Community Participation in Spatial Planning: Exploring Relationships between Professional and Lay Stakeholders

Curry, Nigel R (2012) Community Participation in Spatial Planning: Exploring Relationships between Professional and Lay Stakeholders. Local Government Studies, 38 (3). pp. 345-366. doi:10.1080/03003930.2011.642948

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Abstract

The literature that explores relationships between lay and professional stakeholders in community participation generally suggests that professionals perceive five main difficulties in working with lay people: it is unnecessary within democracies; lay people lack expertise; they are not representative; there is commonly a lack of trust, and decision-making is made more complex. In respect of spatial planning in South West England, from survey evidence these difficulties are not so apparent except in respect of complex decision-making. It is likely that the variation between the literature and the survey is influenced by the longer heritage of community participation in the spatial planning process in England, than in most other local authority services.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Author Keywords:Community participation; local government and public involvement in Health Act 2007; knowledge; equity; trust KeyWords Plus:TRUST; CITIZENS
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > Countryside and Community Research Institute
Depositing User:	Anne Pengelly
Date Deposited:	04 Apr 2014 14:07
Last Modified:	01 Aug 2021 21:27
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/353

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