Public Participation in Planning and Design of Infrastructure Projects

Hoseini, Seied Mohammad Mahdi; Gorji Mahlabani, Yousef; Sameh, Reza; Bagheryan, Mohammad Saber

doi:10.22061/jsaud.2022.8592.1990

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ MA. of Architecture in Department of Architecture and Urbanism, Imam Khomeini International Uni. Qazvin, Iran.

² Prof. of Architecture in Department of Architecture and Urbanism,, Imam Khomeini International Uni. Qazvin, Iran.

³ Assistant Prof. of Architecture in Department of Architecture and Urbanism, Imam Khomeini International Uni. Qazvin, Iran.

10.22061/jsaud.2022.8592.1990

Abstract

Public participation means meaningful and effective involvement of stakeholders in decision making to get public to be more supportive. Over the past years, the construction or development of infrastructure projects is one of the most important and obvious examples of public participation and this issue has become a necessity in many government structures according to their laws. In this article, attempts were made to evaluate the examples of public participation experiences in this field in three different structures includes California Energy Commission, Planning INSpectorate & international. First, the necessary information about the details of the implementation process of each sample was extracted from the archived sources related to the same project. Afterwards, efforts were dedicated to assessing and comparing the implementation of the identification process based on the understanding perceived from other structures in addition to studying the legal context in which this process was formed through reviewing events, correspondence and conversations. In the current research, we identified the execution model of each structure and listed the measures taken to improve the public participation process in each of the mentioned structures to be used in the implementation of the existing structures or development of a process of public participation in inexperienced contexts.

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Architecture and Urban Design

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Journal of Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design

Public Participation in Planning and Design of Infrastructure Projects

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Volume 10, Issue 2
November 2022
Pages 17-40

Public Participation in Planning and Design of Infrastructure Projects

References

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Doloi, H. (2012). Assessing Stakeholders’ Influence on Social Performance of Infrastructure Projects, Facilities, 30(11/12): 531-550.

Doloi, H. (2014). A Framework for Supporting Planning and Development of Infrastructure Projects from a Societal Perspective, ISARC2014, Sydney, Australia.

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Volume 10, Issue 2November 2022Pages 17-40

Volume 10, Issue 2
November 2022
Pages 17-40