City civic movements in Aveiro, Portugal have contested local spatial planning policies and mobilized towards new futures. By gathering citizens, civic movements have challenged projects, organized debates, and produced alternative proposals. This has improved public participation and led to better decisions. Key lessons are the need for new collaborative planning approaches and clear civic agendas to articulate local concerns with strategic goals. Civic movements add value by bringing new rationales to debates and empowering citizens.
AUTONOMA - Orestes Kolokouris & Sofia Nikolaidou - Transition Movements in Gr...Autonoma Conference
Transition movements in cities are broadly emerging worldwide as new forms of alternative citizen-driven practices and socio-political participation addressing the raising awareness of environmental, economic, social, planning and food issues. Resistance initiatives for food and space justice discuss the growing concerns about the achievement of long-term security and resilience of food system especially in crisis contexts, about who has access and power to land or who is marginalized or excluded and how can community-based initiatives build self-reliant systems founded on ecological principles.
In Greece, the collapse of the consumption and construction-led growth after the period of economic euphoria and rapid GDP growth in the early 2000's and the consequent financial crisis that unfolded in mid-2008, have radically changed Greek society, politics and the economy. While the current depression and the dramatic humanitarian crisis have shifted politicians’ attention away from the climate and ecology, “transition and recovery movements” work hard to keep the environment on the agenda. In a time when traditional green movements and civil society actors are receding due to depression and uncertainty, alternative social movements related to urban agriculture or guerilla gardening initiatives, access to open/public space, solidarity economy, de-growth or real democracy, progress due to the crisis. In particular, initiatives that deal with issues such as urban poverty, food delocalization and environmental constraints favor the emergence of localised consumer-producer networks and spontaneous civic or pubic initiatives aiming at reintegrating agriculture into the city. In this article we focus on the development of new forms of social movements and solidarity initiatives that we consider to be part of the green ideals and could help the Greek society to get out of depression. We describe those social movements as “transition and recovery movements” for they address social and spatial injustices through new forms of space appropriation and decision-making which can redefine livelihoods in today’s Greek cities, create political space for civil society and build an enabling environment for new forms of democratic practice.
AUTONOMA - Swati Pujari - Community Responses to the 2015 Gorakha Earthquake ...Autonoma Conference
On 25 April 2015, central Nepal was shaken by an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 which resulted in more than 8,000 causalities and more than 22,000 injuries. As with all such disasters, disproportionate negative effects towards the most marginalized groups were experienced. More than eight million lives, about one-third of the country’s population, were affected by the earthquake.
In the situation of such disaster, it was observed that the centralized government of Nepal was not prepared to deal with such a catastrophe. The statutory plans of the government were impeded by both structural and political factors. However, this disaster triggered many local citizen-led groups to activate and provide support. This paper observes the development of citizen-led groups in two historic settlements of the Kathmandu Valley – Sankhu and Bungamati, both of which were severely damaged by the earthquake. Although these citizen groups have already been formalize, their origins lie in informal self-organized actions, this paper explores the evolution of these groups and their decision making processes, and critiques them through the lens of urban governance theories.
An important factor in this paper is also the history of communal living and self-organization in the traditional settlements of Nepal guided by socio-cultural entities. Community based groups have evolved through centuries, therefore this paper studies their history and current stage, especially in the aftermaths of this major disaster. In some instances these local groups were able to find and mobilize resources and also work in collaboration with the government and other organizations, particularly UN-Habitat in Bungamati and UNESCO in Sankhu. The role of such groups in the development of collaborative governance and bottom-up decision making processes, increasing the resilience of the community and to find solutions to issues caused by the crisis, is further explored in this paper.
AUTONOMA - Casa-Comuna Cooperativa, Asociación Cooperativa Taller de Arquitec...Autonoma Conference
In only three decades, Mesoamerica shifted from a traditional agro-export economic model to one based on services, trade and transnational finance—especially dependent on migrant remittances and global corporate capital. In a much tormented region with a stubborn history of rebellions and failures in making a less unjust society, Casa-Comuna Cooperativa was conceived in the context of the 2015 Guatemalan citizen uprising as a self-managed cooperative platform grounded on the non-speculative social production of housing. Mixed-income dwellers are supported by a crossed-contributions financial mechanism to counter urban segregation and income inequality. The project is based on a ‘right of use’ cooperative model for the collective ownership of housing in central urban areas. Within and against capital, an insurance-based data-mining cuasi-algorithm provides the backing for a communal investment trust that allows for collective financing—including migrant remittances—as a vehicle to productively link urban and rural members in the region. The cooperative is constituted by four modes of memberships—dweller-member, migrant-member, collaborator-member and investor-member—each participating with different co-responsibilities, and contributing in distinct capacities to the established communal trust. Dweller-members self-manage their living quarters and benefit from a work insurance and collective relief fund. Migrant-members, while not necessarily living within the housing cooperative, participate as long-distance collaborators and benefit from time-sharing a housing unit and the optionality for becoming dweller-members. Collaborator-members benefit from the cooperative’s cultural and self-education activities. And finally, investor-members have access to fair-economy investment possibilities linked to productive spaces within the cooperative’s quarters. Architecture and design are ultimately deployed as a self-management apparatus for the social inclusion and the production of communal living and working spaces.
New ways of delivering public consultation - LARIA conference presentation 2015Rachel Cope
We believe there is much we can learn from our European neighbours and we will use this session to demonstrate this.
Our session focused on 3 key challenges faced when carrying out consultations:
• Value for money
• Inclusiveness and transparency
• Actionability
Using our international primary and secondary research experience we shared best practice examples from Europe to show how this has helped shape transformational initiatives, demonstrating the sectors that put most faith in the consultation approach.
Addressing the challenges of local consultations – an international perspectivemruk
Presentation delivered to the LARIA annual conference, March 2015. The slides showcase examples from across Europe, demonstrating how innovative local consultations have helped change local communities.
Cittalia is an organization that promotes social innovation and creative ecosystems in Italian cities. It acts as a bridge between local authorities and community groups, bringing together different urban stakeholders through projects and networks. Cittalia has established the SEiSMiC network in Italy to connect social innovators and institutions. The network works to promote participatory policies and civic engagement initiatives. Challenges identified by SEiSMiC include improving public participation, community building, and developing new models of sustainable urban economies. Cittalia also analyzes and shares best practices from other innovation networks to support the growth of creative industries and professionals.
Presentation. Collaboration Towards A Resilient JakartaOswar Mungkasa
Collaborative approach in solving issues of Jakarta to build resilience
Oswar Mungkasa (Former Chief Resilient Officer of Jakarta 100 Resilient Cities Program)
Advocacy Forum on Giving Inputs to the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in Myanmar - CORDAID Yangon, 22nd January 2020
Living Labs are being used in Finland as tools to promote innovation and reform industries and public services through open research and development that engages citizens and users. The key points are:
1) Living Labs enable demand-driven and user-centered innovation in technology, services and businesses.
2) They help create new innovation ecosystems by involving citizens in co-creation.
3) The Finnish government aims to strengthen its national Living Labs network and reform industries and services through this approach.
AUTONOMA - Orestes Kolokouris & Sofia Nikolaidou - Transition Movements in Gr...Autonoma Conference
Transition movements in cities are broadly emerging worldwide as new forms of alternative citizen-driven practices and socio-political participation addressing the raising awareness of environmental, economic, social, planning and food issues. Resistance initiatives for food and space justice discuss the growing concerns about the achievement of long-term security and resilience of food system especially in crisis contexts, about who has access and power to land or who is marginalized or excluded and how can community-based initiatives build self-reliant systems founded on ecological principles.
In Greece, the collapse of the consumption and construction-led growth after the period of economic euphoria and rapid GDP growth in the early 2000's and the consequent financial crisis that unfolded in mid-2008, have radically changed Greek society, politics and the economy. While the current depression and the dramatic humanitarian crisis have shifted politicians’ attention away from the climate and ecology, “transition and recovery movements” work hard to keep the environment on the agenda. In a time when traditional green movements and civil society actors are receding due to depression and uncertainty, alternative social movements related to urban agriculture or guerilla gardening initiatives, access to open/public space, solidarity economy, de-growth or real democracy, progress due to the crisis. In particular, initiatives that deal with issues such as urban poverty, food delocalization and environmental constraints favor the emergence of localised consumer-producer networks and spontaneous civic or pubic initiatives aiming at reintegrating agriculture into the city. In this article we focus on the development of new forms of social movements and solidarity initiatives that we consider to be part of the green ideals and could help the Greek society to get out of depression. We describe those social movements as “transition and recovery movements” for they address social and spatial injustices through new forms of space appropriation and decision-making which can redefine livelihoods in today’s Greek cities, create political space for civil society and build an enabling environment for new forms of democratic practice.
AUTONOMA - Swati Pujari - Community Responses to the 2015 Gorakha Earthquake ...Autonoma Conference
On 25 April 2015, central Nepal was shaken by an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 which resulted in more than 8,000 causalities and more than 22,000 injuries. As with all such disasters, disproportionate negative effects towards the most marginalized groups were experienced. More than eight million lives, about one-third of the country’s population, were affected by the earthquake.
In the situation of such disaster, it was observed that the centralized government of Nepal was not prepared to deal with such a catastrophe. The statutory plans of the government were impeded by both structural and political factors. However, this disaster triggered many local citizen-led groups to activate and provide support. This paper observes the development of citizen-led groups in two historic settlements of the Kathmandu Valley – Sankhu and Bungamati, both of which were severely damaged by the earthquake. Although these citizen groups have already been formalize, their origins lie in informal self-organized actions, this paper explores the evolution of these groups and their decision making processes, and critiques them through the lens of urban governance theories.
An important factor in this paper is also the history of communal living and self-organization in the traditional settlements of Nepal guided by socio-cultural entities. Community based groups have evolved through centuries, therefore this paper studies their history and current stage, especially in the aftermaths of this major disaster. In some instances these local groups were able to find and mobilize resources and also work in collaboration with the government and other organizations, particularly UN-Habitat in Bungamati and UNESCO in Sankhu. The role of such groups in the development of collaborative governance and bottom-up decision making processes, increasing the resilience of the community and to find solutions to issues caused by the crisis, is further explored in this paper.
AUTONOMA - Casa-Comuna Cooperativa, Asociación Cooperativa Taller de Arquitec...Autonoma Conference
In only three decades, Mesoamerica shifted from a traditional agro-export economic model to one based on services, trade and transnational finance—especially dependent on migrant remittances and global corporate capital. In a much tormented region with a stubborn history of rebellions and failures in making a less unjust society, Casa-Comuna Cooperativa was conceived in the context of the 2015 Guatemalan citizen uprising as a self-managed cooperative platform grounded on the non-speculative social production of housing. Mixed-income dwellers are supported by a crossed-contributions financial mechanism to counter urban segregation and income inequality. The project is based on a ‘right of use’ cooperative model for the collective ownership of housing in central urban areas. Within and against capital, an insurance-based data-mining cuasi-algorithm provides the backing for a communal investment trust that allows for collective financing—including migrant remittances—as a vehicle to productively link urban and rural members in the region. The cooperative is constituted by four modes of memberships—dweller-member, migrant-member, collaborator-member and investor-member—each participating with different co-responsibilities, and contributing in distinct capacities to the established communal trust. Dweller-members self-manage their living quarters and benefit from a work insurance and collective relief fund. Migrant-members, while not necessarily living within the housing cooperative, participate as long-distance collaborators and benefit from time-sharing a housing unit and the optionality for becoming dweller-members. Collaborator-members benefit from the cooperative’s cultural and self-education activities. And finally, investor-members have access to fair-economy investment possibilities linked to productive spaces within the cooperative’s quarters. Architecture and design are ultimately deployed as a self-management apparatus for the social inclusion and the production of communal living and working spaces.
New ways of delivering public consultation - LARIA conference presentation 2015Rachel Cope
We believe there is much we can learn from our European neighbours and we will use this session to demonstrate this.
Our session focused on 3 key challenges faced when carrying out consultations:
• Value for money
• Inclusiveness and transparency
• Actionability
Using our international primary and secondary research experience we shared best practice examples from Europe to show how this has helped shape transformational initiatives, demonstrating the sectors that put most faith in the consultation approach.
Addressing the challenges of local consultations – an international perspectivemruk
Presentation delivered to the LARIA annual conference, March 2015. The slides showcase examples from across Europe, demonstrating how innovative local consultations have helped change local communities.
Cittalia is an organization that promotes social innovation and creative ecosystems in Italian cities. It acts as a bridge between local authorities and community groups, bringing together different urban stakeholders through projects and networks. Cittalia has established the SEiSMiC network in Italy to connect social innovators and institutions. The network works to promote participatory policies and civic engagement initiatives. Challenges identified by SEiSMiC include improving public participation, community building, and developing new models of sustainable urban economies. Cittalia also analyzes and shares best practices from other innovation networks to support the growth of creative industries and professionals.
Presentation. Collaboration Towards A Resilient JakartaOswar Mungkasa
Collaborative approach in solving issues of Jakarta to build resilience
Oswar Mungkasa (Former Chief Resilient Officer of Jakarta 100 Resilient Cities Program)
Advocacy Forum on Giving Inputs to the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in Myanmar - CORDAID Yangon, 22nd January 2020
Living Labs are being used in Finland as tools to promote innovation and reform industries and public services through open research and development that engages citizens and users. The key points are:
1) Living Labs enable demand-driven and user-centered innovation in technology, services and businesses.
2) They help create new innovation ecosystems by involving citizens in co-creation.
3) The Finnish government aims to strengthen its national Living Labs network and reform industries and services through this approach.
O documento discute infraestruturas cicláveis e pavimentos. Apresenta aspectos chave como a concepção da infraestrutura ciclável e critérios para seleção de tipologias. Também descreve as áreas de atuação do Departamento de Engenharia Civil da Universidade de Aveiro no desenvolvimento de soluções para pavimentos cicláveis.
O documento discute as cidades e os desafios que enfrentam. Em 3 frases:
Discutiu como as cidades podem ser laboratórios vivos para explorar fatores diferenciadores e transformar-se em espaços de experimentação e aventura. Também destacou a importância de estratégias colaborativas que mobilizem cidadãos e aproveitem novas tecnologias. Finalmente, argumentou que as cidades podem desempenhar um papel importante na crise, servindo como palco para novas formas de pensar o desenvolvimento econô
O documento discute os benefícios da atividade física e do uso de bicicletas para idosos, incluindo manter a saúde mental e reduzir o declínio cognitivo. Ele também descreve programas em diferentes países que promovem o uso de bicicletas adaptadas por idosos. Finalmente, destaca desafios no desenvolvimento de bicicletas seguras e confortáveis para essa faixa etária.
1. Evento organizado pela ABIMOTA, Universidade de Aveiro e Federação Portuguesa de Ciclismo para discutir como valorizar economicamente a bicicleta em Portugal através de novos negócios, projetos municipais e eventos relacionados ao ciclismo. 2. O dia incluiu quatro sessões de trabalho sobre esses temas com apresentações de especialistas e conclusões finais lidas no encerramento. 3. O objetivo era estimular o uso da bicicleta em Portugal como meio de transporte e lazer.
Este documento apresenta a Plataforma Tecnológica da Bicicleta e Mobilidade Suave da Universidade de Aveiro. A plataforma tem como objetivo apoiar o uso da bicicleta na região de Aveiro e em Portugal através de projetos de investigação, formação, promoção do empreendedorismo e estabelecimento de parcerias. É coordenada por um grupo multidisciplinar e conta com a participação de 30 investigadores de 12 departamentos da Universidade de Aveiro.
A valorização económica da bicicleta em Portugal. Transportes em Revista. Janeiro 2014. José Carlos Mota & Frederico Moura e Sá (Universidade de Aveiro)
Este documento discute os desafios da mobilidade motorizada e a importância da mobilidade ciclável como contribuição para a resolução destes problemas. Ele também descreve projetos relacionados à bicicleta desenvolvidos pela Universidade de Aveiro, incluindo o planejamento de ciclovias e sistemas de bicicletas compartilhadas.
O documento discute a mudança geográfica das cadeias globais de valor e o potencial de integração da fileira de mobilidade suave em Portugal. Apresenta a agenda da discussão e analisa como as cadeias globais de valor estão se tornando mais distribuídas geograficamente à medida que os custos de coordenação caem com as melhorias nas telecomunicações. Também discute como Portugal pode se beneficiar estruturando um Centro de Competências para Veículos Elétricos Leves.
Este documento descreve o programa de um evento realizado pela Universidade de Aveiro em 20 de Setembro de 2013 sobre a promoção do valor econômico da bicicleta. O programa incluiu apresentações sobre pesquisas e oportunidades de pesquisa e desenvolvimento relacionadas à bicicleta em áreas como energia, design, mobilidade, entre outras. A segunda parte do evento discutiu oportunidades de negócios em mobilidade suave e culminou na assinatura de um protocolo entre a Universidade e a ABIMOTA.
A valorização económica da bicicleta em Portugal. Transportes em Revista. Janeiro 2014. José Carlos Mota & Frederico Moura e Sá (Universidade de Aveiro)
The main goal of this book chapter is to present a framework for analysis of online participation platforms. Recently, the whole range of various participation platforms emerged and there is a need for a model, which would enable to analyze their specific characteristics. The framework presented in this chapter, the participatory cube, is based on models proposed by Fung (2006) and Ferber et al. (2007). It consists of three axes which include interactive communication, access to space of participation, and decision power. These three categories play a major role in the analysis of the implemented study cases. The study cases were taken from two countries; Germany and Brazil. We concentrated on the selection of a variety of different examples of technologies that support to give voice to citizens either as an actor or as principal interlocutor of civil society organizations, aiming to offer, inform or try new ways and solutions to problems and issues raised by contemporary urban life. The participatory cube served as the model for the comparison of the selected cases. We conclude the article with a discussion about the framewok and further research directions.
Giovanni Ginocchini is the director of Fondazione Innovazione Urbana, an urban innovation foundation in Bologna, Italy. The foundation was established in 2018 with the goals of strengthening its role as a facilitator of new ideas in the city, collecting innovative actions, and stimulating dialogue between citizens, institutions, and organizations. The foundation operates projects like District Labs, U-Lab, and Air Lab to engage citizens in collaborative processes around issues like public space regeneration, accessibility, and air quality. It measures its success based on levels of citizen participation but acknowledges challenges in balancing citizen needs with institutional requirements.
This document discusses using participatory design and media to enable public participation and decision making. It presents several case studies where participatory processes were used to provide input on spatial planning and public services. The goal is to enhance these processes and better integrate them into public debate and decision making. Several methods are described, including using maps, newspapers, and radio to engage citizens and different stakeholders in collaboration and reflection.
Cristina Zurbriggen, Reframing Governance in the 21st Century: Co-Creation in...LabGov
This document discusses the potential for cities to become "commons" through open data and urban policies. It argues that co-production of open data policies can help cities solve problems and improve quality of life by engaging citizens. The document examines cases in Latin America where cities like Montevideo, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires have established open data policies and platforms to partner with civic groups on issues like transportation, social services, and governance. It proposes a framework for understanding how to foster open data ecosystems in urban policy to support collaborative solutions over the long term and spread their impact.
Public participation was a key part of the sustainable urban planning process for the Malveira da Serra and Janes area within the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park in Portugal. Several public participation actions were held starting in the early stages of the plan to involve local stakeholders and residents in defining priorities. The participation encouraged an innovative planning process that promotes sustainable development and a new way of living in the community while protecting the landscape. The planning process was structured in sequential stages with public participation and evaluation built into each stage to help align the plan with local needs and ensure acceptance.
O documento discute infraestruturas cicláveis e pavimentos. Apresenta aspectos chave como a concepção da infraestrutura ciclável e critérios para seleção de tipologias. Também descreve as áreas de atuação do Departamento de Engenharia Civil da Universidade de Aveiro no desenvolvimento de soluções para pavimentos cicláveis.
O documento discute as cidades e os desafios que enfrentam. Em 3 frases:
Discutiu como as cidades podem ser laboratórios vivos para explorar fatores diferenciadores e transformar-se em espaços de experimentação e aventura. Também destacou a importância de estratégias colaborativas que mobilizem cidadãos e aproveitem novas tecnologias. Finalmente, argumentou que as cidades podem desempenhar um papel importante na crise, servindo como palco para novas formas de pensar o desenvolvimento econô
O documento discute os benefícios da atividade física e do uso de bicicletas para idosos, incluindo manter a saúde mental e reduzir o declínio cognitivo. Ele também descreve programas em diferentes países que promovem o uso de bicicletas adaptadas por idosos. Finalmente, destaca desafios no desenvolvimento de bicicletas seguras e confortáveis para essa faixa etária.
1. Evento organizado pela ABIMOTA, Universidade de Aveiro e Federação Portuguesa de Ciclismo para discutir como valorizar economicamente a bicicleta em Portugal através de novos negócios, projetos municipais e eventos relacionados ao ciclismo. 2. O dia incluiu quatro sessões de trabalho sobre esses temas com apresentações de especialistas e conclusões finais lidas no encerramento. 3. O objetivo era estimular o uso da bicicleta em Portugal como meio de transporte e lazer.
Este documento apresenta a Plataforma Tecnológica da Bicicleta e Mobilidade Suave da Universidade de Aveiro. A plataforma tem como objetivo apoiar o uso da bicicleta na região de Aveiro e em Portugal através de projetos de investigação, formação, promoção do empreendedorismo e estabelecimento de parcerias. É coordenada por um grupo multidisciplinar e conta com a participação de 30 investigadores de 12 departamentos da Universidade de Aveiro.
A valorização económica da bicicleta em Portugal. Transportes em Revista. Janeiro 2014. José Carlos Mota & Frederico Moura e Sá (Universidade de Aveiro)
Este documento discute os desafios da mobilidade motorizada e a importância da mobilidade ciclável como contribuição para a resolução destes problemas. Ele também descreve projetos relacionados à bicicleta desenvolvidos pela Universidade de Aveiro, incluindo o planejamento de ciclovias e sistemas de bicicletas compartilhadas.
O documento discute a mudança geográfica das cadeias globais de valor e o potencial de integração da fileira de mobilidade suave em Portugal. Apresenta a agenda da discussão e analisa como as cadeias globais de valor estão se tornando mais distribuídas geograficamente à medida que os custos de coordenação caem com as melhorias nas telecomunicações. Também discute como Portugal pode se beneficiar estruturando um Centro de Competências para Veículos Elétricos Leves.
Este documento descreve o programa de um evento realizado pela Universidade de Aveiro em 20 de Setembro de 2013 sobre a promoção do valor econômico da bicicleta. O programa incluiu apresentações sobre pesquisas e oportunidades de pesquisa e desenvolvimento relacionadas à bicicleta em áreas como energia, design, mobilidade, entre outras. A segunda parte do evento discutiu oportunidades de negócios em mobilidade suave e culminou na assinatura de um protocolo entre a Universidade e a ABIMOTA.
A valorização económica da bicicleta em Portugal. Transportes em Revista. Janeiro 2014. José Carlos Mota & Frederico Moura e Sá (Universidade de Aveiro)
The main goal of this book chapter is to present a framework for analysis of online participation platforms. Recently, the whole range of various participation platforms emerged and there is a need for a model, which would enable to analyze their specific characteristics. The framework presented in this chapter, the participatory cube, is based on models proposed by Fung (2006) and Ferber et al. (2007). It consists of three axes which include interactive communication, access to space of participation, and decision power. These three categories play a major role in the analysis of the implemented study cases. The study cases were taken from two countries; Germany and Brazil. We concentrated on the selection of a variety of different examples of technologies that support to give voice to citizens either as an actor or as principal interlocutor of civil society organizations, aiming to offer, inform or try new ways and solutions to problems and issues raised by contemporary urban life. The participatory cube served as the model for the comparison of the selected cases. We conclude the article with a discussion about the framewok and further research directions.
Giovanni Ginocchini is the director of Fondazione Innovazione Urbana, an urban innovation foundation in Bologna, Italy. The foundation was established in 2018 with the goals of strengthening its role as a facilitator of new ideas in the city, collecting innovative actions, and stimulating dialogue between citizens, institutions, and organizations. The foundation operates projects like District Labs, U-Lab, and Air Lab to engage citizens in collaborative processes around issues like public space regeneration, accessibility, and air quality. It measures its success based on levels of citizen participation but acknowledges challenges in balancing citizen needs with institutional requirements.
This document discusses using participatory design and media to enable public participation and decision making. It presents several case studies where participatory processes were used to provide input on spatial planning and public services. The goal is to enhance these processes and better integrate them into public debate and decision making. Several methods are described, including using maps, newspapers, and radio to engage citizens and different stakeholders in collaboration and reflection.
Cristina Zurbriggen, Reframing Governance in the 21st Century: Co-Creation in...LabGov
This document discusses the potential for cities to become "commons" through open data and urban policies. It argues that co-production of open data policies can help cities solve problems and improve quality of life by engaging citizens. The document examines cases in Latin America where cities like Montevideo, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires have established open data policies and platforms to partner with civic groups on issues like transportation, social services, and governance. It proposes a framework for understanding how to foster open data ecosystems in urban policy to support collaborative solutions over the long term and spread their impact.
Public participation was a key part of the sustainable urban planning process for the Malveira da Serra and Janes area within the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park in Portugal. Several public participation actions were held starting in the early stages of the plan to involve local stakeholders and residents in defining priorities. The participation encouraged an innovative planning process that promotes sustainable development and a new way of living in the community while protecting the landscape. The planning process was structured in sequential stages with public participation and evaluation built into each stage to help align the plan with local needs and ensure acceptance.
AUTONOMA - M. Kikidou, M. Patelida & G. Somarakis - Imagine the CityAutonoma Conference
Public space, and especially public urban space has been recognised by many scientists as a part of “commons” for local communities. From this perspective, space and society are connected through a reciprocal relationship and residents are not only receivers, but also creators of public space. This consideration appeared during the previous century and constituted the core of the controversy about the “top-down” approach of urban planning, where decision-makers and experts decide about the future of a city without public participation. One of the planning approaches, which emerged from the aforementioned criticism, was the participatory approach, which can be conducted through different methods and techniques. A technique, used for public information or interaction, is “exhibits”, which consists of exposed plans, designs, photographs, drawings or other visual displays with certain topic or audience at a specific location.
In this context, Imagine the City (ITC) developed as a series of exhibitions aiming to sparkle the dialogue among different local groups of interest (public authorities, city experts and citizens) and to fill the gap between decision-making and the plentiness of regeneration proposals for the city. Since 2010, when it was launched in the city of Chalkida, it has been a living and open network, which explores new ways and procedures to experience and shape the urban landscape. There have already been such exhibitions in 13 cities, with the participation of 632 researchers and more than 40.000 citizens.
This paper seeks to investigate ITC’s local teams’ development and to analyse whether the exhibitions impacted local communities and decision-making. What was the internal structure of local teams and how each of them collaborated with the core team? Τo what extent, have the exhibitions raised public awareness about citizens’ potential role in urban planning, encouraged groups of local citizens, and affected the decision-making processes in cities?
The document describes the Amplification Program, which aims to promote socially innovative solutions to urban problems in New York City neighborhoods. It does this through framework projects that map existing social innovations, interpret local challenges, design scenarios and toolkits to stimulate new initiatives, and exhibit possibilities to communities. The first framework project focused on the Lower East Side, identifying challenges like healthcare for the elderly and retaining cultural identity, and proposing local projects to address these issues.
This document summarizes a community placemaking project in Aveiro, Portugal called "VIVACIDADE. Vestir os Vazios da Cidade" that aims to temporarily develop urban voids and turn them into welcoming, accessible, useful, vibrant places through community engagement. The project involves the municipality, university, and cultural sector. It has engaged local citizens, civic associations, students, media partners, and sponsors to select voids and authorize owners. The participation involves democratic decision making, capacity building, advocacy, and cross-sectoral civic engagement.
The document summarizes the European Commission's funding of social innovation research projects through FP7 and Horizon 2020. It provides details on 8 ongoing social innovation projects funded under FP7 with over 15 million euros allocated. Horizon 2020 also includes social innovation as a key area, with a dedicated activity line under the Societal Challenge on inclusive, innovative and reflective societies. The first Horizon 2020 call on social innovation communities aims to strengthen networking and facilitate policy uptake of research results.
Giovanni Allegretti, Tuscommoning. When a law promote a new culture of com-mo...LabGov
Giovanni Allegretti
CES, Facoltà di Economia, Università di Coimbra.
Co-chair of the «Autorità Indipendente per la Promozione e la Garanzia della Partecipazione della Regione Toscana»
DO WE REALLY NEED PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING?
JOSÉ CARLOS MOTA
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND TERRITORIAL SCIENCES - UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO
jcmota@ua.pt
SINERGI -SOCIAL INTEGRATION THROUGH URBAN GROWTH STRATEGIES
Second Thematic Seminar, Lisbon April 14-16th 2015
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The added value of city civic movements in local spatial planning policies discussing the case of aveiro vfinal
1. 11th Meeting Thematic Group of AESOP Planning and Complexity
Self-organization and spatial planning: in-depth analysis
2nd & 3rd of May 2013 - University of Aveiro
The added value of city
civic movements in local
spatial planning policies:
Discussing the case of
Aveiro, Portugal
José Carlos Mota
Department of Social, Political and
Territorial Sciences - University of
Aveiro
jcmota@ua.pt
2. This presentation/article
will try to contribute
a) to increase the knowledge between theory
and practice regarding new collaborative,
tactical and evidence-based planning
methodologies (approaches)
b) discuss the added value of city civic
movements in local spatial planning
policies/practice
3. Self-organization / City civic movements
• Self-organization, ‘spontaneous
appearence of order or
organization, with ‘global
order’ and ‘local action’ and
distributed over all
components
(collective/robusteness)’
(Heylighen, 2001)
• city civic ‘self organized’
movements, civic initiatives
through networks, based on the
local communities, out of
governemnt control; help to
improve citizen participation.
4. Actor/City civic movements - Concepts
Actor, a set of individuals with a significant number of
common characteristics (interests, motivations and
means) which plays a role in any given stage, influencing
or being influenced by the other actors and may have a
joint project
(Bryson, 2004; Mitchell et a1., 1997; (Crozier & Friedberg, 1977;
Healey, 2011)
5. City civic movements -Role
• Built a tranformative agenda enviosining social inovation
• Need ability, strength, skill, intelligence and willingness to build three
strategic nexus: time, space and practices (Ferrão, 2011):
– Regarding time, ability to combine three different times:
• i) the time course of structural changes (the crisis); ii) the slow time of learning processes
(people, communities and organizations, the slower the more profound are the changes);
iii) the instantaneous time (strength) and ephemeral (weakness) dynamic of civic
movements,
– Regarding space
• i) the need to articulate local concerns with everyday spaces more global (rights and
values); ii) the risk of confusing the place with localism, or assert themselves as nymbies;
– Regarding practices
• often a diverse world, fragmented and does not communicate with each other, which does
not have a common language (Local Agenda 21, participatory budgeting, local
development, civic movements of urban heritage protection), ignoring each other, have a
focus, have difficulty in sharing memories, languages and a common project, because they
have common historical, have projects, actors, concepts and methodologies different, but
the purpose and object are close.
6. City civic movements -
Benefits/Potential
• Increased community engagement in a self-
organization source creates many important
benefits.
– it values different kinds of knowledge (scientific, technical and
empirical) and their assertive combination regarding common
concerns or interests.
– it builds a shared understanding, helps the launch of common
goals, and favours a collective action context, especially in an
experimental basis.
– it increases public attention and accountability for decisions
concerning the allocation of public resources.
• Expanding the opportunities for civic self-
organized participation
7. Participation
in Planning
Framework
i) Stakeholder mobilization right from the beginning in the purpose and general objectives definition;
ii) Provide information in a detailed, timely and easy to understand for all involved;
iii) Make an effort to pedagogy and integration of different actors views, creating open and transparent
stages;
iv) Listen to the actors at critical moments, in particular the definition of objectives, theoretical &
operative framework and planning instruments and proposals;
v) Promote participation as a tool for consensus building and for alignment of actors means and
motivations to achieve a collective goal;
vi) Support the development of cooperation initiatives in the design of measures and proposals for
planning;
vii) Promote models of institutional articulation, creating conditions for enabling legal, technical and
financial planning tools and subsequent implementation.
(Mota, PhD, 2013)
Recent research focused on the
methodologies for actor participation
in spatial planning. The theoretical
framework identified seven main
principles:
8. A practical case: drawing on experience
• Several civic initiatives have emerged recently in
the city of Aveiro, Portugal, where the use of
bottom-up and self-organized participation
methodologies have emerged counteracting
local governments’ decisions in spatial planning
(due to controversial options, lack of involvement
and fragile technical grounding), deepening civic
engagement and creating opportunities for joint
reflection and identifying micro-proposals for
action.
9. Cases of Aveiro – Research context
• Flyvbjerg (2002) explained the
reasons that led him to produce the
research and to engage civically:
– the planning methods and outcomes of
Aalborg municipality were not public and
properly justified' as their studies have
shown;
– motivated intervene to call public's attention
to the poor results and to ‘improve the
situation’ (by 'improving' he means 'becoming
more democratic and effective compliance
with the objectives of planning Aalborg ‘;
– Its role was to 'be part of power relations' that
his studies had made clear;
10. Cases of Aveiro – Research context
• President of the European University
Association (Helena Nazaré, former dean of
the University of Aveiro)
– European universities, in general, can serve as
critical thought for the whole society action,
independently and nonpartisan.
– They can contribute to inform public policy and
people in general.
– We can not forget that in a democracy are the
people who determine the governments, are the
people who have a final say in decision making.
And people to take a decision must be (well)
informed'
http://www.ua.pt/uaonline/detail.asp?c=23494
11. Historical Context
• Tertúlias no Trianon (50’& 60’s)
• Congressos da Oposição Democrática (73)
• Plataforma Cidades (2003- …)
Since 2008
• Amigosd’Avenida
• Colectivo ‘Praça Melo Freitas’
• Movimento Cívico ‘Queremos conhecer o
Estudo que fundamenta o abate das
árvores na Avenida’
• Movimento ‘Contra o Alboi cortado ao
meio’
• Movimento Cívico ‘Contra a Ponte Pedonal’
• Colectivo de Cidadãos ‘Reflexão sobre
Estacionamento em Aveiro’
City civic movements in Aveiro improving public
participation
12. From formal to informal arenas (virtual
and physical):
• Collective-Blog (3.000 posts; 120.000 visits; 200.000
pagevisits; 5 years)
• Mailing-list (350 members; 1.000 messages; 4 years
activity)
• Facebook Group ‘Aveiro 2020’ (more than 900
members; 2 years activity)
Emerged eight relevant civic initiatives (250 anos;
Avenida, Praça Melo Freitas, Árvores Avenida, PdS,
Alboi, Ponte Pedonal, Estacionamento)
Different civic movements (neighbourhood, identity,
mobility) involving more than 6.000 people;
No institutionalization; No agenda; Just talk, share ,
produce public opinion and try to improve better
public decisions regarding the future of the city!
City civic movements in Aveiro improving public
participation
14. • Problem
– The project – Parque da Sustentabilidade (Sustainable
Park) funded by the National Strategic Reference
Framework (2007-2013) – aims at establishing a greenway
crossing on a significant part of the city centre; even
though legislation foresees public discussion for this type
of projects, citizens were essentially informed through the
Press.
• Civic answer
– An informal city civic movement collected 400
signatures to promote a public municipal
assembly;
– A document with concerns was produced and
presented to members of local assembly;
– The Municipal Executive had to present the several
projects for the first time (but no public debate);
• Results:
– Alboi Neighbourhood Civic Movement created and
boosted
– Civic movement against Ponte Pedonal created
– Latter Univ. / ONG / Architects contested some of
the projects
Case #1
Parque da Sustentabilidade
15. • Problem
– Although the requalification of its historical garden was
foreseen, the proposal included the design of a new road
that would split the garden in two units; potential harmful
consequences (recreational activities; road traffic; the
daily lives of residents); Municipality didn’t answer to
neighbourhood concerns;
• Civic answer
– Neighbourhood informal Association; other City Civic
Movements involved
– a blog and a Facebook page (2 500 friends)
– Initiatives protest (a poster was disseminated throughout
the community)
– the film director and musician Joaquim Pavão presented a
short-film with a huge impact on the Internet, radio and
national TV.
– A plan B was proposed and presented to mayor;
• Results
– in October 2011 the local government, facing a sensitive
political context changed the initial proposal.
Case #2
Contra o Alboi Cortado ao Meio
16. Case #3
Contra a Ponte Pedonal no Canal Central
• Problem
– a pedestrian bridge over the central water channel
aiming to link the central park Rossio with Alboi
neighbourhood and related facilities, like
restaurants and bars (integrated in previos PdS);
– Critics: location; visual impact; risk of
gentrification; lack of global planning ; respect of
Urban Plan;
• Civic answer
– new civic movement (40 citizens) working for 2
months mobilized more than 3.500 signitures and
organized 4 public meetings (more than 500
people); issue in the national media agenda;
– Was produced Technical & Juridical documment;
Appeal concerning the nature fo the investment in
times of difficulties and finnantial crisis; Sent to
National Government, Regional Auhtorities, Courts;
• Results
– Mayor decided to stop the process to create wider
consensus; but, the project was too expensive…
17. Case #4
Privatization of Parking in Aveiro
• Problem
– Municipality of Aveiro has open a public contest to
privatize parking at surface (for 60 years) and to build
4 underground parking parks in the city centre;
– The proposal has no technical support and it’s against
a major project of main avenue regeneration;
• Civic answer
– 100 citizens asked for a public debate
– Promoted a public debate with a expert in mobility;
– Invited mayor , political parties and mobility consultants
– Produced a technical document with major
arguments;
• Results
– One of the municipality consultants (lecturer at the
University of Aveiro) wrote a public letter to contest
the project
– The members of different political parties voted a
proposal to recommend the end of the process;
– In the political discussion the technical arguments
from the public discussion where ignore;
19. Case #5
Promoting ‘public space’
• Opportunity
– urban and cultural revived of a main square of the
city centre in the 250th anniversary of the city of
Aveiro;
• Civic answer
– informal self-organization (small group of citizens,
random formation, no previous connections,…)
involved cultural stakeholder to promote a
program Saturday evening live events in public
space
• Results
– launched a manifesto with key issues for
developing public spaces with quality (Manifesto
pelo Espaço Público);
– a local film society (Cine-clube de Avanca)
promoted a cinematographic activity called
Aqui/Here (http://www.aqui-here.com/), with 10
short-films about 10 different public spaces
located in 10 cities around the world.
20. Case #6
Participative Itinerant Roadmap
• Opportunity
– Even in a ‘conflicting’ context…
– Taking advantage ‘Aveiro Participative Budget ‘ a
group of citizens from several civic movements
submited a proposal - a Participative Itinerant
Roadmap, that was selected in a public voting in a
group of 23 projects.
• Civic answer
– Encourage the involvement of citizens and local
actors in joint reflection on the future of their
neighborhood, parish and county and identifying
micro-proposals for action (low-cost, high impact).
– Work with municipality (excellent work with
municipal technicians – education & Participative
Budget Division)
• Results
– Mayor decided to privatize parking in the city without
any public debate (‘what about consensus’?);
– Civic movement decided to stop with the proposal
(for now);
21. City civic movements in Aveiro improving public
participation – contesting public policies
Key-findings:
• Issue (debated in mailing-list /Facebook group);
• Group emerge and structure the agenda of debate;
• Gathering information and produce collaboratively a small report (and
publicize it)
• Organize public debate
• Slideshare (all documents & presentations)
• Send to municipality, institutions, media and citizens
Only in contesting contexts?
22. • Key findings II
– Bring new rationality to debate;
– Challenge the status quo and power relations between
stakeholders;
– Enforce powerless (citizens and neighbourhoods civic
associations)
– Improve a culture of public debate
– Better decisions for the city and citizens
– Mobilize hidden-resources to new public policies and
different way to think about the future of the city
City civic movements in Aveiro improving public
participation – contesting public policies
23. City Civic Movements
key lessons
a) knowledge between theory and practice
regarding new planning methodologies
– New arenas (collaboration platforms) to pro-actively
articulate with communities (change their behaviour
from passive consumers to active users/producers);
– New roles/actors to intermediate Governments/Local
Communities;
– Clear and assertive agendas for the future (not
fragmented projects or ideas);
24. City Civic Movements
key lessons
b) added value of city civic movements in
local spatial planning policies/practice
– There is no tradition in promoting public participation outside
the common arenas;
– Play the game (present arguments, create arenas for debate,
questions actors involved, ask for alternatives);
– Mobilize people to participate – from reactive (present) to
proactive (future);
– Civic actors do get involved in such processes when they have
more access to information, notice that there is a common share
of ideas amongst the community and that their voices can be
heard;