Auckland Council, NZ seeks long-term solutions for water issues with Citizens' Assembly Project
Auckland Council, NZ Citizens' Assembly Project Water Issues
Council utility Watercare and University of Auckland researchers began the project with workshops across four areas of the city. Thirty Watercare customers representative of the city's demographics shared their views about the local water supply. A 40-member Citizens' Assembly will work toward consensus on the question, "What should be the next source (or sources) of water for Auckland?" Project leaders support informed decisionmaking with policy and scientific briefs each Assembly session.
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The assemblies bring ordinary locals into decision-making, and are about to begin in earnest in the supercity.
Using Deliberative Democracy to explore the future of Auckland's water supply - Greater Auckland
This is a guest post by Dr. Tatjana Buklijas. Tatjana is Associate Director at Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, and a Senior Lecturer in Global Studies at The University of Auckland. This post is based on a
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