CHAPTER 2: PUBLIC OUTREACH Flashcards
What is the main benefit of public participation in the design process?
Actively involving communities in the design process.
How does public participation improve decision making?
It provides a platform for citizens to offer input, thus improving plans, decision making, and services to the built environment.
What does public participation facilitate?
Dialogue between public and private interests.
What is one of the goals of public participation?
Develop project goals.
What are the two main components of public outreach goals?
- Goals: general statements of intent for the overall design
- Objectives: specific statements suggesting how goals will be accomplished.
What are some public participation activities?
- Public meetings
- Charrettes
- Surveys.
What is a stakeholder?
A person, entity, or organization with an interest or concern in a specific activity, action, or outcome.
Who can be considered stakeholders?
- Members of the public
- Special interest groups
- Government agencies
- Elected officials.
What criteria should be used for selecting relevant stakeholders?
- Directly impacted by an issue or project
- Have jurisdiction over something relevant
- Possess specialist knowledge
- Connected to influential social/community networks.
What are key characteristics of effective surveys?
- Preceded with notice
- Clear, non-technical language
- Well delineated purpose
- Concise with graphics as needed.
What is the purpose of a Needs Assessment?
To determine what a specific population/community is lacking with an emphasis on elements in the built environment.
What are the components of a needs assessment?
- Identification of target population
- Determining survey techniques
- Developing content for public meetings
- Collecting data
- Interpreting data.
What is community visioning?
A broad planning activity where a community develops a shared concept for their future.
What activities can be involved in community visioning?
- Task forces
- Surveys
- Focus groups
- Workshops.
What are charrettes used for?
High stakes and complex projects, involving intense design activity with stakeholders.
How should feedback be handled during charrettes?
It may be reviewed, developed, critiqued, and refined.
What factors should be considered when presenting to the public?
- The general public’s understanding
- Use of photographs and renderings
- Avoiding technical language
- Clarity and legibility of graphics.
What should be considered in presentations containing graphics?
- Message
- Medium
- Audience
- Setting
- Time.
Fill in the blank: Public participation activities include _______.
[public meetings, charrettes, surveys]
True or False: Community visioning should only reflect the values of a few influential individuals.
False
