Public participation applied to the environmental planning

Explain the optimal pattern in the contracts of public private Participation construction, exploitation and transfer (BOT) Applied to Contracts Theory

In recent decade in developing countries, lack of government budget or lack of access to modern technology, persuade governments to attract private sector participation in the economy. One of the most common methods is Public-Private Partnership agreements. The real implementation of this type of partnership needs to set contracts that satisfies preferences of both parties. This research aims t...

The potential of public participation GIS in UK environmental planning: appraisals by active publics

The paper draws on an empirical study of two workshops in which the issues that arise from the use of GIS as a planning tool in public participation settings where explored by local residents who take an active interest in local planning matters in their London borough. The paper demonstrates how issues concerned with the democratisation of GIS and Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) informed the ...

Public Participation in Sustainable Urban Planning

Urban planning, in particular on protected landscape areas, demands an increasing role of public participation within the frame of the efficiency of sustainable planning process. The development of urban planning actions in Protected Landscape areas, as Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, should perform a methodological process that is structured over distinct sequential stages, providing the developm...

Public Participation in China’s Environmental Protection

Generally, evolution of instruments on environmental policy went through three phases, they are; (1) 1970’s,Command and Control Policy, (2) 1980’s,Market-based Policy, and (3) 1990’s, Information Disclosure, Dialogue and Cooperation Mechanism. According to the World Bank, the classification of environmental policies is expressed by four types, direct regulation, market-based measures, market cr...

Chapter 1 Public Participation in Urban Planning