Neighborhood planning is a form of urban planning through which professional urban planners and communities seek to shape new and existing neighborhoods. It can denote the process of creating a physical neighborhood plan but also an ongoing process by which neighborhood affairs are decided.     Neighborhoods can be difficult to define geographically, although neighborhood planning can work with all scales of area, from urban neighborhoods to rural areas. Neigborhood planning process The first step in planning for a neighborhood is to define the boundaries of the neighborhood. This process can sometimes be problematic, for example if some areas do not want certain streets or houses to be included in their neighborhood boundary. More than one neighborhood district may attempt to claim a certain street or group of homes. Less problematic neighborhood boundary definitions are sometimes based on natural objects like riversand parks, or on dividing the area based on census information or existing administrative boundaries. Public meetings and surveys can help the decision making process. After the boundaries of the plan are established, those leading the plan should decide how to get the wider neighborhood involved with the planning process. The purpose of neighborhood planning is to understand what individual neighborhoods want to become. To understand this , public participation of neighbors is absolutely crucial. In reality, it is only at this level, where the actual number of parties is small, that true democratic decision making may be possible. A city official may do all of the planning with minimal contact or input from the residents or the plan may undertaken by a self-selected group of residents who do not seek or else ignore input from others in the neighborhood. Researchers have questioned whether Neighbourhood Planning in England is democratically legitimate where those leading the plan are not representative of the wider community. However it typically assumed that the involvement of as many residents as possible is desirable, or the outcome may lack critical information and perspectives and thus not fully represent the desires of the neighborhood residents. The  step of neighborhood planning is generally considered to be monitoring and evaluating . Plans that do not work should be revised. Planning and sustaining a functional neighborhood involves iterations of work and decision making . Critiques of participation Efforts to promote public participation in planning have been widely critiqued. There is particular concern regarding the potential capture of the public into the sphere of influence of governance stakeholders, leaving communities frustrated by public participation initiatives, marginalized and ignored . In England, where communities may produce statutory Neighbourhood Development Plans, evidence has shown that neighborhood planning has promoted sustainability and social purpose in the housing market, whilst also been critiqued for concentrating too heavily on housing growth at the expense of community empowerment. That neighborhood planning is a complex and often burdensome process, primarily undertaken by more affluent, rural neighborhoods has also been long-standing criticism.  See also  Public Participation GIS Parish Plan Village design statement Localism Act 2011
Neighborhood planning is a form of urban planning through which professional urban planners and communities seek to shape new and existing neighborhoods. It can denote the process of creating a physical neighborhood plan , for examples via public participation in planning, or an ongoing process through which neighborhood affairs are decided. Neighborhood planning process There is no set process for neighborhood planning. In some cases, such as statutory neighbourhood planning in England, regulations establish formal steps in the process such as being designated by the Local Planning Authority. The following six steps are typical of a general neighborhood planning process: Defining the neighborhood boundaries Public engagement and consultation Evidence collection Plan-writing Implementation Evaluation and monitoring The first step in planning for a neighborhood is to define the boundaries of the neighborhood. Neighborhoods can be difficult to define geographically, although neighborhood planning can work with all scales of area, from urban neighborhoods to rural areas. The process of defining boundaries can sometimes be problematic, for example if some areas do not want certain streets or houses to be included within a neighborhood boundary. More than one neighborhood district may attempt to claim a certain street or group of homes. Less problematic neighborhood boundary definitions are sometimes based on existing natural boundaries such as rivers, existing administrative boundaries, or based on census information . After the boundaries of the plan are established, those leading the plan should decide how to get the wider neighborhood involved with the planning process. To define the goals of the plan , public participation of local residents and stakeholders is often considered central. A city official may do all of the planning with minimal contact or input from the residents or the plan may undertaken by a self-selected group of residents who do not seek or else ignore input from others in the neighborhood. However it typically assumed that the involvement of as many residents as possible is desirable, or the outcome may lack critical information and perspectives and thus not fully represent the desires of the neighborhood residents. The final step of neighborhood planning is generally considered to be evaluating and monitoring. Planning and sustaining a functional neighborhood involves iterations of work and decision-making, and so plans may also be revised or replaced by a new plan . Critiques of participation Efforts to promote public participation through neighborhood planning have been widely critiqued. There is particular concern regarding the potential capture of the public into the sphere of influence of governance stakeholders, leaving communities frustrated by participatory initiatives . In England, where communities may produce statutory Neighbourhood Development Plans, evidence has shown that neighborhood planning has promoted sustainability and social purpose in the housing market, however it has also been critiqued for concentrating too heavily on housing growth at the expense of community empowerment. That neighborhood planning is a complex and often burdensome process, primarily undertaken by more affluent, rural neighborhoods has also been long-standing criticism. Researchers have questioned whether Neighbourhood Planning in England is democratically legitimate where those leading the plan are not representative of the wider community. See also Urban planning Public Participation GIS Parish Plan Village design statement Localism Act 2011
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