Public Engagement Made Easy

A Guide for Planners and Policymakers

Susan Charland (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-58388-4 (ISBN)

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This book offers practical and affordable methods for involving the public in planning. The tools and techniques in this book will empower planners, public managers, and decision-makers to implement effective public engagement programs that build trust within communities and contribute to successful, long-lasting decisions.

Local leaders don’t need to become professional facilitators or hire expensive consultants to run a great meeting. Public Engagement Made Easy offers practical and affordable methods that bring ease to one of the most challenging aspects of any local leader’s role: involving the public. The tools and techniques in this book will empower planners, public managers, decision-makers, and other leaders to implement effective public engagement programs that build trust within communities and contribute to successful decisions that stand the test of time.

Susan Charland, AICP, is a city planner, facilitator, and public engagement specialist. She has dedicated her career to helping local government leaders successfully engage with their communities. Charland provides training sessions on engagement techniques and has spoken about the topic at conferences around the US.

1. Introduction PART ONE 2. When public engagement goes sideways 3. What is public engagement? 4. Mistakes and bad techniques 5. Why no one wants to do public engagement: Common objections 6. The benefits of public engagement PART TWO 7. Three rules of public engagement 8. How decision science makes public engagement easier 9. How to prepare for successful public engagement: Preparation is the path to easier public engagement 10. How to select the right techniques for each stage of your decision 11. Facilitation techniques for (almost) any occasion 12. Measure success 13. Social media & online engagement techniques 14. Appendix A: How-to materials

Erscheinungsdatum	13.06.2024
Zusatzinfo	2 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	281 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-032-58388-6 / 1032583886
ISBN-13	978-1-032-58388-4 / 9781032583884
Zustand	Neuware