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4.4 Public participation

Planning and execution of measures in urban river restoration should not follow a top-down approach. Public consultation and engagement with local communities have emerged as a crucial step in the planning and implementation of restoration measures in cities. Civil society and the private sector are crucial for the development of cities and their hinterlands and will play a major role in coping with the challenges ahead.

Several examples of public participation processes are available in the case studies reviewed for this report.