The Community Planning Handbook

How People Can Shape Their Cities, Towns and Villages in Any Part of the World

Nick Wates

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9781138412804
• eBook ISBN:
  9781317907695
• Topic: Politica e relazioni internazionali
• Subtopic: Pianificazione urbana e paesaggistica

Growing numbers of residents are getting involved with professionals in shaping their local environment, and there is now a powerful menu of tools available, from design workshops to electronic maps. The Community Planning Handbook is the essential starting point for all those involved: planners and local authorities, architects and other practitioners, community workers, students and local residents. It features an accessible how-to-do-it style, best practice information on effective methods, and international scope and relevance. Tips, checklists and sample documents help readers to get started quickly, learn from others' experience and to select the approach best suited to their situation. The glossary, bibliography and contact details provide quick access to further information and support. This fully updated new edition contains extra material on following up after community engagement activities.

People’s wall at a design fest,
Hong Kong, 1998

Methods A–Z

A selection of the most effective methods for helping people to get involved in physical planning and design. For latest see: www.communityplanning.net/methods/methods_a-z.php?tab=1

Activity week
Architecture centre
Art workshop
Award scheme
Briefing workshop
Choice catalogue
Community design centre
Community planning event
Community planning forum
Community profiling
Design assistance team
Design fest
Design game
Design workshop
Development trust
Diagrams
Door knocking
Draft plan consultation
Electronic map
Elevation montage
Energy fair
E-voting
Environment shop
Feasibility fund
Field workshop
Future search conference
Gaming
Have your say drop-in
Ideas competition
Interactive display
The internet
Ketso kit
Local design statement
Mapping
Microplanning workshop
Mobile unit
Models
Neighbourhood planning office
Newspaper supplement
Online consultation
Open house event
Open Space workshop
Participatory editing
Photo survey
Planning aid scheme
Planning day
Planning for Real
Planning weekend
Prioritising
Process planning session
Reconnaissance trip
Review session
Risk assessment
Roadshow
Simulation
Street stall
Table scheme display
Task force
Urban design studio
User group
Video soapbox

Activity week

Activity weeks are a way of focusing energy and attention on the local environment and initiatives to improve it. They are particularly effective if they become an annual event and even more so if part of a national programme.

A programme of events and activities is produced on a suitable theme. One week is a good length for making an impact but it can be longer or shorter.

Organisations and individuals are invited to organise activities and events during the week and have them advertised in the programme.

The programme is promoted by a coordinating body which may be a partnership, preferably including lo...

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• General principles A–Z
• Methods A–Z
• Scenarios A–Z
• Programmes
• Case studies
• Appendices
• Index