CITC17H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Knowledge Mobilization, Comptroller, Decision-Making
Document Summary
Social planning aims to improve the living circumstances of individuals and communities through research, engagement and action. Community/civic sector players/organizations (e. g. point, es storefront, Politicians/bureaucrats: institutions:abc, interest groups: developers, rate payer groups, planners. Community: diverse groups: income gap, labour market inqualities, lack of power/voice, The process of marginalization takes place b/c not everyone is getting min. wage. Lack in power of voice is major concept. Nimbysm- when someone wants to build a homeless shelter people would say they don"t want that. Trends and issues impacting social planning and resident engagement. There is a growing pressure on organization to do more. Tension b/w communities, planning profession, bureaucracy (who knows best/power) Lack of capacity of organizations to engage equitably. Multiple et of ideologies social change theories, notion of interventions. Lack of trust about the process and outcomes. Rational for meaningful participation: instrumental vs. prerequisite. Auditor general: reviews how public funds are used.
