Ranga Pallawala | February 8th 2011 | Annual Project/Programme Reviews.
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Ranga Pallawala | February 8th 2011 | Annual Project/Programme Reviews
Community Governance in Urban
Context
ISCGP – 2013
Ranga Pallawala
Ranga Pallawala | ISCGP 2013 | Colombo, Sri Lanka
Outline• What is urbanization• Urban Characteristics• Challenges in Urban governance • Community governance to solve the
Ranga Pallawala | ISCGP 2013 | Colombo, Sri Lanka
Ranga Pallawala | February 8th 2011 | Annual Project/Programme Reviews
Differences between a village and a town What is an urban area?
Ranga Pallawala | ISCGP 2013 | Colombo, Sri Lanka
Urban Characteristics
Ranga Pallawala | ISCGP 2013 | Colombo, Sri Lanka
Urbanization
• Growth of urban areas due to population growth, migration of rural population and associated growth in built environment
• Associated with socio-economic processes
Ranga Pallawala | ISCGP 2013 | Colombo, Sri Lanka
Urban Equilibrium Wellbeing and Sustainability
City= f(citizen, environment, processes)
Ranga Pallawala | ISCGP 2013 | Colombo, Sri Lanka
Urban Dynamism Higher dynamism and rapid changes • City= f(citizen, environment, processes)
• Citizen – number, relationships, attitudes, needs, aspirations, language, etc.
• Environment – physical and natural (water, air, buildings, pollution, etc.)
• Processes – governance mechanism, livelihoods, legal framework, etc.
Ranga Pallawala | ISCGP 2013 | Colombo, Sri Lanka
Urban Community Governance• The principles of community governance remain
same • Community – Citizen
Ranga Pallawala | ISCGP 2013 | Colombo, Sri Lanka
Challenges and Opportunities • Greater Diversity – concentrated population • Floating population • Marginalization with in formalized systems –processes within
urban context limited to to involve in decision making systems.
• Challenges to use participation as an empowerment tool • Defining urban boundaries - Transitional tools and
approaches • Participation verses consultation • Effective engagement tools • Society driven demand for social cohesiveness • The urban dynamism and pressing issues
Ranga Pallawala | ISCGP 2013 | Colombo, Sri Lanka
THANK YOU
Ranga Pallawala | ISCGP 2013 | Colombo, Sri Lanka