Public input and engagement on land use decisions are one of the most visible and contentious aspects of local government administration. Minimum public input requirements for planning and land use decisions are described in legislation, with public hearings having a framework set out in common law. Beyond these requirements, each local government can develop its own processes for development approvals. Growing public expectations that public engagement will be practiced in a fair, robust and transparent way presents a challenge for local governments to develop policies and practices to support this important work. This comparative review examines the guidance and practices used to structure public participation and engagement in developmen...
Public consultation has become an increasingly important feature of policy-making, intended to enhan...
This thesis studies the decisions of the Kelowna, B.C. City Council to trace the development of land...
Public consultation has become an increasingly common form of democratic engagement. While critics ...
In British Columbia Crown land is a vital resource. Covering over 90 percent of the Province, these ...
The changes to the British Columbia Municipal Act repealing land use contracts in 1978 by Bill 42, a...
Public participation in the planning process is a well established concept and an important one to m...
This study explored the nature of barriers to the implementation of sustainable development plannin...
The introduction of public participation into land and resource management planning processes in Br...
This thesis is a case study of the Terra Nova lands decision in the Township of Richmond, B.C. which...
Conflicts between the Province and municipalities over the development of Provincial land holdings a...
"This paper examines the reformation of the land use planning appeals system in Ontario from the O...
There is growing expectation by the public for a greater degree of participatory democracy in planni...
Public participation in the form of public meetings and written submissions has been criticised as a...
Three major events can be expected to influence land use and tenure in British Columbia, Canada, wel...
The purpose of this thesis is to critically examine elements of public participation in environmenta...
Public consultation has become an increasingly important feature of policy-making, intended to enhan...
This thesis studies the decisions of the Kelowna, B.C. City Council to trace the development of land...
Public consultation has become an increasingly common form of democratic engagement. While critics ...
In British Columbia Crown land is a vital resource. Covering over 90 percent of the Province, these ...
The changes to the British Columbia Municipal Act repealing land use contracts in 1978 by Bill 42, a...
Public participation in the planning process is a well established concept and an important one to m...
This study explored the nature of barriers to the implementation of sustainable development plannin...
The introduction of public participation into land and resource management planning processes in Br...
This thesis is a case study of the Terra Nova lands decision in the Township of Richmond, B.C. which...
Conflicts between the Province and municipalities over the development of Provincial land holdings a...
"This paper examines the reformation of the land use planning appeals system in Ontario from the O...
There is growing expectation by the public for a greater degree of participatory democracy in planni...
Public participation in the form of public meetings and written submissions has been criticised as a...
Three major events can be expected to influence land use and tenure in British Columbia, Canada, wel...
The purpose of this thesis is to critically examine elements of public participation in environmenta...
Public consultation has become an increasingly important feature of policy-making, intended to enhan...
This thesis studies the decisions of the Kelowna, B.C. City Council to trace the development of land...
Public consultation has become an increasingly common form of democratic engagement. While critics ...