Synopsis of Paper on

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND DEMOCRATIC PLANNING.

Presented by - Suvidha S Sagave, Subject Urban and Regional Planning (URP). Planning has many aspects: economic planning is concerned with the general level of economic activity, the balance of payments, a steady rate of growth, and regional development; social planning is concerned with the future demand for education, welfare services, medical treatment, recreational facilities and housing; Physical planning is concerned with land use and environment. Economic planning, including regional development, is the responsibility of central government advised by Regional Economic councils. Social and physical planning is shared between the central government and local authorities in all their myriad confusion. In this general public are far from any chance of participation. In the wake of the top down planning associated with urban renewal in the 1950s and 1960s a near consensus emerged that planning should strive to be democratic and inclusive. Planners should strive to plan for all, particularly the disadvantaged, and include the citizenry in the planning process. Aim Aim of this Paper is to illustrate the community participation as guideline for Democratic planning, showing how and when it work and what some of the institutional obstacles are those prevent the growth of this effort, as well as to make a case for how these can lead to more genuinely deliberative democracy. Objectives -

To study what is Democratic planning. To study what is Community Participation, and how it will affect the democratic planning. Traditional, Interactive and Collaborative Means of community Participations. Some examples of community participation (Social Movements as Participation) related to India.

Scope Scope will be limited to the literature study.