "Embedding digital participatory budgeting within local government: motivations, strategies and barriers faced." In ICEGOV 2022: 15th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3560107.3560124.

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Mullagh, Louise. "Participatory IoT policies: A case study of designing governance at a local level." In DRS2022: Bilbao. Design Research Society, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.510.

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Maria Golinellia, Gaetano, Alfonso Sianob, Paolo Piciocchi b, Agostino Vollero b, and Francesca Conte b. "The Access Rights to Communication Resources in the Smart Local Service System: First Insights." In Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference. AHFE International, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe100292.

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This paper aims at highlighting the relevant role of Service Science perspective in place governance. The study conceptualizes a new form of territorial “governmentality” capable of managing the access to place communication resources and activating decision-making collaborative logics with stakeholders. The methodology envisages the integrating of Service Science Management and Engineering+Design and Viable Systems Approach. Smart local governance has to enable a broader access to place communication resources, regulating the access rights. “Open Governance” mechanisms and access to shared place communication resources facilitate the value co-creation process with stakeholders. The conceptual paper presents the typical limitations of the deductive approach. The paper argues that stakeholders play a proactive role in the creation, innovation and utilization of place-specific communication resources through high degree of interaction, availability and accessibility to a growing body of information. The paper offers new insights on local governance issue, emphasizing the role of the governance in ensuring stakeholders’ access to communication resources. Developing improved methods to facilitate effective value co-creation process is valuable for a participatory and interactive approach in place communication management.
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Pugulis, Roberts, Liga Biezina, and Raimonds Ernsteins. "Municipal cycling governance developments in Latvia: towards sectorial planning and governance system requirement." In 23rd International Scientific Conference. “Economic Science for Rural Development 2022”. Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. Faculty of Economics and Social Development, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/esrd.2022.56.024.

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Nowadays considering that cycling as a widely increasing daily transport mode is becoming more popular and also more publicly required among all kinds of interest groups of our society, municipal policies and practical activities for local cycling developments are already steadily growing and will be a substantial part of municipal statutory development planning in Latvia, too, and that needs modern adaptive governance application and must be properly integrated within necessary sustainable municipal mobility approach. The study starts with an overview of the municipal cycling governance developments in Latvia as the aim of this research is to study the municipal cycling governance building frame, via the complementary set of cycling governance instruments application in terms of their development, implementation and impact evaluation – political and legal, institutional, planning, economic, infrastructure and also communication instruments. As the model’s case study area, Valmiera township municipality (case of medium and small size town municipalities in Latvia) was chosen, where our sustainable mobility studies have been step-wise continuing from 2016, particularly participatory documenting the cycling mobility development and its governance as sub-system of municipal mobility/transportation governance. The research methodologies applied included both research-and-development framework, being realized in active collaboration with municipal administration, and, case study research, allowing to provide integrative contextual analysis of the case phenomenon, including document studies, infrastructure observations with photo documentation, followed by semi-structured in-depth interviews with whole set of the main stakeholders. The study highlights direct necessity of the particular cycling mobility governance system approach understanding and adaptive application, based on three governance dimensions (governance content, stakeholders and instruments). Besides social-ecological system as governance content dimension approach and stakeholders’ participation as governance stakeholders’ dimension approach, also and particularly, not only to use usually emphasized infrastructure planning, but further design and complementary use of all groups of traditional governance instruments, also additionally developing adaptive governance based disciplinary/sectorial cycling mobility instruments, esp. whole set of cycling communication instruments (information, education/training, participation, pro-cycling friendly behaviour). This triple governance dimensions’ model and principle as well as action policy recommendations elaborated may be used by the other local municipalities starting to expand cycling mobility.
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Hermawan, Dedy, Simon Sumanjoyo Hutagalung, and Izzul Fatchu Reza. "Behavior-Based Participation In Participatory Program Management On Local Government In The Province of Lampung." In 1st International Conference on Administrative Science, Policy and Governance Studies (ICAS-PGS 2017) and the 2nd International Conference on Business Administration and Policy (ICBAP 2017). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icaspgs-icbap-17.2017.31.

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"E-Governance towards Local Participatory Planning in Developing Country (A Study about the Implementation of E-Musrenbang In Surabaya, Indonesia)." In April 18-19, 2017 Kyoto (Japan). DiRPUB, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.15242/dirpub.dirh0417027.

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Nugroho, Prihadi. "Bringing creative economy to community resilience towards better urban governance." In 55th ISOCARP World Planning Congress, Beyond Metropolis, Jakarta-Bogor, Indonesia. ISOCARP, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.47472/xgsl2437.

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As a growing metropolis in the north coast Java region, Semarang City has been transforming from a port city to a multifunctioning city. Mercantilism tradition has brought forward the local economy into trade and service dominance, shifting the city to become an important marketplace beyond the peripheral boundaries. Interestingly, the city’s urbanisation growth does not follow ‘a common trend’ in Indonesia (and many parts of the world) characterized by modernized urban fabrics with mixed land use. The city is suffered from fragmented physical urban transformation and separated formal and informal economy. The urban sprawling forces are scattered around the city outskirt while the inner city’s development filled up by discontinued commercial properties. On the other hand, there is ‘a new direction’ of urban movement based on the bottom-up kampong revitalisation. Instead of encouraging more modernized physical and economic space, these kampong settlements have proposed creative economy from below useful to (re- )organising the economic space of the urban region. This paper aims to examine how the recent urban transformation in Semarang City has been fuelled by creative economy activities through which the kampong settlements promote local community resilience. Desk study method accompanied by focus group discussions and field observations is completed in pursuit of data collection and analysis. The primary data source is taken from the Local Development Planning Authority project on creative kampong development since 2016. The preliminary results show that kampong-based creative economy movement at the urban scale is beneficial to enhancing the informal economy and urban settlement development. Participatory governance has been strengthened following income generation in situ even though their contribution to community resilience in the long-term still requires further explorations.
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Stefanescu, Lucrina, Monika Meltzer, and Filip Alexandrescu. "EFFICIENT RISK COMMUNICATION TO STRENGTHEN THE PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. A CASE IN THE APUSENI MOUNTAINS, ROMANIA." In 22nd SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference 2022. STEF92 Technology, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgem2022/5.1/s20.020.

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Risk communication facilitates the understanding of risks by the local communities and results in a higher acceptance degree of the people regarding the management of risks. Constant communication between all stakeholders on topics like community sustainable development (including environmental risk management) leads to a better local governance and a higher public engagement in the problems of the community, leading to improved behavior patterns. Moreover, broader and more effective community engagement is greatly encouraged in the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development through citizen science and community-based participatory research initiatives. In complex contexts, citizen science appears as an indispensable tool given the historical and micro-spatial patterning of environmental problems. This paper focuses on a case which includes three former/still active mining areas and it aims to identify the stakeholders involved in risk communication, their main themes of interest and some tailored methods for public participation, in line with their needs and opinions on the existing risks. The results of the research in these areas revealed a high potential for learning in the local mining communities and their openness towards scientific information and citizen science initiatives. This is a potential that could be capitalized for a higher public engagement in the management of environmental issues of the area and for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals.
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Geambazu, Serin. "Dynamics of public urban waterfront regeneration in Istanbul. The case of Halic Shipyard Conservation." In 55th ISOCARP World Planning Congress, Beyond Metropolis, Jakarta-Bogor, Indonesia. ISOCARP, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.47472/rqqr4119.

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In the process of globalization, building on the particular spatial scenery of the waterfront, cities tend to refresh their strategies of development to adapt new trends of urban life with huge urban waterfront regeneration projects. These usually focus on a target of maximum marketing and construction of a new image-vision, which aims to represent the city in the global agenda. This aspect is depending on bigger changes in the urban context, the shift in government structures to entrepreneurial forms that involve externalization of state functions (Swyngedouw 2005; p. 1998). The rationale behind the phenomenon of waterfront regeneration and the global embracement of it is now “widely recognized if incompletely understood" (Hoyle 2001 pp. 297), as the relevant literature is based on case studies with focus on the examples of North American and European cities. The goal is to contribute to the more general, theoretical contention of urban waterfront regeneration in developing countries in understanding their dimensions in terms of governance and planning. The research tackles urban waterfront regeneration in Istanbul, Turkey by studying the most recent initiative of urban waterfront regeneration along Halic /The Golden Horn, the Halic Shipyard Conservation Project. The theoretical framework that underpins this study is derived from the discourse on new forms of urban governance including private, public and civic actors (Paquet 2001) that influence planning processes and project outcomes. To evaluate the planning process from a comprehensive governance perspective, indicators include: the legal framework, decision-making process, actors and their relations (Nuissl and Heinrichs 2010) and as normative the perspective of an inclusive planning approach (Healey 1997, 2006) helps to evaluate the planning process of the project. As urban waterfront regeneration literature is mostly based upon case study approaches, a critical overview of international examples is conducted. Both primary and secondary data is collected through: literature review, review of laws, review of official documents and land-use plans, an internship, 31 interviews, 91 questionnaires, participatory observation, a workshops, observation and photographs. The aim is to assess to which extend the top-down governance forms, but also bottom-up grass root empowerment influence the planning process and project outcomes, giving recommendations for an inclusive planning approach. The second aim is to evaluate the urban waterfront regeneration project studying its impact on the neighboring community. Bedrettin Neighborhood is chosen for analysis and its position in the planning process along with its needs are exposed. The thesis argues the modes in which along with clear targets for the improvement of the quality of life for the neighboring community, the urban waterfront regeneration project, Halic Shipyard Conservation Project, will be able to escape the current deadlocks and collisions between government, investors, resistance and local community and might have a chance to actually set an urgently needed precedent of a new planning culture in Istanbul.
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Kallenbach-Herbert, Beate. "Public Involvement on Closure of Asse II Radioactive Waste Repository in Germany." In ASME 2013 15th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2013-96090.

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From 1967 to 1978, about 125,800 barrels of low- and intermediate level waste were disposed of — nominally for research purposes — in the former “Asse” salt mine which had before been used for the production of potash for many years. Since 1988 an inflow of brine is being observed which will cause dangers of flooding and of a collapse due to salt weakening and dissolution if it should increase. Since several years the closure of the Asse repository is planned with the objective to prevent the flooding and collapse of the mine and the release of radioactive substances to the biosphere. The first concept that was presented by the former operator, however, seemed completely unacceptable to regional representatives from politics and NGOs. Their activities against these plans made the project a top issue on the political agenda from the federal to the local level. The paper traces the main reasons which lead to the severe safety problems in the past as well as relevant changes in the governance system today. A focus is put on the process for public involvement in which the Citizens’ Advisory Group “A2B” forms the core measure. Its structure and framework, experience and results, expectations from inside and outside perspectives are presented. Furthermore the question is tackled how far this process can serve as an example for a participatory approach in a siting process for a geological repository for high active waste which can be expected to be highly contested in the affected regions.
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Reports on the topic "Participatory local governance"

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Van Hemelrijck, Adinda. Urban WASH Governance in Pakistan: Impact Evaluation of the Improving Urban WASH Governance and Accountability (IUWGA) project. Oxfam GB, November 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.21201/2019.5259.

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2017/18. The Improving Urban WASH Governance and Accountability (IUWGA) project in Pakistan was selected for review under the ‘Sustainable Water’ thematic area. The overall objective of the project was to develop and pilot-test a local urban governance model that builds on a concept of collaborative rights and accountability relations as the basis for developing a new social contract between local authorities and citizens in new urban settlements. The model was piloted over a period of two years (April 2015 - March 2017) in two Union Councils in the Sindh and Punjab Province. This assessment focused on the effectiveness and likely sustainability of the participatory governance model relative to ‘equitable and sustainable access to water’. Participatory Impact Assessment and Learning Approach (PIALA) was used to rigorously assess the impact of system change and engage stakeholders in its processes. Find out more by reading the full report now.
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Amelina, Maria, and Diether Beuermann. Does Participatory Budgeting Improve Decentralized Public Service Delivery? Inter-American Development Bank, November 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011662.

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This paper provides the first experimental evaluation of the participatory budgeting model showing that it increased public participation in the process of public decision making, increased local tax revenues collection, channeled larger fractions of public budgets to services stated as top priorities by citizens, and increased satisfaction levels with public services. These effects, however, were found only when the model was implemented in already-mature administratively and politically decentralized local governments. The findings highlight the importance of initial conditions with respect to the decentralization context for the success of participatory governance.
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Carter, Becky. Integrating Local Voices into Programme Governance in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings. Institute of Development Studies, July 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2022.110.

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This rapid literature review explores how local people’s views and perspectives on their concerns, needs and capabilities (beyond asking about their experiences with aid) have been integrated into the national-level governance mechanisms of humanitarian assistance and development programmes in fragile and conflict-affected settings. There is limited systematic evidence available on this topic. There are a few cases of including civil society in national-level programme or sector governance bodies; there is more documented experience of including local actors in humanitarian response coordination. There is also relevant learning from feedback mechanisms, analysis and research, and people-centred approaches to aid planning and management more generally. The literature highlights the importance of conflict-sensitive approaches underpinned by regular conflict and political economy analysis; consulting with local actors on how they want to communicate and engage, and setting up safe and effective spaces for engagement; investing in long-term partnerships and capacity building to strengthen local organisations; and undertaking participatory, qualitative research that starts from ‘people’s own reading of how their lives are changing over time’ (Daigle, 2022: 15).
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Ardanaz, Martín, Susana Otálvaro-Ramírez, and Carlos Scartascini. Does Citizen Participation in Budget Allocation Pay? A Survey Experiment on Political Trust and Participatory Governance. Inter-American Development Bank, June 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004008.

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Participatory programs can reduce the informational and power asymmetries that engender mistrust. These programs, however, cannot include every citizen. Hence, it is important to evaluate not only if they affect allocations and trust among those who participate, but also if they could also affect trust among those who do not participate. We assess the effect of an informational campaign about these programs in the context of a survey experiment conducted in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Results show that providing detailed information about a participatory budget initiative shapes voters' assessments of government performance and political trust. Effects are larger for individuals with ex ante more negative views about the local governments quality and for individuals who believe in the ability of their communities to solve the type of collective-action problems that the program seeks to address. Because mistrustful individuals tend to shy away from demanding the government public goods that increase overall welfare, well-disseminated participatory budget programs could affect budget allocations directly and through their effect on trust. Investing in these programs could be worthwhile.
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Guerra, Flávia, Julia Nesprias, Alejandra Ramos-Galvez, Lucas Turmena, Simone Sandholz, Michael Roll, Jorgelina Hardoy, Florencia Almansi, and Macarena Ochagavía. TUC Urban Lab Profile: Barrio 20, Buenos Aires, Argentina. United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), March 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.53324/uufa1956.

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After more than two years in operation, the challenges and key achievements of the TUC Urban Lab established in Barrio 20 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, provide valuable lessons for sustaining ongoing activities, accelerating broader transformations and guiding similar efforts elsewhere: 1. INTEGRATING CLIMATE ACTION WITH EXISTING PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES: The UL Barrio 20 took off relatively fast by capitalizing on pre-existing structures and political buy-in, fostering collaboration and maintaining flexibility, especially in the face of differing perspectives. Leveraging the established participatory governance framework of the ongoing PIRU facilitated the introduction of a climate lens. 2. SHIFTING MINDSETS AND GOVERNANCE APPROACHES: The transformative potential of integrating climate action and urban development, particularly in informal settlements like Barrio 20, hinges on localizing the climate agenda and co-creating an understanding rooted in local priorities. Shifting climate change-related mindsets and governance approaches requires acknowledging and bridging different knowledge types and experiences, and fostering an awareness around benefits that resonate with the community. 3. SUSTAINING AND SCALING TRANSFORMATIVE PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES: Efforts to initiate, sustain and scale transformation must recognize and address the multifaceted and burdensome nature of participation, cultivate new capacities and leaderships and promote policy reforms with systemic impact. Sharing successes within and beyond Barrio 20 is vital, as is securing financial compensation for the community and navigating administrative turnovers to ensure the long-term sustainability of these initiatives.
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Phuong, Vu Tan, Nguyen Van Truong, Do Trong Hoan, Hoang Nguyen Viet Hoa, and Nguyen Duy Khanh. Understanding tree-cover transitions, drivers and stakeholders’ perspectives for effective landscape governance: a case study of Chieng Yen Commune, Son La Province, Viet Nam. World Agroforestry, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5716/wp21023.pdf.

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Integrated landscape management for sustainable livelihoods and positive environmental outcomes has been desired by many developing countries, especially for mountainous areas where agricultural activities, if not well managed, will likely degrade vulnerable landscapes. This research was an attempt to characterize the landscape in Chieng Yen Commune, Son La Province in Northwest Viet Nam to generate knowledge and understanding of local conditions and to propose a workable governance mechanism to sustainably manage the landscape. ICRAF, together with national partners — Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, Soil and Fertilizer Research Institute — and local partners — Son La Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Son La Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Chieng Yen Commune People’s Committee — conducted rapid assessments in the landscape, including land-use mapping, land-use characterization, a household survey and participatory landscape assessment using an ecosystem services framework. We found that the landscape and peoples’ livelihoods are at risk from the continuous degradation of forest and agricultural land, and declining productivity, ecosystem conditions and services. Half of households live below the poverty line with insufficient agricultural production for subsistence. Unsustainable agricultural practices and other livelihood activities are causing more damage to the forest. Meanwhile, existing forest and landscape governance mechanisms are generally not inclusive of local community engagement. Initial recommendations are provided, including further assessment to address current knowledge gaps.
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Guerra, Flávia, Monique Menezes, Lucas Turmena, Alejandra Ramos-Galvez, Simone Sandholz, Michael Roll, Camila Alberti, and Tátila Távora. TUC Urban Lab Profile: Alliance for the Residencial Edgar Gayoso, Teresina, Brazil. United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), March 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.53324/vfoy6162.

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After almost two years in operation, the challenges and key achievements of the TUC Urban Lab established in Residencial Edgar Gayoso in Teresina, Brazil, provide valuable lessons for sustaining ongoing activities, accelerating broader transformations and guiding similar efforts elsewhere: 1. ASSEMBLING A TRANSFORMATIVE COALITION FOR PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE: The UL approach has been instrumental in overcoming challenges associated with the MCMV programme in Residencial Edgar Gayoso, fostering community empowerment and sustainable local transformation. Establishing commitment within new local networks requires fundamental steps such as building trust, defining tangible goals, decentralizing decision-making, making individuals accountable and ensuring accessible meeting formats. 2. BUILDING CONNECTIONS AND RAISING AWARENESS FOR CLIMATE ACTION: The development of mutual trust and awareness of climate change within the Alliance for the Residencial Edgar Gayoso is a precondition for tailoring climate discussions to the local context and emphasizing practical connections between pressing local needs and climate action. Promoting stronger engagement and collaboration is pivotal for achieving transformative changes across practical, political and personal spheres. 3. LEVERAGING OPPORTUNITIES TO BROADEN THE IMPACT OF THE UL: Triggering systemic transformation requires a shift from individual-centric participation to broader institutional involvement within the Alliance for the Residencial Edgar Gayoso. Moreover, institutionalization through diverse organizational strategies coupled with strategic partnerships is essential.
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Trotz, Maya, Alex Webb, Amanda Brinton, Rebecca Zarger, Lisa Carne, Nadia Bood, Kris-An Hinds, et al. Nature-Based Solutions Workshop Report: Placencia, Belize (report no. 3). Strong Coasts, October 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/leey7236.

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On August 30th, 2023, over 90 members of the Placencia Peninsula community gathered for a collaborative workshop to address escalating threats to Belize’s coastline. Hosted by Fragments of Hope Ltd. and WWF Mesoamerica, the event introduced an international initiative, Strong Coasts, which studies Nature-Based Solutions to flooding and erosion risks. Through interactive presentations, discussions, and hands-on exercises, attendees shared diverse perspectives on protecting vital yet vulnerable ecosystems like mangroves and coral reefs. Five key areas of concern emerged from participants: governance gaps, unsustainable resource use, insufficient coastal protection, pollution, and habitat loss. Despite varied viewpoints, participants expressed unity around enhancing enforcement and community input in decisions impacting the peninsula. Participatory mapping activities visualized erosion patterns and changes in habitats, revealing how geography shapes local outlooks. In written reflections, people noted new insights gained while emphasizing the need for ongoing, cooperative efforts to implement solutions. This workshop report marks one of many step in the community collectively working to care for the threatened nature so central to health, livelihoods, and heritage along the peninsula. We are deeply grateful to all the participants who generously contributed their time, energy, and invaluable insights. As the Strong Coasts project moves forward, we are guided by the words of Jamaican philosopher Sylvia Wynter: “What we do to nature we do to ourselves. Let us walk gently through life.
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Delbridge, Victoria. Enhancing the financial position of cities: Evidence from Hargeisa. UNHabitat, March 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.35489/bsg-igc-wp_2022/4.

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The City of Hargeisa, despite being in the very early stages of enhancing its financial position, has achieved significant reform in just a few years since its democratic establishment in 2002. The successes achieved are even more remarkable, considering the fragile context of Somaliland after 30 years of civil war within Somalia, which left widespread destruction and devastation in the city. This is compounded by Somaliland’s lack of recognition as a sovereign state by the international community. The case provides an illustrative example of leveraging urbanisation to raise municipal revenues for public service delivery, and in building local government legitimacy to better deliver to the populace. Given the context, the reforms are those that are easy to implement and effective, including the application of a simple digitised accounting and billing system, and a fit-for-purpose area-based property tax system. Where other cities have struggled to service more people with a stagnant revenue base, Hargeisa’s reforms have meant that population growth has resulted in increased revenues from property taxes and daily vendor collections. At the same time, private contributions of land on the peri-urban fringes offer an opportunity for in-kind land value capture and planned development in the future. Their successes are reinforced by the legitimacy built through participatory governance, which demonstrates what is achievable when communities, local government and the private sector work together. While Hargeisa has made progress on the basics of own-source revenue, much more is yet to be done to finance future development. Local government capital expenditure, for instance, is often far below what is budgeted. This is influenced by public demand for current and visible service delivery over and above less visible long-term investments. Furthermore, due to Somaliland’s internationally unrecognised status as an independent country, Hargeisa received limited development assistance when compared to other cities in similar contexts. However, a small coordinated effort through a coalition of UN agencies has fundamentally shaped some of the city’s reforms. As the country begins to formalise its financial sector, opening up to commercial banking and international investment, development support will be needed to ensure local governments and the private sector are able to capitalise on the opportunities this presents.
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