Participatory planning

This article is about urban planning. For the type of economic planning, see Decentralized planning.
A community engaged in a participatory planning project

Participatory planning is an urban planning paradigm that emphasizes involving the entire community in the community planning process. Participatory planning emerged in response to the centralized and rationalistic approaches that defined early urban planning work.[1]

It has become an influential way of approaching both traditional urban planning and international community development.[2]

There are several approaches to and theories about participatory planning. Consensus building and collective decision making is usually emphasised, and the inclusion of traditionally marginalized groups in the planning process is also often prioritised.[3]

  1. ^ Lane, Marcus B. (November 2005). "Public Participation in Planning: an intellectual history". Australian Geographer. 36 (3): 283–299. Bibcode:2005AuGeo..36..283L. doi:10.1080/00049180500325694. ISSN 0004-9182. S2CID 18008094.
  2. ^ Lefevre, Pierre; Kolsteren, Patrick; De Wael, Marie-Paule; Byekwaso, Francis; Beghin, Ivan (December 2000). "Comprehensive Participatory Planning and Evaluation" (PDF). Antwerp, Belgium: IFAD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  3. ^ [McTague, C. & Jakubowski, S. Marching to the beat of a silent drum: Wasted consensus-building and failed neighborhood participatory planning. Applied Geography 44, 182–191 (2013)]