Urban planning and culture divisions building a (joint) model of smart and socially sustainable resident participation
The project will create a model for socially sustainable and smart urban planning, based on the use of libraries as places of interaction. This would establish a new kind of link between cultural services and urban planning. Particular attention will be paid to the methods of hybrid participation and the use of resident information across sectoral boundaries in municipalities.
The challenge faced by the municipalities participating in the project is either that the practices of participatory planning are as yet under development (Nurmes and Siuntio) or that no sufficient diversity is achieved in participation (Espoo). The model gives participants a vantage point to topical discussion on urban planning and expands their possibilities to influence their own future in their residential area. The project will expand the palette of participation in accordance with the Land Use and Building Act (MRL) and open discussion on which sustainability issues are of key importance locally and how they could be solved by means of urban planning.
In collaboration with
- City of Nurmes
- City of Siuntio
- City of Espoo
- Et May Oy
- Asiantuntijat N+1 Oy
Photo: Teemu Kuusimurto/YM:n kuvapankki
