Arnstein's Ladder of Citizen Participation explained
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Arnstein's Ladder of Citizen Participation explained
The Danish cooperative housing project Tinggården [49], consisting of eighty rental housing units built in 1978, is an example of a building complex in which planners carefully considered both social and physical structure. The goal was to get processes and project to work together. Planning was a joint venture of the future residents and the
... See morehe surmised that when people do not have experience in self-governing associations, they fear the risks of it and doubt their capacity to participate. Democratic muscles need exercise:
The old American left said something like “we all need to work for the common good” while the old right said something like “pay your dues and you’ll achieve the American dream.” The new left says “we are all equal” and the new right says “you ain’t the boss of me.” So, the old left/right combination supported self-sacrifice and a stable
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