Sustainable Brownfield Regeneration: CABERNET Network Report

Chapter 6.1: Summary Message• Citizen participation (CP) plays an important role in regeneration ensuringthat local people are active in the decision-making process• There is a mature CP knowledge base already, but this is poorly understoodamong brownfield practitioners in particular.• CP has a long way to go before it can be regarded as mainstream practice forbrownfield regeneration• Brownfield regeneration must shift from being predominantly a ‘site-based’endeavour, to an activity that is ‘people-based’, involving processes thatengage with all stakeholders• There are many excellent tools already available to support CP processes• There are examples demonstrating how best practice has featured inbrownfield regeneration activities, but these remain relatively uncommon• There is a significant need for better dissemination of existing information,practice and tools• Delivering training in CP for relevant practitioners is needed• CABERNET recommends that a higher proportion of project developmentresources should be used in CP processes;• There is a need for further validation of CP approaches, as well as therefinement of existing tools and the develop of new models• CABERNET believes that effective citizen participation in decision-makingenhances the sustainability of brownfield regeneration projects96