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Looking across the cities we can say that the majority of projects
are initiated by local administrations. Projects which were initiated by
local residents are the neighbourhood fund projects in Berlin , the
green Job house in Copenhagen was developed in co-operation between
professionals and residents. In the case of Berlin , the neighbourhood
jury model secured that not only project definition but also decisions
about project funding were taken by residents and local initiatives.
When we look at motivations for starting a project we see that
projects have been started as a result of a process of consultation
identifying problems in the neighbourhood. What all projects reveal, is
that they would possibly not have been started or thought of without the
local area managers. It is their consultation, assistance and funding
possibilities which make neighbourhood-targeted projects possible. The
assistance of the area management can have various forms:
- Create some kind of public realm in which ideas can be raised
- Individual assistance in project definition
- Project development.
These elements are an innovation to a neighbourhood. However, still
projects are mainly brought forward by public
authorities/administrations in the first place - this shows that the
opportunities for individuals to get involved may not be sufficient yet
(see thematic group public participation).
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