Small change (Intelligent practice and practising intelligence) : about the art of practice and the limits of planning in cities
Hamdi, Nabeel
Small change (Intelligent practice and practising intelligence) : about the art of practice and the limits of planning in cities - Oxon Earthscan 2004 - xxvi,156p.
Content
Acknowledgements viii
Foreword by Colin Ward x
Introduction: Design, Emergence and Somewhere In-between xv
Part I: The Setting
1 Street Work and Dev-talk: Who Controls the Truth? 3
Part II: Encounters in Practice
2 Departures and Arrivals 23
3 The Composting Bin: Looking for Starters 34
4 Power Points, Bullet Points and Waste Collectors: Learning from Precedent 37
5 Needs and Rights: Some Formal Planning 49
6 In Search of Community and the Structure of Place 58
7 The Bus Stop: Cultivating Community 73
8 Pickers, Sorters and Tap Attendants 77
9 The Pickle Jars 84
Part III: Learning Practice
10 Plan-Analyse-Survey: Planning From Back to Front 93
11 Governance and Networks: Organizing from Inside Out 107
12 Rigour and Relevance: It Can be Both 116
13 Playing Games - Serious Games 130
Acronyms 142
Notes and References 143
Index 152
9781844070053
Architectural drawing--Technique
City planning--Citizen participation
307.1216 / HAM
Small change (Intelligent practice and practising intelligence) : about the art of practice and the limits of planning in cities - Oxon Earthscan 2004 - xxvi,156p.
Content
Acknowledgements viii
Foreword by Colin Ward x
Introduction: Design, Emergence and Somewhere In-between xv
Part I: The Setting
1 Street Work and Dev-talk: Who Controls the Truth? 3
Part II: Encounters in Practice
2 Departures and Arrivals 23
3 The Composting Bin: Looking for Starters 34
4 Power Points, Bullet Points and Waste Collectors: Learning from Precedent 37
5 Needs and Rights: Some Formal Planning 49
6 In Search of Community and the Structure of Place 58
7 The Bus Stop: Cultivating Community 73
8 Pickers, Sorters and Tap Attendants 77
9 The Pickle Jars 84
Part III: Learning Practice
10 Plan-Analyse-Survey: Planning From Back to Front 93
11 Governance and Networks: Organizing from Inside Out 107
12 Rigour and Relevance: It Can be Both 116
13 Playing Games - Serious Games 130
Acronyms 142
Notes and References 143
Index 152
9781844070053
Architectural drawing--Technique
City planning--Citizen participation
307.1216 / HAM