Participatory planning, case study, participation

Odborná publikace představuje zkušenost s komunitně založeným participativním plánováním v městském prostoru v České republice na konkrétním příkladu Hlavní třídy v Ostravě-Porubě a reflexi procesů participativního plánování v městském prostoru ze zahraničí. Cílem bylo v obecné rovině představit koncept, cíle a proces participace a příklad reálné aplikace v českém a mezinárodním prostředí prostřednictvím čtyř případových studií (Česká republika – Ostrava-Poruba, Nizozemí, Slovensko a USA).

The publication is divided into an introductory section dealing with the concept of participation and its objectives, including a description of the project background of the findings presented herein. This is followed by key case studies consisting of examples of citizen participation in four countries. A specific case is the Czech Republic implemented in Ostrava’s district Poruba and its Main Street (Hlavní třída) presenting an example of participation. The Ostrava example also includes the analysis results of piloted participatory techniques. Other case studies are from Slovakia, the Netherlands, and the United States of America. The concept of case study for these three foreign countries refers to the use of partial examples of participatory planning to illustrate a particular phenomenon in practice. Each of the case studies starts with an introduction to the country’s participation context and then reflects on the experience of participation in a particular case or cases. This publication contains a unique set of data that reflects the context of participatory planning in urban space using an international comparison. The collected results convey the experience of participatory planning to the professional public and the application sector and can also inspire further participation-based projects in the area of urban planning. This book is a contribution to the body of current knowledge on the possibilities, techniques, and benefits of citizen participation. The book’s authors have set out to provide all those who are involved in participation or wish to be involved in the future with a summary of current knowledge and a source of inspiration to further use and develop participatory approaches in making public spaces functional, enjoyable, and beautiful for all.