4. Glossary

Community planning

This method, already tried and tested in a number of countries, enables citizens to play an active role in the development of the urban project, allowing them to express their creativity through contact with professionals. The principle: everyone concerned can become involved in the process, pooling their ideas and experiences to participate collectively in the design of the project.

Advocacy planning

Urban planning theory formulated in the 1960s by Paul Davidoff and Linda Stone Davidoff. It is a pluralistic and inclusive planning theory in which planners seek to represent the interests of various groups within society. In practice, advocacy planners represent the ideas and needs of their clients. These clients are often groups of low socio-economic status who cannot access the resources, tools...