Planeación urbana, participación ciudadana y cambio social

The idea of civil or public participation is not new. In England, it was institutionalized as part of the changes experienced in the planning process from “Skeffington” report, by the end of the 1960’s. The immediate background was the 1968 Planning Law, which was a milestone in Great Britain in the development of a framework of planning with a high degree of civil participation. However, the stimulus came from the central government, as it was necessary that local governments were organized to exercise their planning functions.