Abstract
Agenda XXI started the city of Cascais, Portugal in 2006, and from this process emerged a proposal for Participatory Budgeting, which has been coordinated
since 2011 by the municipal team, which is in charge of implementing Agenda XXI. This origin explains to a large extent the importance of environmental
issues within the proposals and projects submitted for voting.
Unlike many other municipalities in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Cascais enjoys a relatively large resource base: with a population of 206,000 in 2012,
and a municipal budget estimated at 202 million Euros annually, the municipal budget averages around 1,000 Euros per resident (Cabral and Marinho, 2012).
The Participatory Budgeting process in Cascais is both territorial [or space based], taking place in the city’s six districts (called freguesias in Portugal), as
well as thematic, since it addresses the five pillars of the sustainability strategy of Cascais: territory with quality of urban life, territory of creativity, knowledge
and innovation, a territory of environmental values, a cohesive and inclusive territory, and a territory of active citizenship.
since 2011 by the municipal team, which is in charge of implementing Agenda XXI. This origin explains to a large extent the importance of environmental
issues within the proposals and projects submitted for voting.
Unlike many other municipalities in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Cascais enjoys a relatively large resource base: with a population of 206,000 in 2012,
and a municipal budget estimated at 202 million Euros annually, the municipal budget averages around 1,000 Euros per resident (Cabral and Marinho, 2012).
The Participatory Budgeting process in Cascais is both territorial [or space based], taking place in the city’s six districts (called freguesias in Portugal), as
well as thematic, since it addresses the five pillars of the sustainability strategy of Cascais: territory with quality of urban life, territory of creativity, knowledge
and innovation, a territory of environmental values, a cohesive and inclusive territory, and a territory of active citizenship.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Participatory Budgeting: Another city is possible! Alternatives to the city as a commodity |
| Place of Publication | Lausanne, Suíça |
| Publisher | Charles Leopold Foundation |
| Pages | 51-60 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-989-20-5561-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |