Making Community Design Work : A Guide For Planners

Umut Toker

ISBN 10: 1138381802 / ISBN 13: 9781138381803

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Sep 2018, 2018

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Neuware - Since the earliest settlements, people have deliberated the issues that affect their future together. Making Community Design Work shows how planners can guide the process toward effective decision making and beneficial community design. This well-crafted book distills decades of community design experience into a sound conceptual framework of value to practicing planners as well as planning students. Umut Toker covers a broad range of planning scales and introduces field-tested tools for participatory decision making at regional, city, community, and site-specific levels. To succeed, any planning project must address both the physical space and its users. From setting goals to evaluating results, Making Community Design Work helps planners navigate the process of creating environments that meet the needs of the people they serve.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Community Design Work : A Guide For Planners
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Sep 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138381802
• ISBN 13: 9781138381803
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 14D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 481 grams

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Synopsis

Since the earliest settlements, people have deliberated the issues that affect their future together. Making Community Design Work shows how planners can guide the process toward effective decision making and beneficial community design.

This well-crafted book distills decades of community design experience into a sound conceptual framework of value to practicing planners as well as planning students. Umut Toker covers a broad range of planning scales and introduces field-tested tools for participatory decision making at regional, city, community, and site-specific levels.

To succeed, any planning project must address both the physical space and its users. From setting goals to evaluating results, Making Community Design Work helps planners navigate the process of creating environments that meet the needs of the people they serve.

About the Author

Umut Toker is assistant professor of city and regional planning in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at California Polytechnic State University.