Community Design

Mehrhoff Authur W. Mehrhoff W. Arthur

ISBN 10: 0761905979 / ISBN 13: 9780761905974

Published by Sage Publications, 1999

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Print on Demand pp. 160 6:B&W 8.25 x 11 in or 280 x 210 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Community Design
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761905979
• ISBN 13: 9780761905974
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Arthur Mehrhoff′s Community Design represents a unique way of analyzing a community and the steps needed to help design a sustainable community. In this important contribution, Mehrhoff, through his work with the Minnesota Design Team, seeks to "help communities take control of shaping a sustainable future of their own by means of information, insight, and civic dialogue." He urges readers to rethink the shape and shaping of their communities by looking at "community" in a more holistic and multidisciplinary manner. Mehrhoff tackles such topics as defining community, understanding the history of a community, understanding the issues and problems affecting a community, examining the visual aspects of a community, and obtaining citizen opinion throughout the process of becoming a sustainable community. Small communities everywhere can replicate the process discussed in this book. Community Design is well written and thought-provoking and provides a nice blend of theory and practice.

This book should be useful to all students, academics, local policy makers, and citizens who are interested in creating a common sustainable vision for their communities.