' Citizen Participation in Decision-making increasingly justifies the government in their work of transformation in an urban setting. It almost seems that nothing is more feasible nor sustainable without the consent, or rather listening to dissent, the whole population.
From large demolition Hausmann those fascists in the twenties and visionary utopian plans of the Italian school in the sixties the Japanese in the same period, the idea of \u200b\u200burban transformation and the role of the planner has changed.
You can talk about, perhaps, a loss dell'aureola, a return to controlled size, petite, sustainable, participatory and discussed the rule the territory against the unified design of one or a few, the idea of \u200b\u200ba society envisioned by many. Against the planning of a community (ideally, just, modern., Graphite), the community planning.
We have seen in recent years, the emergence and success of movements is no longer tied to a limited area but to whole regions, often in key purely environmentalist (NO TAV NO BRIDGE) and highly politicized (before or after their claim ...), the proliferation of neighborhood committees and the establishment of schools, and teaching professionals that will reproduce the seeds of that passion activist. Right now most of the associations (another term for pretty close to the definition of community) have been set up to provide a vision at odds with the initial idea, to provide the other party, starting from the contrast rather than by the declaration of intent.
Attempts to expand the construction and transformation of the city obviously has generated a considerable amount of study. From social sciences to political science, urbanism architecture, all you have wondered what were the best procedures to widen participation, to involve and educate the people to build their own space (building another extremely difficult after years in which to live in the cities has meant live in an area away from the traditional pre-and textured patterns of transmission of practice knowledge). Studies and analysis that is often not acknowledged, however, the mistakes and limitations of the old bureaucratic system often calibrated to prevent any decision is approved undertaking.
No longer our habitat social housing (or just your home) or the corresponding quarter a type of social proximity before the spread of a global language, change their habitat means to intervene in the area of \u200b\u200bintersection of a variety of specific and particular social habitat requirements for the various social forms which they take part (Manzini) . Moreover, the ease with which they become large pieces of land has created a significant gap between the urban and social housing. This site is often the interstices, between the fences of the yards smooth, slow to establish itself and forget the act of play. But unfortunately it is still the preserve of well-defined social classes, which naturally leads outside the relationship.
to consider transformations of the real community is perhaps even more off of scale, will heal all those who, although part of a unique community have no place bureaucratic infrastructure that always has the option of giving the last word.
obviously to make more palatable the idea of \u200b\u200bparticipation is unbelievably strong, the concept of community (which, as Bauman argues, in itself has a positive connotation) ascribing often within the administrative boundaries or territorial. Create new definitions that transmit security, sense of belonging.
The situation in the city of Rome today is not the best. The Statute of the municipality that regulates the exercise of participatory rights are "residents", defines the parties' registered to vote "and claims beyond this idea of \u200b\u200bparticipation is still relegated to the manipulation and control of consensus.
The turnout in the debates is all the more numerous as there are power games going on here. And any discussion moved to other floors loses its meaning and importance. A tool "important" as set by the regulation is such that resolution of the popular (Popular initiatives are measures adopted by the Council and the Town Council on proposals for the town within the Commonwealth that, in this way, directly involved in the formation of the will of these bodies from the site: www.comune.roma.i) unfortunately the same site points out that since 2001 all popular initiatives have been left open.
Where does then the planner? A tradition of American planners activists moved towards the work of theorizing multicultural aspects and shared. Paul Davidoff was the first to speak, to Venice in Italy in 1970 was turned to the chair of Planning, urban planning and environmental participatory models, supporting the proposed new urbanist figure other professionals in order to create a general consensus in the implementation of projects that sought to overcome the cold light of proceedings handled exclusively by the technician. The interest of the fact is often only the most superficial aspects relegated to the technical rules and quibbles.
The population in the coming years will require more help and better quality of life is increasing dramatically. The planner must increasingly be the intermediary between communities, government and especially private investment. As demonstrated by recent experiments in the field of participation especially in disadvantaged areas (Teddy Cruz in Tijuana, Doual'art in Douala, Elemental Chile in Chile, Think Tank in Caracas) community has a latent potential that only events, activities, or the networking of a general discomfort may awaken. Through art, play, creating situations and the contribution of new templates, you can channel a critical awareness, develop relationships and relationships between individuals and a trust in the processes of transformation of their lives and their community.