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Nick Wateswww.nickwates.co.ukauthor and consultant
Site Editor: communityplanning.net
Community Planning:Principles, Methods & Strategies
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1. Present a simple framework for addressingcommunity involvement in planning.
2. Provide a taster of the options available.3. Look at how one can develop an
involvement strategy for any particularsituation.
4. Introduce some online resources includingcommunityplanning.net
This session
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Community Planning = ‘Planning carriedout with the active participation of the endusers. Similarly community architecture,community design and so on.’
(Community Planning Handbook, 2000)
Definition
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Community Planning = ‘Planning carriedout with the active participation of the endusers. Similarly community architecture,community design and so on.’
(Community Planning Handbook, 2000)
Definition
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Urban Design Group
The Prince’s Foundation
South Bank University
Department for InternationalDevelopment
Department of theEnvironment, Transport& the Regions
European CommissionHumanitarian Office
Published 2000
Research
6Launched 2001
Global resource
72003
Universal applicability
2008
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PrinciplesApply to almost any situation. Worldwide applicability
MethodsHuge menu of different techniques and approachesnew ways of people interacting | new types of event | new support frameworks
ScenariosHow one might use a combination of methods in aparticular development situation - creating aninvolvement or empowerment strategy.
Community Planning framework
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PrinciplesApply to almost any situation. Worldwide applicability
MethodsHuge menu of different techniques and approachesnew ways of people interacting | new types of event | new support frameworks
ScenariosHow one might use a combination of methods in aparticular development situation - creating aninvolvement or empowerment strategy.
Community Planning framework
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PrinciplesApply to almost any situation. Worldwide applicability
MethodsHuge menu of different techniques and approachesnew ways of people interacting | new types of event | new support frameworks
ScenariosHow one might use a combination of methods in aparticular development situation - creating aninvolvement or empowerment strategy.
Community Planning framework
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PrinciplesApply to almost any situation. Worldwide applicability
MethodsHuge menu of different techniques and approachesnew ways of people interacting | new types of event | new support frameworks
ScenariosHow one might use a combination of methods in aparticular development situation - creating aninvolvement or empowerment strategy.
Community Planning framework
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Universallyapplicable good
practice
Principles
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Ore Valley, Hastings, UK PakistanPeople of different ages, gender, backgrounds and culture invariably have differentperspectives. Make sure a full spectrum of the community is involved. This is usuallymore important than involving large numbers.
Principle: Involve all sectionsof the community
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Wherever possible, base community planning activities physically in the area being planned.This makes it much easier for everyone to bridge the gap from concept to reality.
Wallingers Walk, Hastings, UK Kenya
Principle: Work on location
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People can participate more effectively if information is presented visually rather than inwords. Use graphics, maps, illustrations, cartoons, drawings, photomontages and modelswherever possible.
Wenceslas Square, Prague, before ……… and after
Principle: Visualise
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Use all available media to let people know what you are doing and how theycan get involved. Simple methods often work best but be imaginative - getmembers of the community to help
Hulme, Manchester, UK
Principle: Communicate
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Effective participation processes take time and energy. This image isa reminder that the costs of building the wrong thing in the wrong placecan be astronomical and make the cost of proper communityinvolvement insignificant. Budget generously.
Principle: Spend money
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Build local capacity
Follow up
Mixture of methods
Local ownership of the process
Plan your own process carefully
Some other principles
These are just some examples.There are over 50 on the website.
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How do yougo about itin practice?
Methods
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Public meetingspoliticians like them but only vociferous participate - can lead to conflict.
Questionnaires and surveysuseful for getting views of a representative sample of the population but danger of uninformed comment
Suggestion boxesat point of service - in village shop for instance
All have their uses - but there is a constantlyexpanding range of more creative approaches.
Some standard Methods
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People engaging in the issues and debate, ontheir own and in an enjoyable way, by makingadditions or alterations to pre-prepared exhibits.
Method: Interactive displays
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Makes it possible to secure the views of larger numbers of people than ispossible indoors. Particularly useful where the views of people using aparticular street or public space are wanted.
Method: Street stall
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A good way to help peopleunderstand the planningprocess and other people’sviewpoints. Also anenjoyable way to get peopleworking together.
- Street theatre
- Role play
- Board games
Method: Gaming
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The inspection of the environment being dealt with by mixed teams of local peopleand technical experts. Used to familiarise everyone with the physical environmentand key issues at the start of a project and to review progress at intervals.
Method: Reconnaissance trip
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Simple, easy-to-organise workingsessions wherepeople work in smallgroups to identify keyissues and possiblesolutions
Method: Briefing workshop What is wrong?
What is your dream?
How canit happen?
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Method: Design workshop
Hands-on sessions allowingsmall groups of professionals andnon-professionals to work creativelytogether developing proposals.
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Very effective for gettingpeople involved. Particularlyuseful for generatinginterest, presenting ideasand helping people think inthree dimensions. Lots ofdifferent kinds.
Method: Models
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Method: Art workshop
A workshop programme in which local peoplework with artists and crafts people to design -and often construct - environmental artworks.This can be an end in itself or part of a widerregeneration effort.Community arts projects are particularly usefulfor helping people express their creativity (anddevelop skills, a sense of identity andcommunity pride.)
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Method: Ideas competition
A good way of stimulatingcreative thinking andgenerating interest andmomentum. They can bedesigned to allow everyonea chance to put forwardtheir ideas.
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Method: Electronic map
The internet provideshuge scope for newparticipation methods.E.g. Allowing peopleto explore an area andmake comments atcomputer terminals.
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Method: Video soapbox
A slightly bizarre hightech way of allowingmembers of the publicto broadcast theiropinions about localpublic open spaces onvideo screens erectedin public places.
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Method: Community planning event
Carefully structured collaborativeevent at which all stakeholders,including the local community, workclosely with specialists from allrelevant disciplines to make plansfor the future of that community orsome aspects of it.
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Introductions and briefings
Briefing workshopsissues and opportunities
Plenary session
Lunch and site walkabout
Design workshopsoptions and proposals
Plenary session
Next steps
Presentation/reception
Method: Planning days
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Method: Planning weekendThursday Team arrivals
Saturday Briefing workshops Design workshops Brainstorm dinnerFriday
Launch & introductions Reconnaissance Briefings Social event
Sunday Team working
Monday Team working Public presentation
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Presenting design ideas to the public and securingreactions in an informal manner.
Less structured than a workshop; more interactivethan an exhibition.
Method: Open house event
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The creation or strengthening of user groups is a key element of mostcommunity planning. They act as clients in championing the views ofthose who will use the end product and keep the momentum going.
Method: User groups
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Places set up to help peopleunderstand, and engage in,the design of local buildingsand the built environment.
Method: Architecture andplanning centres
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An involvementstrategy for every
developmentsituation
Scenarios
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Scenario: LocalNeighbourhood
initiativeLocal people in a rundown neighbourhood andagencies working with them take the initiativeto speed up the regeneration process.
Process planning session
Steering group
Co-ordinator appointed
Planning weekend
Development forum
Neighbourhood office
Review session
Development trust
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Scenario:Derelict site
re-useAn initiative to make use of a derelict urbansite in public ownership.
Research
Public meeting or forum
Ideas competition
Development partnership
Art workshop
Open house or street stall
Implementation
Management body formed
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Scenario:Village revival
A village community takes steps to protect theA village community takes steps to protect thetraditional character and develop new facilitiestraditional character and develop new facilities
Community profiling
Community planning forum
Local design statement
Countryside design statement
Review session
Project groups
Local design statement revised
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TheCommunity
PlanningWebsite
www.communityplanning.net
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www.communityplanning.net
Google’s No 1 of over 250 million results for‘community planning’
Over 1,000 visitors per week Users from 100 countries per month UN-HABITAT study features site as good
practice toolkit for urban governance
Good framework to build on Need partners and funding to add content from
more countries
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www.communityplanning.net
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For your localsituation
Plan your strategy
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Be clear what overall aim is.
Be aware of principles.
Piece together a sequenceof methods to achieve the aim.
Involve community in creatingthis strategy.
Plan your strategy
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Strategy planner download
Download all three versions of the StrategyPlanner from the Toolbox forms section:http://www.communityplanning.net/useful/forms.php
Plan your strategyresources on www.communityplanning.net
1. Have a quick look at the Sample2. Print out the Blank and spend 10 minutes
brainstorming and rapidly completing it for yourchosen example.
3. Use the Template to work up your strategy inmore detail.
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Plan your strategyresources on www.communityplanning.net
Process planning session
You can also learn how to hold a workshop withkey stakeholders to devise a community planningstrategy
1. Go to the Methods A - Z section2. Select Process planning session
http://www.communityplanning.net/methods/process_planning_session.php
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Methods Menu
Explore the vast menu of methods available in theMethods A - Z section
http://www.communityplanning.net/methods/methods.php
Plan your strategyresources on www.communityplanning.net
and browse the rest of the site to seewhat others have done and are doing.
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Engagement strategy the key.
Summing up
Ever-expanding menu of methodsto suit aims and resources.
Huge potential of internet.
Climate change increases need forcommunity planning.
Build on previous work by many people and groups all over the world.