Books in the Earthscan Tools for Community Planning series

Deals with the innovations in artistic, narrative, embodied and technological methods. This book explores the frontiers of community engagement. It covers the concepts and practical applications such as community visioning, participatory research and reporting, conflict resolution, poetry and planning language, theatre, and photography.

A guide to placemaking, packed with practical skills and tools that architects, planners, urban designers and other built environment specialists need in order to engage effectively with development work in various contexts. It also critiques the single vision top down approach to design and planning.

Finding specific advice on inclusive processes for engaging a community in a planning or design process can be a daunting undertaking. This book introduces the SpeakOut, an innovative, interactive drop-in engagement process. It provides hands-on, systematic guidance and detailed checklists for managing community engagement processes.

Offers a view of sustainability through the lens of community engagement. Packed with hands-on tools, this guide offers an approach to participatory community engagement and development, referred to as EATING, that consists of six components: Education, Action, Trust, Inclusion, Nourishment and Governance.

All over the world people are organizing dynamic collaborative events to improve their surroundings. This book explains why and how to organize community planning events. It is suitable for community groups, professional planners in business and government, and for those interested in the community planning events.

Shows how and why engaged research and participatory learning methods should be adpoted in design and planning education

Shows how and why engaged research and participatory learning methods should be adpoted in design and planning education

2nd edition. Packed with practical guidance, action points and best practice. Full colour, easy to navigate and updated to include developments in neighbourhood planning and planning for climate change.