ABSTRACT
Community participation, in all its different guises, aims to involve the people who will be affected by a development in the decision-making relating to its implementation and management. ‘Sustainable development at the local level must be implemented in a holistic process which inspires city people and which gives them a sense of ownership and direct involvement.‘ (Girardet 1999a). Community involvement has to go beyond the process of informing the community or even basic consultation: it should aim to partially or totally hand over control of the project development and management to the local community.
