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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Transactions ID Number: 27-694
Full Name: Luis Loures
Position: Researcher
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: Parque de Campismo Orbitur Quarteira
Country: PORTUGAL
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E-mail address: lcloures@hotmail.com
Other E-mails: lcloures@ualg.pt
Title of the Paper: democracy in progress: using public participation in post-industrial landscape (re)-development
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Luis Loures, Pat Crawford
Email addresses of all the authors: lcloures@hotmail.com,crawf203@msu.edu
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: The last decades have seen a rapid change in attitudes towards the environment, which reflects a greater environmental awareness of environment amongst professionals as well as the general public. Public participation has become increasingly more important, playing a relevant role in determining the way society will manage, protect and reclaim the environment. This trend is "now" recognized by landscape architects, landscape ecologists, and sociologists, among others. A wide range of methods have been established all over the world, including new ways of people interacting, new types of events, new services and new support frameworks. This paper addresses the benefits of using public participation in the reclamation of post-industrial landscapes, and the ways in which the introduction of public opinion can improve the design process. Although public participation has gained wide acceptance among private and public domains, academic literature and research offers s!
till limited understanding on how to accomplish it and what contributes to its success. The relevance of public participation is discussed through exploring the definitions of public participation, why the public should be involved and the role of participation in project acceptability. Using a best practice approach, this article discusses the use of public participation in the re-development of a post-industrial landscape, Emscher Park, located in the Ruhr Region, Germany. This case is selected to explore contributions to achieve sustainable development and the reasons why public participation should be an integral part of post-industrial landscape reclamation. We conclude that public participation may encourage awareness of "belonging to" a community, sharing common culture and creating identity. It improves community consciousness and responsibility while fostering a "collective sense". These are "feelings" of considerable importance in the development of new, satis!
fying and concerted projects.
Keywords: Public Participation, Landscape Reclamation, Democracy, Involvement, Consensus, Post-industrial Landscapes, Emscher Park
EXTENSION of the file: .pdf
Special (Invited) Session: Finding Public Consensus: The Relevance of Public Participation in Post-industrial Landscape Reclamation
Organizer of the Session: 588-183
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