Participatory urban planning in post-socialist Budapest

Insights from urban development documents (1990-present)

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ID21601746
AutoresBálint Hilbert (0000-0003-4633-4287, Institute for Sociology, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence, autor correspondente), Lea Kőszeghy (0000-0002-0559-7753, Institute for Sociology, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence), Zsolt Szabolcsi (0000-0002-4682-7957, Institute for Sociology, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence), Adrienne Csizmady (0000-0002-8282-8623, Institute for Sociology, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence)
Ano2025
Volume33
Fascículo10
Páginas1692-1711
Data de publicação2025-10-03
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEuropean Planning Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0965-4313 • E-ISSN: 1469-5944
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09654313.2025.2520386
OpenAlexW4411616709
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas26

Since limited scientific research has been conducted on the evolution of urban planning approaches in post-socialist countries and cities following the onset of democratic transformations in 1989/90, this paper examines urban planning in Budapest, Hungary, through a specific lens: the forms of public participation embedded in development plans and the narratives underpinning their necessity. Our research reveals that public participation is increasingly integrated into urban planning; however, significant and widening disparities exist between Budapest's districts regarding the types of public participation employed. These disparities are shaped by planning traditions, geopolitical factors, broader sociocultural trends, and institutional frameworks – particularly Budapest's highly fragmented institutional system. These findings highlight the importance of contextualizing planning practices within their specific sociopolitical and institutional settings. At the same time, progress in public participation must be assessed against the backdrop of declining local autonomy in Hungary in recent years

Citizen journalism · Civil engineering · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Participatory development · Participatory planning · Political science · Regional science · Sociology · Urban planning · Engineering · Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies · Urbanization and City Planning

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