Building Sustainable Urban Communities: Can a common participatory space offer a solution?
2005 (Engelska)Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)
Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
Abstract [en]
Globalization and rapid urbanization in the developing world have been contributing greatly to a current unsustainable reality. In order to move towards a sustainable society, the strength of people working collectively as a community must be recognized and harnessed to begin making changes from the bottom up. This thesis will examine how a common participatory space has the potential to become a community hub, and to foster participatory dialogue, negotiation and decision-making within urban communities of poverty. After examining the current reality, including present development practices, this research strives to find universal elements for a common participatory space where vision building and strategic community action can flourish. This study also examines the processes needed to engage community members in the cultivation, creation and maintenance of a common participatory space.
Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
2005. , s. 109
Nyckelord [en]
Community Development, Human Rights, Sustainability Principles, Urbanization, Participatory Governance, Basic Human Needs, Vision Building, Backcasting, Network Theory
Nationell ämneskategori
Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-4114Lokalt ID: oai:bth.se:arkivexD45031B883E7E7F4C1257247000E7BD4OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-4114DiVA, id: diva2:831437
Utbildningsprogram
SLASL Magisterprogram i Strategiskt ledarskap för hållbarhet
Uppsök
samhälle/juridik
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