What's the best way to involve people in urban planning?

It is also important to contextualize urban planning as per the local setting, economy and culture, where the local people can provide better understanding.

I believe that some of the most effective methods to involve the public is to take a concrete project that will directly impact them and involve them from the inception with the design and execution of the effort. For example, in the public forum, designing a neighborhood park with the surrounding communities involvement in the process. Give them options and the ability to make input into some of the choices of facilities and lay-out. Then follow through and go along with their wishes. This builds confidence in the ability of the government to make the park theirs. Use of creative designers who can sketch while people give input. Possibly create 3 alternative plans and gain consensus on the final plan.

Engage stakeholders through diverse channels like community meetings, online platforms, and workshops, ensuring their voices are heard and incorporated into the planning process.

It is to ensures that diverse perspectives are considered, increases transparency and accountability, promotes social cohesion and community engagement, empowers citizens to shape their environment, and creates a sense of shared responsibility and collective vision for the future.

Bottom-up approaches to urban planning are a great way to involve communities in the early phases of design. Community input is important to planners and allows for a better understanding of peoples' needs and concerns.

Planning competes for a person’s most valuable commodity - their time. With that in mind, careful organizing & advertising can get the “power to the people” for good participation. Some ideas on how: * bring the party to the people - meet in the community not at city hall if you can * be accessible - after work hours & sometimes Saturdays * use the ‘Net for a bigger net - in-person with a virtual interface if possible * be approachable - the job is to inform, not impress - avoid wonky jargon & acronyms * be relevant - use local context & examples for key points (not mountain landscapes for Florida crowds) * lead with a smile - even for touchy topics, bring your best positive energy to the room. After all, we’re planners - we sell hope.

Hybrid methods of engagement and scheduling your in-person consultation at different timeframes can help to ensure greater reach and diversity of responses. This is especially true for local area planning. Online surveys and participatory mapping can assist participants in accessing the engagement without worrying about travel, organising it other commitments, or succumbing to peer pressure in community workshops, for instance. It is important to complement this with in person engagement as not all community members have access to or are computer-literate. Providing a variety of consultation methods helps to ensure the responses honestly and broadly reflect community views.

Start by talking to the children in their classrooms. Get them dreaming and sharing with their parents. World Town Planning day is a great excuse to start a conversation. DO NOT wait until a major issue appears to shape the conversation.

Work with ‘doers’ in cities, towns and villages - build on the positive energy of people who get things down and do not spend time and energy with nay-sayers who say things won’t work, have been tried before, etc etc etc Show people rather than telling

The best way to involve community in planning Is : Simplify the topics. Involve them from beginning. Make them accountable for actions. Give them ownership. Quantify the involvement. Make them feel proud of the neighbourhood they live in.

✨Make sure you only ask when you can act on the answer. ✨Ask in understandable language, not about design solutions, but about needs. ✨Tell how to act on the feedback, even when you don't take it as part of the plan (when wishes are conflicting, not all can be implemented); ✨Then explain the chosen solution.

Challenges include lack of awareness, language barriers, limited access to information, and varying levels of interest and engagement among residents.

Debemos poner los desafíos no en las personas que convocamos a participar sino que en la formación de los equipos técnicos. Estos deben tener la sensibilidad apropiada para adaptar el conocimiento técnico a un lenguaje común; independiente de quien sea nuestro interlocutor. Por ello los conocimientos y experiencia en comunicación y pedagogía los considero un desafío fundamental.

Main challenge include : Institutional Social Technical Financial They may vary less or more Normally all would exists in different density

One key challenge is the residents’ lack of knowledge and information. This becomes a major obstacle during both the plan preparation and plan implementation stages. However, I have found that many are very willing to learn so public participation meetings and barazas play a key role in sensitization and creating awareness to the public. Many times they appreciate the involvement and are receptive to the message being communicated.

1. Involve people throughout the process 2. Clearly define purpose and objectives 3. Use diverse engagement methods (surveys, workshops, focus groups) 4. Provide adequate information and education 5. Listen to opinions, acknowledge concerns 6. Provide feedback on input usage By following these best practices and principles, urban planners can overcome challenges and create more participatory, equitable, and sustainable urban planning processes.

Best practices can be to have workshops/ seminars/ hybrid approach to educate residents about urban planning concepts and specific project details. Use interactive tools/ methods, use latest technologies, etc.

Best practices to involve people in urban planning include creating opportunities for participation through community meetings and workshops, providing clear and accessible information about the planning process, utilizing online platforms for engagement, incorporating diverse perspectives and voices, conducting outreach in multiple languages, offering incentives for participation, fostering collaboration between community members and professionals, and ensuring transparency and accountability in decision-making. It is also important to actively listen to the concerns and ideas of residents and to establish mechanisms for ongoing communication and feedback.

Best practices include communicating the expectations clearly to the stakeholders. This means that a stakeholder will come into the process clearly knowing what is required of them and the information they need to provide to facilitate the planning process. Clear communication also ensures that stakeholders understand the need for their involvement and the impact they have on the planning process and assurance that their views will be considered.

Best practices consist of protecting those more vulnerable in city planning decisions and finding ways to distribute resources and infrastructures for all, not just those who can pay for them.

The benefits of community engagement and community assessment will allow for a more practical way of presenting plans and projects to better understand the planning process with the ultimate goal of determining what communities will endure.

1. Involving people in the processes and plans that impact them is of utmost importance, as mentioned in earlier sections. The end user of a space can be perceived as an expert, holding lived experiences and community knowledge that isn't communicated or apparent in the census data or background reports reviewed by planners, engineers, and developers. As such, involving people early on and throughout the entire planning process serves as a learning opportunity to planners. 2. It also serves as an ongoing educational opportunity with regards to ableism in the field. Involving folks with different abilities, ethic backgrounds and socio-demographics allows professionals to question the assumptions and potential biases in their work.

The early and continuous engagement of public in urban planning can benefits all community members, promoting equity and inclusion. The residents fosters a sense of ownership and pride in their community.

The benefits: Allows for inclusive decision-making, increases community ownership and pride, leads to more sustainable and equitable outcomes, enhances the effectiveness of plans, and fosters trust and cooperation between residents and planners.

By virtue of living in a city people are already involved in urban planning. The choices made through everyday living have a ripple effect. Should I walk or drive to school? Should I plant a garden? Should I buy from my local grocer? Further involving people through the formal planning process has the value of helping build an understanding of how/when their everyday choices have an impact. Why giving up cheap parking space can help increase housing affordability. Why adding density judiciously can increase the viability of a local coffee shop or a community centre. People are already involved. It is only a question of us facilitate their participation in city life as a positive, constructive experience.

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Engagement in civic design is a very complex issue. To think one understands what the community wants is arrogance. Asking the community requires humility and the ABILITY to listen. Most management types don't have the time or patience for this. They leave this for their subordinates who are not allowed to make a decision. So you end up with a stalemate. A community that's got something to say and person in power who cannot say anything. This is the greatest disservice to our community.

Like this i do not see value in using AI. The article is a correct but washed out piece of text that will not help giving power to the subject. Adding humans to spice it up is the wrong way to go in my opinion.

As mentioned earlier, study of urban patterns can be insightful and be considered as passive public participation. This study of patterns should not only be spatial but also economic, social, cultural and demographic. The size of the grain of pattern can be decided based on the complexities of each feature. Based on study of past and present patterns, resource planning, goals and public opinions voiced through active public participation, simulations can be run to provide much clearer directions for intrinsic urban growth and planning for the space.