Community involvement in planning: finding a happy medium

Cohen, T.M.

doi:10.1680/muen.2005.158.1.5

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“…If the public are given all the necessary information and time within the planning process, they will reach conclusions that experts would have difficulty overruling (Cohen, 2005). The building of the Northside Bridge provided CCC with the opportunity to consult the public over 2 years and explain the issues involved in building infrastructure.…”

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Workington: a case study in coordination and communication

Affleck

Gibbon

2016

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal E

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This study was carried out to identify the social impact of losing transport links within a community, and the practices of coordination and communication during and after an extreme adverse event. In November 2009, Workington, Cumbria had most of its bridges either damaged or destroyed during a major flood. The effects of the disaster were immediate, while the subsequent planning and recovery process took time. Over 3 years, CumbriaCounty Council (CCC) went through a coordinated process of installing temporary infrastructure, building and repairing Workington's bridges. A desk-based investigation of the disaster and the recovery process using websites and the local press demonstrates a coordinated approach to replace Workington's infrastructure and the importance of communication in the town's recovery. CCC, through a series of practical measures, reduced disruption within the community in stages. The reconstruction of the town's bridges involved communication and public consultation about the new infrastructure. The CCC explained the design, financial and engineering elements of the bridges to the public with some success. The research found that the loss of each bridge had significant social impacts, and the coordinated actions and communication of CCC helped the community understand and, importantly, accept that reconstruction would not be immediate.

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Workington: a case study in coordination and communication

Affleck

Gibbon

2016

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal E

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“…Determining how to address such a response, such as how to incorporate it into the design or plan-making process, is a potentially challenging but important issue. Ignoring negative responses is an easy way to antagonise those who participated (Cohen, 2005). Several of the residents' groups in the study reported disillusionment and disappointment with past consultation exercises on planning, development and car parking matters.…”

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“…For Cohen (2005) they are a useful mechanism for collecting views in the early stages of a development project prior to the production of tangible proposals. For Batheram et al (2005) they allow the exploration of conflicting views and the resolution of disputes.…”

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“…To counter this, consideration needs to be given to the way consultation and engagement is presented and the point at which it occurs. Consultation and engagement activities occurring early on, when there would appear to be clear opportunities to influence the issue under consideration, may receive a better reception and more enthusiastic response than activities occurring towards the end of a project when most decisions have been made (Cohen, 2005). How the findings of any consultation and engagement activity are communicated back to those who participated, and how it can be shown that the findings have shaped the outcomes, are also important issues to address in a public involvement exercise (Batheram et al, 2005).…”

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Engaging residents' groups in planning using focus groups

Brookfield¹,

Bloodworth²,

Mohan³

2013

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering

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2 3Involving residents in decisions on the planning and design of the built environment can deliver numerous benefits, but soliciting their productive and meaningful engagement is not easy. There are various pitfalls to navigate and issues to address. This paper reflects on several of these by drawing on the experience of conducting focus groups with a variety of residents' groups where attitudes to environmental design were discussed. The paper considers issues around the process of identifying and selecting groups to engage with, barriers to group and individual participation in engagement exercises, and the process of opinion formation and evolution in a group setting (and the implications of this for the interpretation of focus group data). Interestingly, for some residents' groups, preferences for the design and development of the built environment appeared to be rather conservative although there was scepticism of the agenda and activities of local government and property developers. The paper considers what this might mean for efforts to involve these groups in consultation and engagement activities on planning and development matters. Overall, it is hoped that this paper will form a useful resource for those embarking on consultation and engagement activities, particularly those wishing to work with residents' groups or seeking to employ focus groups.

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A Case Study on the Problematic Stratification of Residents in Promoting Participatory Community Design and Development

Koike¹

2009

JOURNAL OF RURAL PLANNING ASSOCIATION

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Community involvement in planning: finding a happy medium

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Workington: a case study in coordination and communication

Workington: a case study in coordination and communication

Engaging residents' groups in planning using focus groups

A Case Study on the Problematic Stratification of Residents in Promoting Participatory Community Design and Development

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