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Participatory Land Planning: Theory, Methods, and Case Studies
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Participatory Land Planning: Theory, Methods, and Case Studies

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land Planning and Landscape Architecture".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 1373

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Oswaldo Ledesma González

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Guest Editor
Department of Geography and History, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain
Interests: urban geography; tourism geography; urban and land planning; governance; social network analysis
Dr. Rafael Merinero Rodríguez

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Department of Sociology, University of Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Seville, Spain
Interests: urban and metropolitan policy; strategic urban planning; public policy and governance

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, participation in land and urban planning processes has received growing interest in both academia and public administration. Following the era of the “designed plan”, on expert knowledge and legitimized by disciplinary knowledge, planning approaches have emerged that pay greater attention to participation in territorial decision making and question the more conventional hierarchical nature. Different methods and instruments have been designed and implemented to channel participation in planning (action planning event, community planning forum, prioritising, etc.), although there is still some way to go. In this sense, there is debate about the role of participation in planning, its advantages and disadvantages, who should participate, the relationship between the actors, what methods to implement, etc. There are still questions to be resolved, including the following: How should this be done? What is the appropriate spatial scale for participation? How can professionals best take advantage of local knowledge and resources? How can we change the way we understand space? Who should decide?

We hope that this Special Issue will contribute to improving the understanding of participation in territorial and urban planning and facilitate international exchange. Thus, we are interested in contributions that link participation with territorial and urban planning, whether through theoretical, methodological work or empirical research through case studies.

The goal of this Special Issue is to present papers (original research articles and review papers) that provide insights into participation in land and urban planning.

This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:

  • Theory of land and urban planning;
  • Land and urban policy;
  • Collaborative planning;
  • Strategic planning;
  • Territorial governance;
  • Actor networks.

We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.

Dr. Oswaldo Ledesma González
Dr. Rafael Merinero Rodríguez
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Land is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • collaborative planning
  • governance
  • land management
  • network management
  • participation
  • strategic planning
  • town planning
  • urban agenda
  • urban and land planning
  • urban and land policy

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Mining versus Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas: Traditional Land Uses of the Anisininew in the Red Sucker Lake First Nation, Manitoba, Canada
by Chima Onyeneke, Bruce Harper and Shirley Thompson
Land 2024, 13(6), 830; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060830 - 11 Jun 2024
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Indigenous traditional land uses, including hunting, fishing, sacred activities, and land-based education at the Red Sucker Lake First Nation (RSLFN) in Manitoba, Canada, are impacted by mining. The Red Sucker Lake First Nation (RSLFN) people want their territories’ land and water to be [...] Read more.
Indigenous traditional land uses, including hunting, fishing, sacred activities, and land-based education at the Red Sucker Lake First Nation (RSLFN) in Manitoba, Canada, are impacted by mining. The Red Sucker Lake First Nation (RSLFN) people want their territories’ land and water to be protected for traditional uses, culture, and ecological integrity. Towards this goal, their Island Lake Tribal Council sought support for an Indigenous-protected and conserved area (IPCA) in their territory, outside of existing mining claims, but without success. The two-eyed seeing approach was adopted in this study. Traditional land use mapping and interviews were undertaken with 21 Indigenous people from the RSLFN, showing that many traditional land uses are concentrated on greenstone belts. The interviews revealed that mining exploration has resulted in large petroleum spills, noise distress, private property destruction, wildlife die-offs, and animal population declines. These issues negatively impact RSLFN’s traditional land use practices, ecosystem integrity, and community health. Governments need to partner with Indigenous communities to reach their biodiversity targets, particularly considering northern Canada’s peatlands, including those in the RSLFN territory, surpassing Amazon forests for carbon storage. The role of critical minerals in renewable energy and geopolitics has colonial governments undermining Indigenous rights, climate stabilization, and biodiversity to prioritize extractivism. Mining at the RSLFN has environmental impacts from exploration to decommissioning and after, as well as the massive infrastructure required that includes roads, hydro, and massive energy supplies, with a proposed multimedia national Northern Corridor to export RSLFN’s resources and other resources to six ports. Full article
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Use of the Sociogram in Participatory Planning in Contexts of Social Exclusion: A Comparative Case Study in Cordoba Neighbourhoods, Spain
by Antonio Delgado-Baena and Antonio Sianes
Land 2024, 13(5), 706; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13050706 - 17 May 2024
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Urban regeneration and spatial planning have adopted a new participatory approach in recent decades, highlighting the importance of integrating the community in urban decision-making processes, especially in disadvantaged and socially excluded areas. In this context, the sociogram emerges as an essential tool for [...] Read more.
Urban regeneration and spatial planning have adopted a new participatory approach in recent decades, highlighting the importance of integrating the community in urban decision-making processes, especially in disadvantaged and socially excluded areas. In this context, the sociogram emerges as an essential tool for collaborative governance, allowing the visualization and analysis of the dynamics between the different actors involved. This study employs a comparative case study approach in three disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Córdoba, Spain, to examine how the sociogram can facilitate more effective and democratic participation in urban planning. Using heat maps, scatter plots and average analysis, relationships between actors are identified and characterized, providing a solid basis for more inclusive and equitable planning decisions. This analysis not only reveals the practical utility of the sociogram in participatory research but also underscores its theoretical relevance in building resilient and cohesive communities. Findings confirm the sociogram’s effectiveness in mapping stakeholder dynamics and enhancing participatory governance, ultimately fostering more informed and inclusive urban planning processes. Full article
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