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The '''civic culture''' concept goes back to Almond and Verba’s study on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_culture political culture] and the role of participants<ref>Almond, G. A./Verba, S. (1963): The Civic Culture: Political Attitudes and Democracy in Five Nations. University of Princeton Press: Princeton, NJ.</ref>. They categorized and identified three ideal types of ‘pure’ political culture types (parochial/subject/participant). Civic culture is understood to mix the ideal elements of each. Commonly considered cultural aspects in [[urban planning]] relate to providing for coexistence of commerce and civic culture and to ‘building in’ space for the fine arts and public ‘cultural’ plain (e.g. parks as open museums). |
The '''civic culture''' concept goes back to Almond and Verba’s study on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_culture political culture] and the role of participants<ref>Almond, G. A./Verba, S. (1963): The Civic Culture: Political Attitudes and Democracy in Five Nations. University of Princeton Press: Princeton, NJ.</ref>. They categorized and identified three ideal types of ‘pure’ political culture types (parochial/subject/participant). Civic culture is understood to mix the ideal elements of each. Commonly considered cultural aspects in [[urban planning]] relate to providing for coexistence of commerce and civic culture and to ‘building in’ space for the fine arts and public ‘cultural’ plain (e.g. parks as open museums). |
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The use of civic culture in addressing security related urban planning |
The use of civic culture in addressing security related urban planning |
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Revision as of 18:32, 4 February 2013
The civic culture concept goes back to Almond and Verba’s study on political culture and the role of participants[1]. They categorized and identified three ideal types of ‘pure’ political culture types (parochial/subject/participant). Civic culture is understood to mix the ideal elements of each. Commonly considered cultural aspects in urban planning relate to providing for coexistence of commerce and civic culture and to ‘building in’ space for the fine arts and public ‘cultural’ plain (e.g. parks as open museums).
The use of civic culture in addressing security related urban planning
- reduces inequality and social tension;
- incorporates the knowledge, productivity, social and physical capital of the poor in city development;
- increases local ownership of development processes and programmes.[2]
Or vice versa: if unaddressed, social inequalities and tension can arise/grow and result in anti-social or criminal behaviour.
Approaches how to address it
- Involve citizens in planning process;
- Involve different parties and interest groups;
- Encourage locals to express their needs and expectations/requests.
This can be realized by several public or citizen participation methods to integrate different security aspects, culture aspects, legal aspects and ethics aspects into the strategic planning of secure public spaces:
- Methods to determine risk aspects of the public security culture;
- Methods to determine legal aspects in planning of public spaces;
- Methods to determine ethical aspects in planning of public spaces;
- Checklists for dimension consideration in order to enhance citizens perception of security in urban crowded places.
Footnotes and references
- ↑ Almond, G. A./Verba, S. (1963): The Civic Culture: Political Attitudes and Democracy in Five Nations. University of Princeton Press: Princeton, NJ.
- ↑ United Nations UN Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT): Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Planning: A Guide for Municipalities. In: UNON Publishing Service Section, 2007, Volume 1, p. 20.
