Percorsi, risultati e incertezze nella pianificazione strategica a Pesaro

The article analyzes the experience of strategic planning carried out in the city of Pesaro, which involved a group of local actors - public, private and third sector - in a process of discussion and public argumentation about missions, priorities and actions to be performed on the territory. The Strategic Plan "Pesaro 2015 City of Quality" is a pact for the city built around a broad dialogue with the local society that has involved the Municipality of Pesaro in an investment with a strong participation by local actors. The issue of the relationship between participation and the more traditional forms of political representation, that of the incisiveness of the activated processes and the management of political leadership, were among the most substantial elements of criticality and uncertainty of this public policy. Among the most significant effects of the Plan is the availability of a cognitive framework of the territorial reality and a pool of projects that allowed the territory to seize the opportunities offered by regional and EU planning and to improve the effectiveness of public policies