Community Planning and Citizen Engagement

Location

CSU 202

Start Date

25-4-2005 1:15 PM

End Date

25-4-2005 3:00 PM

Student's Major

Urban and Regional Studies

Student's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mentor's Name

Bill Bernhagen

Mentor's Department

Urban and Regional Studies

Mentor's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description

It is a commonly shared belief among urban planners that: "A city that fails to plan; plans to fail." City planners, along with city officials, have long been criticized for developing elaborate and sophisticated city plans that are often not utilized. The case study was divided into two sections: determining the effectiveness of long term planning, and the contributing factors to success of citizen engagement. The central focus of the smdy was Mankato's ACT 2000 established in 1984 by active members of the community. The effectiveness of ACT 2000 was determined by investigating which of the proposed strategies were in fact implemented. Success of citizen engagement was determined through a survey questioner and a focus group comprised of original ACT 2000 members. The results were then compared to a similar case study analyzing citizen engagement using the cities of Ottawa, Canada and Portland, Oregon. The end result of the research identifies the key variables in successful community planning and citizen engagement programs.

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Community Planning and Citizen Engagement

CSU 202

It is a commonly shared belief among urban planners that: "A city that fails to plan; plans to fail." City planners, along with city officials, have long been criticized for developing elaborate and sophisticated city plans that are often not utilized. The case study was divided into two sections: determining the effectiveness of long term planning, and the contributing factors to success of citizen engagement. The central focus of the smdy was Mankato's ACT 2000 established in 1984 by active members of the community. The effectiveness of ACT 2000 was determined by investigating which of the proposed strategies were in fact implemented. Success of citizen engagement was determined through a survey questioner and a focus group comprised of original ACT 2000 members. The results were then compared to a similar case study analyzing citizen engagement using the cities of Ottawa, Canada and Portland, Oregon. The end result of the research identifies the key variables in successful community planning and citizen engagement programs.

Recommended Citation

Divino, Celme and Teresa Menne. "Community Planning and Citizen Engagement." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 25, 2005.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2005/oral-session-G/1