Taking the Enning Road Neighborhood Renovation Project in Guangzhou as a case, the paper aims to illustrate, based on the materials collected from interviews and news media, the dilemma of public participation in Chin...Taking the Enning Road Neighborhood Renovation Project in Guangzhou as a case, the paper aims to illustrate, based on the materials collected from interviews and news media, the dilemma of public participation in China's urban planning, as well as the role of a third party in urban planning. It argues that, within the current public participation framework, neither the "bottom-up" active participation nor the "top-down" passive participation can generate satisfactory effects or mediate multiple interests, whereas a professional third party could effectively promote public participation by bridging the public with the government. Besides, the third party plays an increasingly significant role in maintaining public interest, particularly in a context where the government often overemphasizes economic interests and there is a ubiquitous lack of awareness among the general public.展开更多
基金the Third Prize at the 7th Youth Paper Awards of Urban Planning Society of China, which was also named as the 13th National Youth Thesis Competition on Urban Planning, sponsored by the Urban Planning Society of China
文摘Taking the Enning Road Neighborhood Renovation Project in Guangzhou as a case, the paper aims to illustrate, based on the materials collected from interviews and news media, the dilemma of public participation in China's urban planning, as well as the role of a third party in urban planning. It argues that, within the current public participation framework, neither the "bottom-up" active participation nor the "top-down" passive participation can generate satisfactory effects or mediate multiple interests, whereas a professional third party could effectively promote public participation by bridging the public with the government. Besides, the third party plays an increasingly significant role in maintaining public interest, particularly in a context where the government often overemphasizes economic interests and there is a ubiquitous lack of awareness among the general public.
