Public Participation in Land Use Planning and the Building of a Civil Society

Abstract

Poland is going through the process of building social capital. The process requires citizens’ involvement in local matters. The country has created institutional instruments to foster a sense of collective responsibility for local matters, such as public consultations and debates, access to public information, referenda, and participatory budgeting. The practical use of these instruments and the slow process of building a civil society, however, pose a problem.

Keywords

• social participation
• planning
• conflict
• civil society
• a14
• o21
• r14