Description

The Community Planning Handbook: How people can shape their cities, town and villages in any part of the world.

Compiled and edited by
Nick Wates

Designed by
Jeremy Brook, Graphic Ideas

First edition Earthscan Publications Ltd, 2000
ISBN 1-85383-654-0

Second edition Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2014
ISBN 978-1-84407-490-7 Buy from the publisher Routledge.

Published in association with:
The Urban Design Group; The Prince’s Foundation; South Bank University, London. With the generous support of: Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, England; Department for International Development, UK; European Commission Humanitarian Office; John Thompson & Partners; Urban Regeneration Office, Taipei City and The Urbanists Collaborative, Taipei.

296 pages, 210x148mm, 250 photos and illustrations, full colour throughout. The book covers 58 general principles, 61 methods and 24 scenarios. The appendices include a glossary with over 600 entries, an annotated publications listing with 89 entries and 180 useful contacts and web links. (First edition: 230 pages, 230 photos and illustrations, 47 principles, 53 methods, 16 scenarios, 500 entry glossary.)

The first comprehensive worldwide how-to-do-it published on public involvement in planning and design. Features an accessible style, best practice information on effective methods, international scope and relevance and full colour throughout.

 

‘A clear, well organized and extremely useful book for those who are or who ought to be promoting democratic participation in shaping the future of our communities.’
J Gary Lawrence, President, Sustainable Strategies & Solutions, Inc, Seattle, Washington, USA

‘In the global, cyberspace age, government and business need communities as much as communities need them. Nick Wates’ timely book is essential reading for ordinary people and professionals who believe that the opportunities being thrown up by this new balance are there for the taking’
Mark Hepworth, Director, The Local Futures Group, London, UK

‘This excellent work shows an absolute understanding of the issues of consultation and participation. Many dabble without this understanding.’
Peter Richards, Deicke Richards Architects, Australia.

‘This is the best practical guide to running a community planning event, and a must for community groups and councils both in the UK and abroad’
Roger Evans, Chairman, Urban Design Group, UK

‘The layout brings a new standard of design excellence to the art of communication in this field. I highly recommend it as a practical tool for communities and their activists. It has a truly international perspective.’
Michael Parkes, Expert on Urban Policy to the European Commission, Directorate General Development, Brussels, Belgium

‘The clear and concise copy as well as the very appealing graphic formatting of the material make this an excellent handbook which will be useful to so many different users in so many ways.’
Tony Costello, Professor of Architecture, Ball State University, USA

‘An invaluable guide in helping you choose and plan the participatory events and structures to meet your needs.’
John Thompson, architect and community planner

‘A graphically pleasing publication in simple language that will get across effectively to communities.’
Vinay D. Lall, Director, Society for Development Studies, New Delhi, India

‘An excellent book that will have a host of valuable applications – with sufficient detail for practitioners, researchers, planners and policy makers. It is an important and timely contribution.’
Jules Pretty, Director, Centre for Environment and Society, University of Essex

 

Chinese translation by Earthscan China Project, 2002. Translator Lu Jianbo.
ISBN 7-110-05378-4

Korean translation by Misewoom Publishing Co., 2008
Translated by Lee Seokhyun
ISBN 978-89-85493-28-4
Korean edition