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e made to at least make these stakeholders outsiders/ weak opponents to the whole issue.
Stakeholders who are classified under the partners list should be roped in as partners to help in the
implementation of the projects or increase its popularity. Stakeholders who are fans could also
potentially be involved in the same. This is because, certain ‘fan’ stakeholders in spite not being very
powerful in the whole issue will have a large influence on a particular ‘opponent’ stakeholder. This
classification also helps in understanding which stakeholders can be classified and targeted together
under a single campaign.
It is to be noted that in most cases, attitude to a topic like sustainable transport is not explicitly
mentioned. That is none of the agencies would openly declare themselves to be against the idea of
sustainability. Attitude is thus not based on the defined official policy of the organization but
according to their response to implementation of sustainable transport on ground in the city. This
requires knowledge about how exactly each of these above mentioned stakeholders responded to
sustainable transport projects like implementation of BRT or a parking policy in the city.
This exercise is best carried out by a group of transport experts from the city. It is highly necessary
that the experts have experience in the city and a good understanding on transport projects within the
city. This group could comprise of: Academicians from transport departments; Practitioners/
consultants in the field; prominent members from civil society organizations; Official from civic
agencies, etc. In cases where it is not possible to create such an expert panel, the consultants may
themselves take the task of classifying stakeholders after the preliminary round of discussions with
each stakeholder.
Mapping also helps in prioritizing the stakeholders that need to be targeted. A few powerful
organizations with negative attitude can delay the implementation of a project for a long time. It is
hence necessary to identify the exact stakeholders who need to be engaged (For illustration of type of
stakeholder consultation carried for Visakhapatnam refer Annexure 3)
Stages of CMP where stakeholder Consultations play a role
Table 2.
Tasks where SH are involved
Task Description Whether SH are involved Why
Task 1 Delineation of
Planning area,
planning horizon
and vision for city
Yes To develop a shared
vision for the city
Task 2
Data collection and
analysis of existing
urban transport
environment
Yes To identify
Stakeholders
To map stakeholders
according to: Role in
transport sector,
Functionality and
Attitude towards
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