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Um processo participativo é uma sequência de atividades participativas (por exemplo, primeiro preenchendo um questionário, de seguida, fazendo propostas, discutindo-as em reuniões presenciais ou virtuais, e finalmente, priorizando-as) com o objetivo de definir e de tomar uma decisão num tópico específico.
Exemplos de processos participativos são: um processo de eleição de membros do comité (onde as candidaturas são primeiro apresentadas, de seguida discutidas e por fim uma candidatura é escolhida), orçamentos participativos (onde são apresentadas propostas, valorizadas economicamente e votadas com o dinheiro disponível), um processo de planeamento estratégico, a elaboração colaborativa de um regulamento ou norma, a conceção de um espaço urbano ou a produção de um plano de políticas públicas.
Calgary's Playgrounds: Equitable Access to Safe and Inclusive Play Spaces
Help identify where playgrounds are aging, missing, or inaccessible — and shape the case for investment in every neighbourhood
Sobre este processo
Calgary maintains over 1,100 playgrounds, but aging equipment, accessibility gaps, and unequal distribution mean not every child has safe, quality play space nearby. This process invites residents to identify where the gaps are and what needs to change.
Play is not a luxury — it is essential infrastructure for child development, community connection, and neighbourhood wellbeing. Yet across Calgary, access to quality playground space is far from equal. Established neighbourhoods often benefit from well-maintained, recently upgraded equipment, while newer communities on the city's outskirts and lower-income areas frequently lack basic amenities or are served by aging structures that have sat on replacement lists for years.
Calgary's own benchmark is five playgrounds for every 1,000 children under 12, but that target means little if the playgrounds that exist are broken, inaccessible to children with disabilities, lack shade in the summer heat, or sit in locations poorly connected to where families actually live. In November 2024, City Council faced a budget decision that nearly cut $4 million from the Parks and Playground Amenities program — a reminder that playground investment is not guaranteed and that community voices matter in defending it.
This process gives Calgarians a structured way to document playground conditions in their communities, submit proposals for upgrades or new installations, and collectively prioritize where investment should go. Your local, on-the-ground knowledge of which playgrounds are deteriorating, which neighbourhoods are underserved, and what design features matter most to families in your area is exactly what this process is designed to surface and amplify.