Moving away from top-down approaches, contemporary practices embrace more inclusive and participatory models and design processes. Participatory planning, a notion that prioritizes involving the ...

The IDS Participation, Inclusion and Social Change cluster is excited to announce the launch of the newly revamped ‘Participatory Methods’ website. The relaunch brings an array of new features and ...

Policymakers are increasingly planning at local and regional levels for future climate-related impacts. The importance of stakeholders' involvement in such decision-making processes is discussed, but ...

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defined child-friendly cities as those that prioritize children’s access to safe environments, healthcare, education, green spaces, and the ...

Today more than ever we need to safeguard one of the cornerstones of sustainable urban development: citizen participation in urban planning processes. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 11.3 ...