2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Proposals and their Treatments during the F-Plan Decision Procedure in Dortmund from the view of the Public

Research Project

Project/Area Number	17560541
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Town planning/Architectural planning
Research Institution	FUKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator	ABE Joji Fukushima-University, Faculty of Human Development and Culture, Professor, 人間発達文化学類, 教授 (50044566)
Project Period (FY)	2005 – 2006
Keywords	Citizen Participation / Land Use Plan / Planning Process / Germany / F-Plan
Research Abstract	In the decision procedure of the new F-plan advanced from 2000 to 2004 in Dortmund City, the citizens and various organizations were given the opportunity to propose their views three times ; at the early stage, the reading, and the re-reading. More than 1,000 different proposals were submitted and these were examined by the planning administration and the city council. These participating processes were analyzed to examine actual citizen participation in land use plan. At the early stage and the reading, a considerable number of proposals from citizens and various organizations were adopted. Various public and private interests were examined, which concern to the site. It is significant that there are plural opportunities to participate, which enables review also. The existence of NPO is important to expand the citizens' participation. And F-plan doesn't plan the land use alone but it is supported by other various plans, so the load has been reduced.

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