Monday, July 23, 2007

Democratic sustainable participatory approaches

Knowing that participatory approaches support democratic principles and efforts to partnership models of international development, different researchers argue that civil society collaboration in the design, implementation and evaluation of social development projects increases the probability that the resulting policy will more effectively meet the needs of various beneficiaries and donors, be judged meaningful by a wide range of stakeholders, have fewer unexpected consequences, and be more sustainable.

Manuals for development:

Build your own Cannabrick Home.
Highest LEED Rating possible. Teach others. Build your own community.

PARTICIPATORY METHODS TOOLKIT A practitioner’s manual
Why and how can participatory governance lead to enhanced public decision-making? The King Baudouin Foundation

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