Community led planning - Nick Wates
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1 Nick Wates www.nickwates.co.uk author and consultant publisher and site editor: communityplanning.net Design in the Age of Localism How can we achieve better places through neighbourhood planning?
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Design in the Age of Localism: how can we achieve better places through neighbourhood planning?
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Nick Wates www.nickwates.co.uk author and consultant
publisher and site editor: communityplanning.net
Design in the Age of Localism
How can we achieve better places through neighbourhood planning?
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1. Present a simple framework for addressing
community involvement in planning.
2. Provide a taster of the options available.
3. Look at how one can develop an involvement strategy for any particular situation – including neighbourhood plans.
4. Reflect on the implications of Localism.
This session
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Community Planning = ‘Planning carried out with the active participation of the end users. Similarly community architecture, community design and so on.’
(Community Planning Handbook, 2000)
Definition
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Community Planning = ‘Planning carried out with the active participation of the end users. Similarly community architecture, community design and so on.’
(Community Planning Handbook, 2000)
Definition
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1996
Action research
2000 2008
Action research
6Launched 2001
Global resource
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Universal applicability
Chinese1996
German1997
Czech1999
French2010
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Operating system that works
Chinese2002
Korean2008
EnglishREVISED2013
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Principles Apply to almost any situation. Worldwide applicability
Methods
Huge menu of different techniques and
approaches new ways of people interacting | new types of event | new support frameworks
Scenarios
How one might use a combination of methods in
a particular development situation - creating an
involvement or empowerment strategy.
Community planning framework
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Principles Apply to almost any situation. Worldwide applicability
Methods
Huge menu of different techniques and
approaches new ways of people interacting | new types of event | new support frameworks
Scenarios
How one might use a combination of methods in
a particular development situation - creating an
involvement or empowerment strategy.
Community Planning framework
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Principles Apply to almost any situation. Worldwide applicability
Methods
Huge menu of different techniques and
approaches new ways of people interacting | new types of event | new support frameworks
Scenarios
How one might use a combination of methods in
a particular development situation - creating an
involvement or empowerment strategy.
Community Planning framework
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Principles Apply to almost any situation. Worldwide applicability
Methods
Huge menu of different techniques and
approaches new ways of people interacting | new types of event | new support frameworks
Scenarios
How one might use a combination of methods in
a particular development situation – inner city
regeneration, village improvement, creating a
neighbourhood plan.
Community Planning framework
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Universally applicable good
practice
Principles
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Ore Valley, Hastings, UK PakistanPeople of different ages, gender, backgrounds and culture invariably have different perspectives. Make sure a full spectrum of the community is involved. This is usually more important than involving large numbers.
Principle: Involve all sections
of 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 in words. Use graphics, maps, illustrations, cartoons, drawings, photomontages and models wherever 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 they can get involved. Simple methods often work best but be imaginative - get members of the community to help
Hulme, Manchester, UK
Principle: Communicate
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How do you go about it in practice?
Methods
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People engaging in the issues and debate, on their own and in an enjoyable way, by making additions 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 is possible indoors. Particularly useful where the views of people using a particular street or public space are wanted.
Method: Street stall
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The inspection of the environment being dealt with by mixed teams of local people and technical experts. Used to familiarise everyone with the physical environment and 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 working sessions where people work in small groups to identify key issues and possible solutions
Method: Briefing workshop
What is wrong?
What is your dream?
How canit happen?
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Method: Design workshop
Hands-on sessions allowing small groups of professionals and non-professionals to work creatively together developing proposals.
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Very effective for getting people involved. Particularly useful for generating interest, presenting ideas and helping people think in three dimensions. Lots of different kinds.
Method: Models
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Method: Ideas competition
A good way of stimulating creative thinking and generating interest and momentum. They can be designed to allow everyone a chance to put forward their ideas.
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Brochure with information about project and involvement process.
Method: Draft plan consultation
Main proposals in words and graphics.
Tear off questionnaire with tick box AND open ended questions. Free postage.
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Method: Community planning event
Carefully structured collaborative event at which all stakeholders, including the local community, work closely with specialists from all relevant disciplines to make plans for the future of that community or some aspects of it.
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Introductions and briefings
Briefing workshopsissues and opportunitiesPlenary session
Lunch and site walkabout
Design workshopsoptions and proposalsPlenary session
Next steps
Presentation/reception
Method: Planning day
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Method: Planning weekend
ThursdayTeam arrivals
SaturdayBriefing workshopsDesign workshopsBrainstorm dinnerFriday
Launch & introductionsReconnaissanceBriefingsSocial event
SundayTeam working
MondayTeam workingPublic presentation
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Presenting design ideas to the public and securing reactions in an informal manner.
Less structured than a workshop; more interactive than an exhibition.
Method: Open house event
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The creation or strengthening of user groups is a key element of most community planning. They act as clients in championing the views of those who will use the end product and keep the momentum going.
Method: User group
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Places set up to help people understand, and engage in, the design of local buildings and the built environment.
Method: Architecture and planning centres
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Online Method: Mapping
Now there is an online version of most previous methods, plus new possibilities.
Here is a Google Map being used to consult on potential housing development sites.
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Online Method: Social networking
Can be used to generate interest in consultations and generate debate.
Different platforms reach different audiences.
Online method: Online consultation
Particularly useful for major infrastructure projects.
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Online method: Project website
Now the first priority for almost all projects
Online methods: Other
Social mapping
Toolkits
Development control
Environmental management
Single method sites
Surveys – construct, conduct, report
This is the new frontier for Methods.
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An involvement strategy for every
development situation
Scenarios
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Scenario: Local neighbourhood
initiative
Local people in a rundown neighbourhood and agencies working with them take the initiative to 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-use
An initiative to make use of a derelict urban site 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 the A village community takes steps to protect the traditional 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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Scenario: Community
led plan
Producing a parish, local action, community or neighbourhood plan from the bottom up.
Getting started
Establishing steering group
Process planning
Community engagement / Visioning
Prioritising
Draft plan
Final plan
Implementation
Monitor and review
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Scenarios: Neighbourhood
plan
A community in a city, town or A community in a city, town or village wants to produce a village wants to produce a statutory Neighbourhood statutory Neighbourhood Development Plan. Development Plan.
This is the challenge of the moment.
What will these scenarios look like?
What combination of methods will work best?
Who needs to be involved and when?
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www.communityplanning.net
Neighbourhood plan process
Getting started – awareness raising and neighbourhood organisation
Creating your neighbourhood planning process
Community needs and aspirations – visioning
Developing the plan
Implementation
Monitor and review
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Engagement strategy the key.
Summing upHow can we achieve better places through
neighbourhood planning?
Ever-expanding menu of methods to suit aims and resources.
Huge potential of internet.
Climate change increases need for community planning.
Build on previous work by many people and groups all over the world and be creative.
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