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'''Advocacy planning''' is a [[citizen participation]] method for the [[Determination of security aspects - methods for urban planners|determination of legal aspects in planning of secure public spaces]]. The concept emerged in response to a critique of 1960’s mainstream physical planning such as large-scale urban renewal schemes and its disregard of social capital and established community structures. The contemporary purpose of advoacy planning is to inform ordinary citizens about planning issues (on security or other) and working out suggestions together based on discussion, as well as to represent ordinary citizen before official bodies such as the city administration.
= Short description =
 
An advocacy planner’s main activities are informing ordinary citizens about planning issues, working out suggestions together with ordinary citizens, representing the latter before official bodies such as the city administration, promoting and chairing discussion processes, etc. A
 
   
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==Support of planning for secure public spaces==
= Process =
 
 
* Underpinning the interests of segments of the population in planning processes where the former have difficulty in expressing themselves, are socially disadvantaged or are simply not organised;
Advocacy planning is mostly employed at local or regional level. Advocacy planning should not lead to ordinary citizens being pushed into passive roles or treated like children; instead, it should help them to stand up for their own interests and should make it easier to compensate for possible discrimination.
 
 
* Ensuring that all segments of the population affected by a planning process are taken into account even-handedly;
 
* Mediating between the everyday world of ordinary citizens and the perspective of experts (security and general planning, legal, and authority terms).
   
 
== Process description ==
=Help in addressing cultural/ethical aspects in planning of secure public spaces=
 
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Advocacy planning is mostly employed at local or regional level; strict structures or sequence of events are not foreseen. Advocacy planners are usually available throughout a project period, but do not arrange activating citizen involvement. Advocacy planning also requires citizens' proactive initiatives. Examples for advocacy planners are local advice offices, youth, legal or environmental ombudsmen and others.
* Underpin the interests of segments of the population in planning processes where the former have difficulty in expressing themselves, are socially disadvantaged or are simply not organized
 
* Ensure that all segments of the population affected by a planning process are taken into account even-handedly;
 
* Mediate between the everyday world of ordinary citizens and the perspective of experts.
 
   
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Advocacy planning should be structured to help ordinary citizens to stand up for their own interests and should make it easier to overcome possible discrimination, thus preventing unequal distribution of security in urban communities.
=Further information=
 
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''Participation & sustainable development in Europe'', http://www.partizipation.at/advocacy-planning.html
 
 
==Further reading==
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* The Aspen Institute Advocacy Planning & Evaluation Program. Retrieved from: http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/apep [last access: 2012-08-21];
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* CITI Network Strengthening Program: Advocacy Planning Model. Retrieved from: http://networks.seepnetwork.org/ppt-newhtml/chapter-3-advocacy-planning-model.pdf [last access: 2012-08-21];
 
* Participation & sustainable development in Europe. Retrieved from: http://www.partizipation.at/advocacy-planning.html [last access: 12-04-10];
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* IPPF Handbook for Advocacy Planning. Retrieved from: http://www.ippfwhr.org/sites/default/files/Advocacy%20Planning%20web%20version.pdf [last access: 2012-08-21].

Latest revision as of 19:49, 1 July 2013

Advocacy planning is a citizen participation method for the determination of legal aspects in planning of secure public spaces. The concept emerged in response to a critique of 1960’s mainstream physical planning such as large-scale urban renewal schemes and its disregard of social capital and established community structures. The contemporary purpose of advoacy planning is to inform ordinary citizens about planning issues (on security or other) and working out suggestions together based on discussion, as well as to represent ordinary citizen before official bodies such as the city administration.

Support of planning for secure public spaces

  • Underpinning the interests of segments of the population in planning processes where the former have difficulty in expressing themselves, are socially disadvantaged or are simply not organised;
  • Ensuring that all segments of the population affected by a planning process are taken into account even-handedly;
  • Mediating between the everyday world of ordinary citizens and the perspective of experts (security and general planning, legal, and authority terms).

Process description

Advocacy planning is mostly employed at local or regional level; strict structures or sequence of events are not foreseen. Advocacy planners are usually available throughout a project period, but do not arrange activating citizen involvement. Advocacy planning also requires citizens' proactive initiatives. Examples for advocacy planners are local advice offices, youth, legal or environmental ombudsmen and others.

Advocacy planning should be structured to help ordinary citizens to stand up for their own interests and should make it easier to overcome possible discrimination, thus preventing unequal distribution of security in urban communities.

Further reading