Civic culture
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Civic culture
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. 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).
Use of civic culture in urban planning
Use of civic culture by citizen participation in addressing security aspects related to 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]
This can be realized by several public participation methods and checklists to integrate different security aspects, legal aspects and ethics aspects into the strategic planning of 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;
- Dimensions to consider in order to enhance citizens perception of safety in urban crowded places;
The purpose is to develop participatory knowledge and “create contexts in which planners and multicultural groups can continuously learn and experiment, think systematically, engage in meaningful dialogue, and create visions that energize action and inclusion in city planning.”[3]
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.
- ↑ S. Ameyaw: Appreciative Planning: An Approach to Planning with Diverse Ethnic and Cultural Groups. In: M. A. Burayidi (ed.): Urban Planning in a Multicultural Society, Westport: Praeger, 2000, pp. 101-114, p. 101.
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