دور المشارکة المجتمعية فى تنمية وتطوير المجتمع المحلى

Achieving sustainable development in all its aspects (economic, environmental and social) requires a stekholders participation of the development process (government sector, the private sector and civil society). Community participation is a major focus for building development projects for the society in light of the growth and development witnessed by the societies that adopt it. In the absence of interest - at the official level - to involve the local community in urban development projects (planning and architectural), and the role of participation of some civil society institutions are often limited to decision making process of the project. The research aims to encourage the participation of individuals within their communities through sound methodologies adopted by the stakeholders to the development process in their communities. The research prposes a framework with specific phases to achieve effective participation which will reflect positively on sustainability success for project development. The research methodology follow the theoretical inductive approach through a literature review of global and local development initiatives to derive different tools and phases that constitute the operational framework for the participatory development process. It also follows the case study approach in order to monitor the effectiveness of the role of community participation in the development of urban aspects as well as the role of the stakeholders in activating the participatory process and implementing it with the appropriate tools within existing cases. The research consists of a theoretical background dealing with an introduction to participatory development in the local community and its presence within the global framework for sustainable development. It also includes a review of the Egyptian policies and laws in support of participatory development. The field study was based on rigorous observations and interviews in data collection and analysis in the relation to the case studies selected. The research concluded: the direct correlation between individuals participation in projects, a sense of ownership of the development process is achieved by involving the local community in identifying its needs, and that a decentralized framework for decision-making and resource allocation was proven effective when implemented to the local community .