Community Involvement In Decision-making Research Articles

Identifying the criteria for community-centred Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of estate regeneration schemes

Identifying the overall environmental, and socioeconomic impacts of different estate regeneration scenarios can contribute to the overall sustainability of such schemes. Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) is an appropriate tool for assessing holistic sustainability. To achieve resilient societies, the interests of communities should be considered in decision making. This paper proposes a method for incorporating community needs in identifying sustainability metrics for the sustainability assessment of estate regeneration schemes. A literature review in the field of sustainability assessment of buildings is conducted followed by a mixed methods empirical research. Collection of data has been through surveys, an interview, and an evaluation questionnaire. Data has been analysed through statistical and thematic analysis and triangulation of the results. The findings have consistently yielded the limitations of the scope of the current sustainability assessment methodologies, especially for lack of attention to societal impacts of regeneration. The results have justified the need for this research to employ participatory approaches for identifying a relevant set of sustainability indicators and criteria for assessing the lifetime impacts of estate regeneration schemes. Issues related to community involvement in decision making, maintenance and management, community facilities, refurbishment, and disruption have been identified as the stakeholders’ top priorities. Mental Health and Socioeconomic Values have been introduced as new criteria. The findings confirm the need for an in-depth approach towards identifying the regeneration priorities of the communities for the scope of LCSA studies. The identified list of criteria can apply to other studies of this context for an equitable approach for selecting the indicators across different criteria and for communicating the LCSA results with different stakeholders.

Tata Ruang Pesisir Bantul dalam Perspektif Keistimewaan DIY

This research investigates the coastal spatial planning of Bantul Regency, which is known for its features in geographical, cultural and socio-economic aspects. Bantul Regency faces a number of challenges, including serious coastal erosion, climate change, and the preservation of local cultural values. This research aims to identify holistic solutions that can combine coastal erosion mitigation, adaptation to climate change, and cultural heritage preservation in coastal area management. This research involves collecting geospatial data, abrasion susceptibility analysis, interviews with local stakeholders, and the use of geographic information systems (GIS). The research results show that handling coastal abrasion can be integrated with broader adaptation strategies to climate change. In addition, community involvement in decision making and implementation of coastal spatial planning policies has helped maintain the sustainability of the local environment and culture. The implication of this research is the development of sustainable coastal spatial plans that take into account physical, social and cultural aspects. The results of this research can be a guide for local governments, environmental management institutions and other stakeholders in maintaining the sustainability of the coastal areas of Bantul Regency and similar areas throughout the world that face similar challenges.

Development of Historical and Religious Tourism in Spatial Planning Towards the Utilization of Local Wisdom Potentials in Penyengat Island

The development of the tourism sector based on local wisdom, in supporting a sustainable tourism sector on Penyengat Island, especially historical and religious tourism, namely mosques, chair hills and tombs is urgently needed. The application of community-based tourism on Penyengat Island can be carried out in three stages, namely, the planning stage, the implementation stage and the evaluation stage. With the implementation of community-based tourism, the development of the tourism sector on Penyengat Island can run smoothly and still maintain the preservation of sustainable local wisdom, besides Therefore, with the development of a sustainable tourism sector, the lives of the people around it can be more prosperous and can increase income for the surrounding community. The results of the research show that the development of religious tourism on Penyengat Island as sustainable tourism is very feasible to develop, this is evidenced by the existence of a Regional Regulation concerning the Spatial Planning for the Riau Archipelago Province 2017-2037 as a legal basis as well as a commitment to sustainable development, community involvement in decision making and Management of religious tourism facilities and pre-facilities has existed before, such as tombs, mosques and historical buildings. Efforts to optimize the development of sustainable religious tourism are developing the concept of a cultural city, increasing regional security, improving infrastructure and drainage in some places, providing religious tourism attractions as new and more attractive additional attractions.

What Determines the Implementation of Development Planning Deliberations in The Village?

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of variables on community participation and decision-making in development planning deliberations in the village. The problems found are that community involvement has not been maximized in development planning deliberation activities, community involvement in decision making is still very minimal and dominated by the same people from year to year, development planning is only a formality because there is no control mechanism from the community. Community proposals only fulfill the list of existing programs, without any guarantee that the program will be accommodated. This study uses a quantitative descriptive method. The data that has been collected is processed by frequency distribution and multiple linear regression analysis. Validity test, reliability test, and data normality test were also carried out using the SPSS 20.0 for the windows program. The results showed that the influence of community participation and decision-making in the development planning deliberation went quite well and were decisive. Although the Village Government still must improve the decision-making system in development planning deliberation by creating a more participatory mechanism.

Social Sciences and Social Justice in the Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Measures Against COVID-19 - the Case Study of France in 2020

The social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been profound. This study uses France as a case-study to analyze the role of social sciences in the COVID-19 response from March 2020 to February 2021. France’s national evaluation reports as well as other secondary sources were used to examine five social science aspects: (i) basic public health measures in response to COVID-19, (ii) mental health and cross sectoral issues in social justice, such as (iii) communication, (iv) civil society and community involvement in decision-making and (v) inequities. Findings indicate poor consideration of inequities in the conception of basic measures such as wearing facemasks, hand hygiene and social distancing, especially for vulnerable populations, while social components such as mental health, communication and community engagement lacked in the evaluation of France’s COVID-19 response. Pandemic responses and evaluations of interventions must integrate social science aspects. To this effect, practical recommendations with policy implications are provided to pave the way towards social justice.

Challenges of Water Policy Involvement of the Community in the East Coast River Basin of Thailand

Water policy-making requires the dedicated involvement of all stakeholders, but difficulties remain for the community sector. This study aims to examine the critical challenges of community involvement in water policy decision-making in Thailand. Both qualitative and quantitative methods used in this research project consisted of 39 interviews with informants from a variety of interested parties and 403 community members from around the East Coast River Basin in Thailand completing a survey questionnaire. The results have shown that although mechanisms to enable community involvement in decision-making, such as public consultation and water-related committees, exist, problems remain within the community sector. The critical challenges lie in the opportunities of being consulted and the sharing of power in water policy-making. Although the networks are important, at the same time, they are also obstructing the community sectors in linking their requirements to a final decision, as well as dealing with politics, policy-makers, and staff who organized the process. Therefore, the government should further develop water committee mechanisms by setting up a comprehensive yet practically easy consultation process so that new or inexperienced community members get an opportunity to practice and learn the vital elements necessary in water policy-making. Further research should be conducted in order to compare the opportunities in water decision-making between communities in rural and urban areas. Studies at the local government level should be carried out, with results used as a mechanism to enable community involvement at higher levels of water policy decision-making.

Strategi Pengembangan Kegiatan Pembelajaran di PKBM

At the beginning of its establishment PKBM was a place of learning for resident around PKBM. PKBM was established by the community, from the community and for the community. The main activity of PKBM is educating the public through various services outside the school education program. Where the establishment of PKBM was Inspired by the idea CLC in varius developed countries since around the sixties, as well as the exsitence of broad-based learning policies. Non-formal education institutions that function as a place and opportunity for community members to learn. The implemention of learning activities differs from one CLC to another. CLC managers must have sufficient knowledge, skills and sbilities to realize the CLC character set out in the CLC Standard and Operational Procedures. Some potential PKBM can be developed, along with its position as a community-based education institution (community based education) characterized by (1) community support in varios froms of learning; (2) community involvement in decision making; (3) community member join in building equal relationships; (4) ownership in which community members participate in controlling all decisions relating to educational program outside of school

Responsabilidad social corporativa en la minería de Latinoamérica: un modelo multiactor

Este artículo analiza las percepciones de empresas mineras y sus stakeholders en cinco países de Latinoamérica. Mediante entrevistas, aborda las dimensiones del análisis relacionadas con el papel de las empresas en las comunidades, las relaciones entre actores y la participación de la comunidad en la toma de decisiones. Los resultados arrojan diferentes visiones y conclusiones, entre ellas la necesidad de una implementación efectiva del modelo multiactor para mejorar la Responsabilidad Social Corporativa y reducir conflictos.

Landscape multifunctionality in (and around) the Kafa Biosphere Reserve: a sociocultural and gender perspective

ABSTRACT In 2010, UNESCO listed the Kafa Biosphere Reserve (KBR) in southwest Ethiopia based on the concept of landscape multifunctionality and the need to reconcile local community values and needs with conservation pressures. Understanding the role of the local community in traditional resource management has received little attention by researchers however, as most studies focus on the biophysical characteristics of the KBR. In this qualitative study we present two case studies from fieldwork and secondary sources: the Shattos as guardians of the Kafa forest customs, values and wisdom through musical performance; and, deejjoo, a thanksgiving ritual ceremony associated with forest resource management. These cultural and spiritual beliefs and practices corresponded closely with local understandings of biology and ecology. Land use changes over the past 50 years have resulted in deforestation, land degradation and erosion of sociocultural values that traditionally sustained human-environment interactions. Based on these descriptions we also found a gap in the research of the effects of gender on both biosphere and traditional land management approaches: Who has access to resources? What is the division of labour? How are values are defined, and Who makes the rules and decisions? Gender matters because taken for granted assumptions about women’s roles and responsibilities as care givers can reinforce gender stereotypes. Our results provide insights into how increasing broader local community involvement in decision making could enhance environmental sustainability and improve gender equality.

Prioritizing community environmental concerns with a hybrid approach to multi-criteria decision-making – a case study of Newport News, Virginia, USA

Local communities can play a very important role in evaluating their environmental conditions and in developing innovative, practical, and effective solutions to improve community environmental health. Thus, community involvement in decision-making is one of the keys to improving environmental and public health. However, such a process is unquestionably complicated and demands well-organized collaboration between local communities and authoritative partners, as well as suitable decision-aiding methods/tools that facilitate a multiple-step decision process, starting from the identification and prioritization of hazards, risks and concerns, to the development and ranking of potential solutions. We introduce a new multi-criteria decision-making method named BESTMAP (Bounding, Eliciting, and Sliding Technique for Multi-Criterion Analysis of Priorities). BESTMAP inherits the strengths of several popular MCDM models and retains their respective merits by tackling myriad concerns with a practical, yet rigorous, approach to derive preference. BESTMAP has been developed in a familiar (offline) web-browser interface to facilitate stakeholder use. Integrating practicality and methodological rigor, BESTMAP serves as an effective model for MCDM applications, especially those with a large number of criteria and alternatives in general, and for prioritizing concerns for community environmental health in particular, where the list of concerns is often numerous, unclear, and diverse between different stakeholders.

STAKEHOLDER’S PERCEPTIONS OF MINING INDUSTRY IN PERU: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN DECISION-MAKING AND THEIR CAUSAL CONDITIONS

This paper studies the community involvement in decision-making on CSR investments of mining firms in Peru and its causal conditions through stakeholder’s perceptions. To this end, community members, NGOs and consultants were interviewed. The focus was on various causal conditions in which stakeholders: a) explain the community needs, b) recognize the investments made by the companies, c) believe that mining benefits are not what they expected, d) declare the costs generated by these activities and e) point out that dialogue is the solution. Collected data were processed via a content analysis, followed by a Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). The conditions which appeared in the QCA solutions were different depending on whether the community participated or not in decision-making, with the second situation prevailing. The results offer further understanding to all parties and may help companies to improve their performance.

Analysis of Precipitation and Temperature Variability over Central Africa (1901-2015)

Africa is already experiencing the impact of climate change. Some of the manifestations of climate change in Africa are, changing weather patterns resulting in, flooding and drought. Temperature change has impacted health, livelihoods, productivity of food, availability of water, and state of security. This study examines the long-term climate variations in Central African Countries (Gabon, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Central Africa Republic, Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo) for the period 1901 to 2015, and then investigates the possible influence of increases in greenhouse gas concentrations. To investigate climate patterns and trends in the Central African Countries, precipitation and temperature were analyzed on annual time scales using data collected from the World Bank Group Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Data was further aggregated using annual average blocks of 10 years. Linear and polynomial regression was performed. Also, linear time series slopes were analyzed to investigate the spatial and temporal trends of climate variability in Central African countries. Results of the analyses indicated that the mean annual temperature and precipitation records in some of the Central African Countries had both warming and cooling trends over the study period from 1901 to 2015. For example, differences between the maximum and the minimum rainfall data for Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon and Gabon were 13 mm, 13 mm and 11.1 mm, which corresponded to 11.04%, 10.03% and 10.44% respectively. The study also found the temperature of Chad to have significantly risen from 1901 to 2015 by almost 20%, while its rainfall’s variation was limited. Although the variation in rainfall in Chad was not dramatic, the temperature per 10 year rose by almost 20%. Chad’s temperature rose according to a cubic model from about 24.5°C to just below 27°C during the period 1901-1940. This was followed by a brief drop between 1940 and 1960. From 1960 to 2015 it rose according to the model to almost 28°C. By 2040 the temperature is expected to reach about 29.5°C if this trend continues. Gabon was found to be the wettest country in Central Africa. Between 1901 and 1960, its average rainfall rose from about 144 mm to a maximum of approximately 160 mm. It had a general average rainfall/10 year’s increase from 1901 to 2015. The paper concludes by outlining policy recommendations in the form of improving national and regional environmental policies and regulations in the region, community involvement in decision making processes both at local and the national levels so as to contribute their input in the daily management of the forest resources, poverty alleviation in the region as well as building regional information system (RIS) incorporating Geographic Information System (GIS), remote sensing and other environmental and socio-economic data to help reduce anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases.

Public Participation Model for Public Information Disclosure

Democratic governance is characterized by participation or community involvement in decision-making and implementation of public policy. Relating to community participation, the Indonesian government has a policy for citizens to access information they required. As the effect of this policy, Indonesia has made efforts to implement the disclosure of information in accordance with the freedom of information act. This article aims to build model of public participation from the community to control the region government with case “Wakca Balaka Advocacy Forum” and “ Kelompok Informasi Masyarakat (KIM)” in the context of public disclosure. The method used was case study and the data were collected through interviews and discussion forum with Wakca Balaka and observation on KIM activities in Bandung, Indonesia. The results of the research showed that Wakca Balaka Advocacy Forum is a bottom up public participation model, due to its own initiative to oversee various local government policies in its implementation. In addition, KIM” is a pseudo public top down participation model, because it is formed and initiated by the government to manage information and empower the community. This makes KIM have a lower critical level in comparison with Wakca balaka in government transparency. For this reason, capacity building for information management officials in the local government and the Information Commission as regulators are needed, and so is building public awareness about the importance of public participation. Keywords: Public participation, public information disclosure , information society group , advocacy forum, governance.

ANALISIS PENATAAN PERMUKIMAN KUMUH RENCANA KAWASAN 1 KOTA BANJARMASIN KUIN UTARA - ALALAK SELATAN - ALALAK TENGAH - ALALAK UTARA

The purpose of this research is to identify factors inhibiting the implementation of the arrangement of the slum area plan for Banjarmasin City. The method used in this study uses purposive sampling data collection techniques, namely secondary and primary (Questionnaire, interview, observation/observation) in the city of Banjarmasin. The method of data analysis with the help of SPSS 25 is to find out the Data Validation and Reliability Tests for the inhibiting factors in the arrangement of slums, the inhibiting index of the inhibiting factors in the structuring of slums, and the partial F test to find out the significant levels of the factors inhibiting the implementation of slums. The results of the research that have been carried out that obtained 20 implementation factors and 8 factors inhibiting the implementation of the arrangement of slums are low community income, lack of community involvement in decision making, documents that are not of good quality, non-functioning KPP (Development Maintenance Group), the quality of community self-help groups still low, the difficulty of changing people's behavior.

Political discourse: Do public libraries serve as a fertile ground?

Libraries in general, and public libraries specifically, are social institutions. It is their role and function to educate, inculcate values and provide recreational opportunities to the community. The success of a democratic political system depends on community involvement in decision making. The role of public libraries in political discourse was assessed with three approaches. Firstly, the geographical characteristics of public library communities were explored using Geographical Information System (GIS) methods. Secondly, the resources, services and activities of public libraries were identified. Thirdly, community perspectives were explored using the five aspects of the “Spectrum of Public Participation” of the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2). The results from all three approaches indicate that the public libraries of Islamabad do not facilitate opportunities for the community to be consulted, empowered or involved in political discourse. Analysis of GIS characteristics, library services and community perspectives suggests that improvements in planning and commitment (especially infrastructure, budget and human resources) would enable public libraries to increase opportunities for Islamabad communities to engage in political discourse.

MEMBINGKAI KONSEP PARIWISATA YANG BERKELANJUTAN MELALUI COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM : SEBUAH REVIEW LITERATUR

Tourism has a positive impact, especially in economic aspects. The tourism activities involve interaction between the host community and tourist. One of the concepts in sustainable tourism development is Community-Based Tourism. This concept requires contribution and active participation of the local community in tourism development. The purpose of this study is to explain how the concept of sustainable tourism through Community-Based Tourism approach. This study used a qualitative method with a literature study. Finding of this study is the concept of Community-Based Tourism is used as tourism development design that focuses on the community with emphasizing the local potential and encouraging the community capacity development. The important aspects in the successful sustainable tourism development through Community-Based Tourism can be seen from various fields, like social-political, economic, environmental and cultural. In the social-political related to community involvement in decision-making, planning, and development. In the economic aspect aims to improve community welfare. While the environmental and cultural aspect associated with the protection of natural and cultural resources.

Using a Community Vote for Wind Energy Development Decision-Making in King Island, Tasmania

In 2012, a large scale wind energy project was proposed for development in King Island, Tasmania, Australia. The project proponents adopted what they described as a ‘best practice’ approach to community engagement; an approach expected to achieve positive outcomes for developer and community by maximising community involvement in decision-making, limiting social conflict, and enhancing the potential of achieving the social licence to operate. Despite this, the community experience during the time of the proposal was one of conflict and distress, and the proposal was eventually cancelled due to exogenous economic factors. This case study explores a key element of the engagement process—holding a community vote—that caused significant problems for people and process. The vote appeared to be a democratic means to facilitate community empowerment in the decision-making process. However, in this study, we show that the vote resulted in an increase in conflict and polarisation, challenged the legitimacy of the consultative process and credibility of the proponents, and ultimately led to legal actions taken by opponents against the proponent. Factors including voter eligibility, the benchmark for success of the vote, campaigning, and responses to the outcome of the vote are examined to demonstrate the complexity of decision-making for renewable energy and land use change more generally.

Increasing the regular use of safe water kiosk through collective psychological ownership: A mediation analysis

Unsafe water consumption is the environmental risk factor in sub-Saharan Africa contributing most to premature death. In urban slums and dispersed rural communities, where access to safe water is especially limited, water kiosks are a relevant safe water source. However, irregular use challenges their operational viability and may cause discontinuation. The present study investigated collective psychological ownership for the kiosk as a potential factor to increase regular kiosk use. Data were collected cross-sectionally in one urban and two rural kiosk sites through interviews in study households (N = 205) and analyzed by path analysis. Involvement in decision-making related to the kiosks explained collective psychological ownership for the kiosks. Collective psychological ownership, in turn, explained self-reported kiosk use through social-cognitive factors. The results emphasize the importance of community involvement in decisions related to kiosk installation and maintenance because it may contribute to regular kiosk use.

Modeling on environmental-economic effectiveness of Vacutug technology of fecal sludge management at Dhaka city in Bangladesh

Fecal sludge management is an emerging issue in urban sanitation. Access to sewage network is limited in Dhaka; therefore people construct septic tanks and different forms of unhygienic latrines to fulfill their basic sanitary needs. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Vacutug pit latrine exhausting technology considering the perspectives of the technical experts, operators and consumers. With increasing rapid growth, Dhaka city may reach up to 25 million people by 2025. The slum population is growing massively and with it sanitation problems. A major problem is one of sanitation facilities, especially for the urban poor but a further and equally pressing one is that of the emptying, transportation and treatment of fecal sludge from latrines. In this paper, the operational, financial and management issues surrounding Vacutug are introduced. The research focused on the experiences from three initiatives (Mirpur, Mohammadpur and Kuril in Dhaka) to gain a greater insight into key features of straight awareness related to participatory planning and community involvement in decision-making, decentralized management arrangements for operation and maintenance, application and operation of decentralized technologies; Financing arrangements and economics of decentralized initiatives.

Sustainable Agrotourism Curating by Conferring Community Involvement in Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

The highest number of tourists’ arrivals recorded in Cameron Highlands was 728, 121 people. In 2014, the number declined by 30% due to landslide events. The main question for this paper is what can be implemented into the tourism strategic planning that may benefit local communities and promote sustainable tourism development in Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands. The lack of sustainable practice has caused the highlands to degrade and the incentives for agriculture increases in parallel with unequal benefits for locals. There are two key socio economic sustainable tourism concepts which are; community involvement in decision-making and community involvement in tourism benefits sharing being proposed in this paper. Four sets of interview questionnaires were formulated based on 4 components of respondents. Based on the results, this research highlighted that the decision-making process are to be made jointly with the government and local authority in consultation with the community representative. Amongst the recommendations is fair-trade scheme of equity in payment is for locals to benefit off tourism businesses involved in agriculture to protect their working and living environment and gain control over their future. The success of the two concepts requires commitment from all parties.