Posted By Halina Ward
on 2 May, 2010
The interface between local citizen-led action and representative democracy is right at the cutting edge of sustainable development.
There has already been a lot of work on community empowerment in relation to existing processes of local government (this is ‘inside-out’ …
Posted in Blog, democratisation, local democracy
Also tagged community empowerment, consultation, direct democracy, duty to involve, Infrastructure Planning Commission, local government, Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act, Regional Development Authorities, representative democracy, Transition Towns
Posted By Halina Ward
on 9 October, 2009
It’s not very likely that business as usual within the democratic process will deliver sustainable development. So there are great hopes pinned on the English and Welsh Sustainable Communities Act 2007, which entered into force in October 2007.
The …
