| Title |
Community participation in decision making processes in urban planning: the case of Kaunas / |
| Authors |
Jankauskaitė-Jurevičienė, Laura ; Mlinkauskienė, Aušra |
| DOI |
10.25034/ijcua.2021.v5n2-3 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Journal of contemporary urban affairs.. Alanya : Alanya Hamdullah Emin Paşa University. 2021, vol. 5, iss. 2, p. 46-57.. ISSN 2475-6156. eISSN 2475-6164 |
| Keywords [eng] |
community ; urban planning ; spatial planning ; decision-making processes |
| Abstract [eng] |
Participation in decision-making processes means enabling citizens, communities, non-governmental organizations and other interested parties to influence the formulation of policies and laws affecting them. What are the real opportunities to influence urban planning? The purpose of this article is not only to review Lithuanian legal documents but also to analyse recent processes in Kaunas city planning. Kaunas city is undergoing various urban processes, which do not always meet the needs of the community. The paper presents an analysis of the forms of community involvement in the urban planning processes and survey data on the effectiveness of community involvement. The article was prepared using a sociological survey with representatives of the city community. Also here were used comparative analysis between legal obligations and actual urbanization process. |
| Published |
Alanya : Alanya Hamdullah Emin Paşa University |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2021 |
| CC license |
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