Participatory budgets in Brazil and Portugal: comparing patterns of dissemination

Falanga, Roberto; Lüchmann, Lí­gia Helena Hahn

doi:10.1080/01442872.2019.1577373

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“…In 2007/2008, Lisbon city council inaugurated the first participatory budget implemented at municipal level by a European capital city. The decision was consistent with the intention to place values and mechanisms of citizen participation at the centre of the local political agenda (Falanga & Lüchmann 2019). The initiation of the Bip/Zip programme in 2011 confirms the political commitment to enlarge the spectrum of policy areas covered by participatory processes in urban regeneration.…”

Section: Measuring Participatory Processessupporting

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Measuring citizen participation in urban regeneration: a reflection on the construction of the participation index for the Bip/Zip programme in Lisbon

Falanga

2019

Urban Development Issues

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Citizen participation in policymaking has become a worldwide key reference for the design and implementation of urban regeneration. Despite the growing rate of participatory processes, little evidence or scientific debate has been fostered on their measurement and, broadly speaking, evaluation. While challenges in providing robust evaluations are related to the difficulties in providing common definitions of citizen participation in policymaking, the limited sharing of theories and evidence compromises a more comprehensive understanding of the socio-political phenomenon. The article contributes to this topic by discussing the conceptualisation and operationalisation of the participation index for the Bip/ Zip programme. Since 2011, the programme has tackled socio-spatial inequalities in 67 priority areas of Lisbon by funding local partnerships composed of local associations, NGOs, and parish governments committed to engaging local communities in the development of their activities. The participation index will be formulated from the convergence of data collected through quantitative and qualitative methods on the constitution of partnerships, the implementation of initiatives, and the provision of public funding. The discussion provides critical reflection upon opportunities and challenges of the ongoing process from the academic and policy sides, which can positively stimulate future research on the topic.

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Measuring citizen participation in urban regeneration: a reflection on the construction of the participation index for the Bip/Zip programme in Lisbon

Falanga

2019

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“…Over the last decade, the Lisbon PB was run based on a yearly cycle with a dedicated budget of 5 million euros in the first editions, later cut to 2.5 million in 2012, which, according to the city council, was a direct consequence of the austerity measures. The Lisbon PB was the first PB implemented on a municipal scale by a European capital, having a major impact over the dissemination of PBs in Portugal and reverberation at the international level [7,56].…”

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“…In 2019, Portugal was the European country with the highest rate of local PBs implemented out of a national legal framework [5]. The enthusiasm around the PB dates to the early 2000s and then grew exponentially after the Lisbon PB in 2008/2009 [7], which marked the first city-wide PB implemented by a European capital and introduced a new model of direct participation. Citizens have since been invited to submit and vote ideas for public funding in all policy domains, including urban sustainability within the thematic area "environment, green structure, and energy".…”

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Green(er) Cities and Their Citizens: Insights from the Participatory Budget of Lisbon

2021

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There is rising scholarly and political interest in participatory budgets and their potential to advance urban sustainability. This article aims to contribute to this field of study through the specific lens of the city of Lisbon’s experience as an internationally acknowledged leader in participatory budgeting. To this end, the article critically examines the lessons and potential contribution of the Lisbon Participatory Budget through a multimethod approach. Emerging trends and variations of citizen proposals, projects, votes, and public funding are analysed in tandem with emerging key topics that show links and trade-offs between locally embedded participation and the international discourse on urban sustainability. Our analysis reveals three interconnected findings: first, the achievements of the Lisbon Participatory Budget show the potential to counteract the dominant engineered approach to urban sustainability; second, trends and variations of the achievements depend on both citizens’ voice and the significant influence of the city council through policymaking; and, third, the shift towards a thematic Green Participatory Budget in 2020 was not driven by consolidated social and political awareness on the achievements, suggesting that more could be achieved through the 2021 urban sustainability oriented Participatory Budget. We conclude recommending that this kind of analysis should be systematically carried out and disseminated within city council departments, promoting much needed internal awareness of PBs’ potential as drivers of urban sustainability. We also identify further research needed into the sustainability potential of green PBs.

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“…Nevertheless, within the current global urban arena these processes and political choices should not simply be viewed from the local level, but as "part of a multilevel governance game of political legitimation" (Bherer 2010, 301; see also Mohan and Stokke 2000;Swyngedouw 2005;Falanga and Lüchmann 2019). Governments all over the world are encouraging both 'green' and 'participatory' movements.…”

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Justice and power relations in urban greening: can Lisbon’s urban greening strategies lead to more environmental justice?

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Nunes

2020

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Urban greening has become a prevalent tool in the context of climate change adaptation and mitigation in cities. However, given its uneven social and spatial outcomes, urban greening is increasingly recognized as an environmental justice concern, straightly connected to issues of scale and power. In the framework of Lisbon's election as European Green Capital 2020, this paper examines the city's greening strategies and the related decision-making processes, based on a cross-analysis of the city-wide and longterm vision for urban greening and a localized and relatively unusual planning process for a new green space in the neighborhood of Marvila. Based on qualitative research carried out in-situ, we argue that Lisbon's greening strategies are part of a 'green capital' discourse, which falls short on addressing environmental justice concerns. Focus is placed on global and top-down priorities related to climate change adaptation, and on addressing spatial disparities in green space distribution, while failing to acknowledge the importance of procedural justice aspects related to local recognition and participation. Our findings show how representative and democratic forms of knowledge exchange allow the empowerment and negotiation of multi-scalar urban agendas and, therefore, more inclusive processes of environmental decision-making. By understanding environmental justice as an exercise of multiscalar governance, local solutions can be integrated alongside a comprehensive and long-term vision for green space development.

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Participatory budgets in Brazil and Portugal: comparing patterns of dissemination

Cited by 31 publications

References 40 publications

Measuring citizen participation in urban regeneration: a reflection on the construction of the participation index for the Bip/Zip programme in Lisbon

Measuring citizen participation in urban regeneration: a reflection on the construction of the participation index for the Bip/Zip programme in Lisbon

Green(er) Cities and Their Citizens: Insights from the Participatory Budget of Lisbon

Justice and power relations in urban greening: can Lisbon’s urban greening strategies lead to more environmental justice?

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