- Edinburgh City Council needs to improve transparency with regard to planning in Craighouse, and other districts.
- In Sydney (Green Bans movement) and Moscow (Architectural watch for saving buildings from demolition), citizens take direct action.
- In Edinburgh, plans to redevelop the Royal High School need to put community interests at the forefront.
- The ethical, community dimension needs to be involved at the planning stage.
- Churches can help remedy asymmetry of knowledge and promote dialogue.
- Crowdfunding would be a way of enabling extended consultation processes.
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Sarah
22/9/2015 07:44:50 pm
Such interesting comments, which show how essential it is for citizens to be aware of what's going on in their localities, and insist on putting ecological issues at the forefront. Sarah
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Laudato SiThis blog was set up following our group discussions about Laudato Si - Pope Francis' Encyclical on the Care of our Common Home, at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Lauriston, in September 2015. This is intended to be a place where you can find a few follow-up resources, reflect on the content of the discussions and the Encyclical, and engage in discussion with themes that interest you. Chapter 5 - the next steps
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