Knowledge, urban policy making and citizen participation: a democratic challenge

Franziska  Eckardt; Willem-Jan  Velderman; Paul Benneworth

doi:10.4337/9781786433640.00025

Knowledge, urban policy making and citizen participation: a democratic challenge

Franziska Eckardt
, Willem-Jan Velderman
, Paul Benneworth

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This chapter explores the functioning of ‘ordinary’ citizen knowledge in decision-making processes of urban planning, policy and development processes. It aims to understand how urban governance can better utilise non-expert types of knowledge as a way to respond to pressing societal challenges in the 21st century. By presenting a controversial case study about the wastewater injections in the Dutch Twente region, located in the east of the Netherlands, the chapter highlights the importance of combining diverse types of (expert and non-expert) knowledge and expertise to achieve a more holistic form of ‘smart’ urban governance in the future.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Knowledge, Policymaking and Learning for European Cities and Regions
Subtitle of host publication	From Research to Practice
Editors	Nicola Francesco Dotti
Publisher	Edward Elgar
Chapter	13
Pages	181–192
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-78643-364-0
ISBN (Print)	978-1-78643-363-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786433640.00025
Publication status	Published - 31 Aug 2018

Publication series

Name	New Horizons in Regional Science series
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Eckardt, F., Velderman, W.-J., & Benneworth, P. (2018). Knowledge, urban policy making and citizen participation: a democratic challenge. In N. F. Dotti (Ed.), Knowledge, Policymaking and Learning for European Cities and Regions: From Research to Practice (pp. 181–192). (New Horizons in Regional Science series). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786433640.00025

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Knowledge, urban policy making and citizen participation: a democratic challenge. / Eckardt, Franziska ; Velderman, Willem-Jan ; Benneworth, Paul.
Knowledge, Policymaking and Learning for European Cities and Regions: From Research to Practice. ed. / Nicola Francesco Dotti. Edward Elgar, 2018. p. 181–192 (New Horizons in Regional Science series).

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