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They Sold Our Park! How Local Governments Fail At Democracy, Zandria Michaud
They Sold Our Park! How Local Governments Fail At Democracy, Zandria Michaud
Global Honors Theses
In 2016 the city of Kent, Washington sold a public park to a housing developer. While this sale may seem typical, what was disconcerting to Kent residents was not only that they were losing a park, but also that they knew nothing of the sale. The entire process of selling the park to a housing developer had been in the works for more than ten years, and yet, no one thought to ask the residents about it. From this sale, several issues arose regarding city level government democracy and the role of citizens in policy decision-making. By critically examining the …
The Effect Of Community Involvement On Disaster Relief, Ryan M. Brookman
The Effect Of Community Involvement On Disaster Relief, Ryan M. Brookman
Global Honors Theses
The response to the March 22, 2014 landslide in Oso, Washington offers an opportunity to examine a new approach to disaster relief. This community based participatory research analyzes responses obtained from a focus group composed of Oso residents. While there is much in the literature on responding to the physical community, little has been discussed on responding to the less tangible but equally important social aspect of community. Successfully addressing issues of relief and rebuilding requires both elements of community to be considered. Following the Community-Driven Development model, successfully implemented in the developing world by The World Bank, this paper …