Lebendiges Dorf, lebendiges Quartier. Wie Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner die Entwicklung mitgestalten. Ein Leitfaden

Topics

• New forms of decision-making
• Governance capacity, Policies and instruments

Abstract

The decline of public life hits not only the cities but also the villages. The manual describes potenials and instruments to change and enhance the public sphere in local communities' contexts. It works out the possibilities to improve local self-governance beyound the existing democratic participative instruments known in Switzerland. It carefully describes different projects stages and measures which can be adopted to different social and economical situations and contxts. Therefore, the guide provides entry points, approaches and instruments to widen the local scope and room for manoeuvre regarding social and econoimical development.

Most relevant parts of the publication

3. How to build up a broad group of interested stakeholders; 4. How to articulate and discuss ideas and needs of the local community; 5. How to exchange ideas; 6. How to implement project ideas; 7. How to establish and institutionalize participation and involvement in a community

Reference to the original publication

http://www.wsl.ch/land/products/lebendiges_dorf/

Remarks

full reference: Buchecker, Matthias & Schultz, Barbara (2000): Lebendiges Dorf, lebendiges Quartier. Wie Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner die Entwicklung mitgestalten. Ein Leitfaden. Birmensdorf: Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt WSL.