Costa Rica

Process of approval for the National Policy of Territorial Planning 2012-2040

The process of approval for the National Policy for Territorial Planning (Span. PNOT) 2012-2040 began after the preparation of the policy by the Ministry of Housing and Human Settlements, exercising the Rectory of the Territorial Planning and Housing Sector, in accordance with the goals and actions determined by the 2011-2014 ?María Teresa Obregón Zamora National Development Plan". This policy was approved after a process of public consultation at the 4th Sectoral Council and was later formalized by Decree. The initiative presents three axes of territorial development that seek to strengthen the principle of the common good: habitat quality, environmental protection and management, and territorial competitiveness.

Institutional design

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Formalization: is the innovation embedded in the constitution or legislation, in an administrative act, or not formalized at all?

Frequency: how often does the innovation take place: only once, sporadically, or is it permanent or regular?

Mode of Selection of Participants: is the innovation open to all participants, access is restricted to some kind of condition, or both methods apply?

Type of participants: those who participate are individual citizens, civil society organizations, private stakeholders or a combination of those?

Decisiveness: does the innovation takes binding, non-binding or no decision at all?

Co-governance: is there involvement of the government in the process or not?

Formalization
embedded in the constitution/legislation 
Frequency
single
Mode of selection of participants
both 
Type of participants
citizens  
Decisiveness
democratic innovation yields no decision  
Co-Governance
yes 

Means


  • Deliberation
  • Direct Voting
  • E-Participation
  • Citizen Representation

Ends


  • Accountability
  • Responsiveness
  • Rule of Law
  • Political Inclusion
  • Social Equality

Policy cycle

Agenda setting
Formulation and decision-making
Implementation
Policy Evaluation

Sources

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