2006 Vancouver

June 19-23 , 2006, Vancouver, BC

Cross-cultural Collaboration and Inclusive Participation

Date: June 21, 2006; Tim: 4:30-6:30 pm; Room: MR07

Community participation in local planning has become a common practice in democratized societies around the Pacific Rim. To various extents, it has contributed to a more inclusive approach in local planning and urban governance. The purpose of this event is to connect professionals and scholars in participatory community planning to share insights and compare experiences of how participatory planning is conducted at the community level and in different social and institutional contexts. Through presentation of cases and roundtable/group discussion, the event will examine the following:

how participatory community planning responds to rapid social and economic changes in the region;
how participatory practices address the increasing diversity and complexity of identities, interests and values in the planning of urban communities;
And how examples of participatory practices reflect specific local social and cultural practices.

The event seeks to expand an existing network of practitioners and researchers focusing on participatory community planning in the Pacific Rim. Specifically, it seeks to involve individuals and organizations from the developing countries in the region and beyond.

Networking Event/ 2006 Vancouver, Canada



World Urban Forum III -- Our Futures: Sustaining Cities, Turning Ideas into Actions
June 19-23 , 2006, Vancouver, BC Cross-cultural Collaboration and Inclusive Participation Date: June 21, 2006; Tim: 4:30-6:30 pm; Room: MR07 Community participation in local planning has become a common practice in democratized societies around the Pacific Rim. To various extents, it has contributed to a more inclusive approach in local planning and urban governance. The purpose of this event is to connect professionals and scholars in participatory community planning to share insights and compare experiences of how participatory planning is conducted at the community level and in different social and institutional contexts. Through presentation of cases and roundtable/group discussion, the event will examine the following: how participatory community planning responds to rapid social and economic changes in the region; how participatory practices address the increasing diversity and complexity of identities, interests and values in the planning of urban communities; And how examples of participatory practices reflect specific local social and cultural practices. The event seeks to expand an existing network of practitioners and researchers focusing on participatory community planning in the Pacific Rim. Specifically, it seeks to involve individuals and organizations from the developing countries in the region and beyond.		Presentation Abstracts Partner Organizations: The Northwest Center for Livable Communities, University of Washington Department of Landscape Architecture, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Voices Integrating East and West (VIEW) Organization of Urban Re-s (OURs)