LEGAL ISSUES OF ENSURING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN SOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN CITIES

Abstract

Today, the majority of the world’s population lives in cities. Ensuring environmental sustainability in populated areas is critical to achieving the goals set out in the United Nations Sustainable Development Program. In addition, the rules set out in the new UN Urban Development Program (Habitat III) will play a key role in ensuring the sustainable development of cities. Given that the world's population lives mainly in anthropogenically changing regions, more precisely in populated areas, ensuring a comfortable environment for citizens is achieved through sustainable urban development. That is why today the work on greening of cities is given importance at the local, regional and even global levels. The participation of civil society institutions and the general public in this process takes several forms. In particular, the expansion of public participation in the approval of master plans for cities and other settlements is seen as an important tool in protecting the property and other rights of citizens. Institute of Civil Society in the Republic of Uzbekistan, based on long-standing historical traditions - "Citizens' Self-Government Bodies" to participate in environmental monitoring in urban areas, implementation of information policy in cities, close cooperation with the public, active partnership and cooperation with public authorities, environmental issues can participate in management activities aimed at the development of cities through solutions through urban planning.