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Action 5 of the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy explicitly mentions that member states will map and assess the state of ecosystems and their services in their national territory by 2014 with the assistance of the Commission. Access to urban green is a key contributor to social and ecological...
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scope of citizens’ participation in urban and transport planning. A series of case studies illustrates different, more or … less formalised, approaches to participation as well as typical planning issues for public transport development. In the … stakeholders, however, is likely to be seen as an obstacle and cause for frustration. Well-designed participation can, on the other …
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This paper analyses institutional reforms and political participation, most notably indirect and direct elections of … awareness and participation. For instance, they make people voice more opinions in their shequ, which may be a good starting …. Whilst 'security first, participation second' seems to be the order of the day and the 'freedom of politics' is still more …
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Traditionally, governments seek to mobilize tax revenues by expanding their enforcement of existing tax regimes and facilitating tax payments. However, enforcement and facilitation can be costly and produce diminishing marginal returns if citizens are unwilling to pay their taxes. This paper...
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It is often claimed that participation empowers local actors and that an inclusive decision-making process is crucial … how those rules may impact the actual level of participation by local actors. In a comparative case study, the rules … selected Tambon Administrative Organisations (TAO) which are either known for success in achieving participation or ranked as …
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. Schlagworte englisch: Climate chnage, conflict potential, tourism, resource conflict, participation, cultural conflict …
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characterization by investigating the correlation between individual behavior in a simple public goods game and their participation in … children in primary school. We find significant correlations between cooperativeness and participation in school accountability …
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Reciprocity can be a powerful motivation for human behaviour. Scholars argue that it is relevant in the context of private provision of public goods. We examine whether reciprocity can resolve the associated coordination problem. The interaction of reciprocity with cost-sharing is critical....
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: institutional properties of empowerment models, citizen participation, and responses of service providers and public officials … allow opportunities for citizen participation, enforce the rule of law, and ensure inclusive access to services. …
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