Participatory Design as a Form of Participatory Democracy on the Local Level

Abstract

In the system of local self-government, various forms of exercise of power by the population are possible. And one of the other forms of participation of the population in solving local issues can be called various forms of participatory democracy. The article reveals one of the forms of participatory democracy as co-participating design. The author notes that co-participating design refers to the design process involving residents of a particular municipality. It manifests itself in the participation of residents in improvement activities aimed at changing the urban environment, as well as participation in the planning of territories of municipalities. It is gratifying that in a number of subjects of the Russian Federation the practice of participatory design is actively used in the formation of a comfortable urban environment.