Participatory Diagnosis
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Participatory Diagnosis
Participatory diagnosis is one amongst other methods to determine ethics aspects in planning of public spaces. It is useful to identify feelings of insecurity in cities, communities, districts and neighbourhoods as an important early step. It is a process giving participants the chance to tell what makes them feel insecure about, and to promote gender balanced participation[1]. PArticipatory diagnosis is well established and successfully applied in community planning and development.
The participatory diagnosis is undertaken prior to the start of a planning project itself. Its results feed into the project planning, and hence contributes to the efficiency of planning public policies.
Process
Participants are grouped according to similar constraints and opportunities. Sessions start with a review of characteristics of topics, concerns and recommendation domain, and move to identify and prioritize problems. Potential solutions are then discussed and alternatives are identified. The process ends with a selection of the best possible solution acceptable to all parties.
Addressing cultural/ethics aspects in planning of secure public spaces
Participatory diagnosis helps in
- Identifying motives for a particular type of behavior and revealing areas of difficulty
- Obtaining information and ideas with which to handle a particular issue in the process of planning urban spaces.
Footnotes and references
- ↑ UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, http://www.endvawnow.org/uploads/modules/pdf/1304107021.pdf; http://www.endvawnow.org/en/articles/261-general.html
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