Includes bibliographical references and index

Preface / Frank Othengrafen, Sylvia Herrmann, Divna Pencic, and Stefan Lazarevski -- Citizen activities and initiatives : civic engagement for urban development / Falco Knaps, Jessica Baier and Stefan Lazarevski -- Community resilience : transformative capacity as driver for social cohesion and sustainable development / Frank Othengrafen, Michael Ziehl and Sylvia Hermann -- Civic engagement in the protection of historical heritage and city landscape / Ledio Allkja and Doriana Musaj -- Uncertainty of urban landscapes on the threshold of urban transformation and the positionality of citizens : the case of Eskişehir Porsuk riverfront / Sıla Ceren Varış Husar, Merve Buldaç and Gizem Hediye Eren -- Participation on a half-way basis? : evolution of public participation in Slovakia : Case study: Trenčín si Ty [Trenčín is You] initiative / Milan Husar, Vladimir Ondrejicka and Renata Kascakova -- Public participation in planning: experiences from Athens, Greece / Miltiadis Lazoglou, Eleni Linaki, Evangelos Asprogerakas, Konstantinos Serraos and Antonia Koutsopoulou -- An organizational approach to citizen engagement for social cohesion: the gardening experience in an Italian public housing neighborhood / Laura Saija, Giulia Li Destri Nicosia and Carla Barbanti -- Community engagement in urban regeneration : highlights from the 'Sê Bairrista' project in Marvila (Lisbon) / Roberto Falanga, Mafalda Corrêa Nunes and Henrique Chaves -- Citizens as urban pioneers : setting impulses for community development in medium-sized towns in Germany / Eva Reinecke, Nicole Reiswich, David O'Neill and Frank Othengrafen -- Citizen engagement in urban green spaces : a role-based analysis of supportive professional actors / Mirjam Kats, Lummina G. Horlings, Christian Lamker and Ward Rauws -- Tactical urbanism experiences in building public spaces : lessons learned in Italy / Alessandro Cariello, Rossella Ferorelli and Francesco Rotondo -- Our City, Our Scene : activating public spaces in urban neighborhoods through grassroots initiatives in Skopje / Stefan Lazarevski and Divna Pencic -- Examining the inclusive potential of tactical urbanism projects : an analysis of two case studies from Germany and Greece / Tabea Drexhage, Lina Ellinghusen, Aikaterini Nycha, Celina Segsa and Evridiki Tsola -- Civic engagement and community-based initiatives as driving force for social resilience: some comparative conclusions / Frank Othengrafen, Sylvia Herrmann, and Stefan Lazarevski.

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"This book examines how citizens are increasingly taking it upon themselves to change their neighbourhoods and communities, becoming co-producers, makers and pioneers who actively participate in the design of urban spaces and spatial processes. Analysing the potentials and limitations of civic engagement, it discusses how such participation has led to greater cohesion of communities against changing environments."

Dieses Buch untersucht, wie Bürger zunehmend selbst die Veränderung ihrer Nachbarschaften und Gemeinden in Angriff nehmen und zu Mitgestaltern, Machern und Pionieren werden, die sich aktiv an der Gestaltung urbaner Räume und räumlicher Prozesse beteiligen. Es analysiert die Potenziale und Grenzen bürgerschaftlichen Engagements und erörtert, wie diese Beteiligung zu einem stärkeren Zusammenhalt der Gemeinschaften angesichts des sich verändernden Umfelds geführt hat.

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