Partycypacja społeczna w procesie rewitalizacji
Public Participation in the Revitalization Process

Summary/Abstract: Involving the society in decision-making process strengthens the position of citizens and democracy, and the citizens’ active participation in the life of the city can improve the quality of decisions made by local authorities. Public participation should be fully realized. The aim of the article is to diagnose the level of interest of the inhabitants and the city authorities in the public participation, especially in the revitalization process. The study was conducted in the town of Kalisz among different groups of inhabitants. A questionnaire survey has been used as a research method. The regeneration process in Kalisz can be successful provided the inhabitants are involved. The results of survey show that residents want to be able to influence the decisions of the city authorities, but rarely use these opportunities. The most involved in the city decisionmaking processes are city activists. Nearly half of the respondents value the effectiveness of participatory tools in the revitalization process, but these are primarily those who do not take an active part in public and social life, representatives of city authorities and local government officials. Active non-governmental activists and members of the presidential advisory councils were far more skeptical about influencing the decisions of local authorities.

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