The APaNGO project was one of the first European Union action research projects on community participation in planning and development. Its underlying philosophy was the importance of fostering constructive community engagement to help deliver sustainable development on the ground.

The project’s central purpose was to provide a better understanding of the practice of community participation as it relates to planning and development. This then formed the basis for making recommendations on how practice can be improved.

Although derived from the experience of North West Europe, the findings of the APaNGO project will be of interest to all European Union Member States and other countries.

for more information www.apango.eu

22 November 2007

Thanks: This special feature funded by European Union Interreg IIIB