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The Local Agenda 21 Planning Guide CHECKLIST 1 PARTNER SELECTION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING Ensure Representation of: 1. Under-represented groups. 2. Service users—those people who use and are affected by services. 3. Service providers—those people who control and manage services or service systems. 4. Parties with a particular expertise related to the relevant services or issues. 5. Parties whose interests are affected by the service and the service system. In Selecting Partners Consider: http://www.idrc.ca/openebooks/448-2/ (24 of 180)18/10/2010 12:47:23 AM
The Local Agenda 21 Planning Guide 1. The scope of work to be undertaken by the partners. 2. The involvement of a critical mass of organizations and individuals who have the political will to take action. 3. The degree of inclusiveness you hope to achieve. 4. The skills, knowledge, and experience that different individuals or organizations can contribute. 5. The inclusion of parties who will need to be involved in the implementation of any plan. 6. The inclusion of organizations or individuals with credibility within their own constituencies. 2.2.5 ESTABLISH TERMS OF REFERENCE Once the scope of the planning exercise is determined, the partnership structures are defined, and participants are identified, terms of reference should be developed to define roles and responsibilities in the planning process. The terms of reference should describe the following: • the activities to be jointly undertaken in the planning process; • the roles of the different participants in the planning process, including the specific activities to be performed, information to be provided, and schedules for their input and contribution; • standards for the sharing of information to be used in the process, including agreements on confidentiality; • methods of decision making, including dispute resolution and review; • resources to be provided by each partner; and • agreements on how the outcomes of the planning process will be integrated into statutory planning activities of the municipality. These terms of reference should be signed by the members of the Stakeholder Group and the municipality, and reviewed periodically to assure that they are being observed and are up-to-date. 2.2.6 DEVELOP A COMMON COMMUNITY VISION Before the Stakeholder Group fully begins its planning activities, it is often very useful for the group’s members to develop a common vision of the kind of community they want to be working towards. This shared Community Vision can provide a foundation of agreement that will guide the group as it selects issues for analysis and negotiates action goals, targets, and work plans. In a visioning process, participants should be willing to present their images of the ideal situation, including ideas that might normally be judged as unrealistic. Communicating these ideals can inspire ambition and excitement in the planning process. It also helps to clarify the fundamental values that stakeholders apply to a situation or service area. One method for identifying common values is to synthesize the mission statements of participating organizations and to apply this shared statement to the issue areas that are being focused on. Ultimately, the visioning process should identify key principles or values that all stakeholders can agree to as fundamental to their notion of sustainability. The proper selection of participants for the Stakeholder Group is perhaps the most critical step in establishing a partnership planning process. 2.3 CASES 2.3.1 CASE # 1 LANCASHIRE COUNTY, UNITED KINGDOM http://www.idrc.ca/openebooks/448-2/ (25 of 180)18/10/2010 12:47:23 AM
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