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Citizen Participation in Urban Forests: Analysis of a Consultation Process in the Metropolitan Area of Rouen Normandy
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Abstract The article examines the results of a "citizen consultation" organised by local public officials through a questionnaire-based consultation approach to the management of urban and peri-urban forests. The study shows how forests are at the same time strong, complex, and ambivalent policy levers in a ... view more
The article examines the results of a "citizen consultation" organised by local public officials through a questionnaire-based consultation approach to the management of urban and peri-urban forests. The study shows how forests are at the same time strong, complex, and ambivalent policy levers in a public consultation process. The article, first of all, specifies the economic context of the case study, namely that of a metropolis in the north of France with a population of 500,000 people. It then presents the methods and the occasionally divergent results of the metropolitan "dialogue" survey (dated 2020, n = 375) on the one hand, and a university survey (dated 2020, n = 774) on the other. The results obtained reveal the challenges, difficulties, and limits of a participatory approach, given the high degree of ambivalence and contrast in the way population groups relate to woodland and the representative/participatory systems. The article highlights the complexity involved in the management of woodlands and their use as part of a political process that is both participatory and sustainable.... view less
Keywords
France; forest; survey; citizens' participation; land utilization; rationing
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Ecology, Environment
Free Keywords
Normandy; Rouen; citizen consultation; city; environment; public participation; urban forest; woodland
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 174-185
Journal
Urban Planning, 7 (2022) 2
Issue topic
From Smart Urban Forests to Edible Cities: New Approaches in Urban Planning and Design
ISSN
2183-7635
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed