%0 Journal Article
%T Participatory budgeting as a tool for participation in urban regeneration processes. The example of Łódź
%A Hughes, Weronika
%A Leśniewska-Napierała, Katarzyna
%A Masierek, Edyta
%J Geographical Studies
%V 2023
%R 10.4467/20833113PG.23.014.19201
%N Issue 172
%P 31-55
%K participatory budgeting, urban regeneration, public participation, Łódź
%@ 1644-3586
%D 2024
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/prace-geograficzne/article/budzet-obywatelski-jako-narzedzie-partycypacji-w-procesach-rewitalizacji-miast-przyklad-lodzi
%X The article presents the spatial distribution of projects implemented as part of the participatory budgeting (PB) in Łódź in 2013–2019 against the backdrop of the area delimited for urban regeneration. The authors analyse the projects, create their typology and evaluate them in terms of the implementation of the objectives set in the urban regeneration programme. The article hopes to contribute to the scientific discussion on the participation of the local community in the life of the city, in particular in the changes made in its space, as well as on the effectiveness of the implementation and the role of a participatory tool such as the civic budget in urban regeneration. It may also inspire local governments to prepare and use this instrument in urban regeneration processes in a well-thought-out manner.