“The brilliant website communityplanning.net sets out clear advice on a whole range of ways you can get people involved - using everything from models, to photos, to computer maps to show what development could look like. It also gives advice on how to encourage a positive, realistic debate - one where everyone accepts in good faith the purpose and boundaries of discussion. One where people recognise that the purpose of planning is to enable and support the right type of development, not to stop it nor prevaricate endlessly like a modern-day Jarndyce v Jarndyce. And one that gives you something more mature than protestors simply repeating 'no' or developers saying 'like it or lump it'. You've got to have a proper dialogue.” “The site communityplanning.net sets out a host of great ways to encourage debate - from 'design fests' (specialists spend the day discussing their ideas for a neighbourhood, while the public has an opportunity to walk in, watch and comment) to 'photo surveys' (people bring their own photographs of what they like, or don't like, about their neighbourhood now as a way of starting discussion on what they want to happen to it next) to 'planning for real' (using 3-D models to show residents what development could look like, and giving them a chance to vote on the options). “thanks a mil...found ur website and resources really helpful in planning community development days with communities first young people” Nikki Cinnamond, Community Project Logistics Co-ordinator, Outlook Community, North Wales, feedback 20 Feb 2008 “It's a wonderful resource.” Susan Seifert, Director, Social Impact of the Arts Project, University of Pennsylvania, USA, email 10 October 2007 “Your site is very valuable.” Gabriele, Aukland, Australia, feedback 26 April 2007 “The website looks impressive and a huge amount of work.” Alex Julyan, artist, UK, email 8 March 2007 “Like the site, it is well organised and easy to negotiate.” “What a fantastic web site! I will soon be getting involved with my first Planning Aid projects and I know that this web site will be a valuable resource.” Kirstie Walker, Planning Aid, email 22 February 2007 “Visited the site this morning and it’s fantastic. Immediately helpful for the … work we’ve got to pull together and I’ll pass it on to the Council and the Community Network who should be championing it.” Alastair Fairley, Hastings Local Strategic Partnership chair, email 7 February 2007 “Congratulations on such a valuable website. We're featuring it in this month's member e-newsletter.” Sharon Clark, National Association of Planning Councils (NAPC), Dallas, Texas, USA, email 1 January 2007 Very useful site!’ ‘Many thanks for the link to the website...it is a brilliant template and I shall be referring my fellow community group members to it.’ ‘Your website has some extremely valuable information that we can use in our plan to upgrade a squatter camp on the outskirts of Cape Town.’ ‘The Community Planning website is brilliant! I particularly like the expanded glossary and the case studies. The design works very well.’ Robert Cowan, Director, Urban Design Group, London, UK, email 21 September 2006 ‘Your web site is absolutely amazing.’ Jane Samuels, Removing Unfreedoms Design Associates, Stroud, UK, email 20 September 2006 ‘Very useful’. Edward Andersson, People & Knowledge, Involve, London, UK, email 20 September 2006 ‘Really excellent’ Michael Edwards, The Bartlett School, University College London, UK, email 20 September 2006 ‘A very useful site which I will be passing on to my planning students!’ Richard Kingston, Lecturer in urban planning & GIS, School of Environment & Development, University of Manchester, UK, email 19 September 2006 ‘Love your website. Do you send updates or what’s new emails to people as I would be interested?’ Yvonne Weeber, Senior Adviser, Ministry for the Environment, New Zealand, email 23 August 2006 'Can I get a print version of this web content? I find it very useful and would like to share it with colleagues in Pune who are active in various civic issues, ranging from parks, parking lots, garbage, gardens, etc.' Sanskriti Menon, Centre for Environment Education, Pune, India, email 30 April 2005 'I have just gone over this site briefly and it is excellent, a great tool
for community and personal planning as well. If the community uses this guide our events could not go wrong. Thanks for doing this.' 'Great site--many thanks for your work.' 'I was pleasantly surprised to find your website called www.communityplanning.net. For some years now, the city of Antwerp, Belgium has invested a great deal of effort and resources in actively involving citizens in plans and projects for their neighbourhood.' 'I have just gone through your site and found it very beneficial to me. I am currently heading an organization which has a vision of strengthening the indigenous cultures, education of the girl child, assisting those who are infected & affected by AIDS and addressing poverty in some parts of Kenya. This site is just wonderful. I like it.' 'I found the web site communityplanning.net a great inspiration.' Ade Aboaba, Leeds University, Leeds, UK, email 7July 2004 Excellent site, will be very useful with our forthcoming community strategy process. Hope to dip into in again!' 'I've had a quick browse and it looks excellent - very useful for our area of work.' Deborah Cassell, Market Towns Team, Countryside Agency, UK, email 5 Nov 2001 'Very nice! Congratulations!' David Sanderson, CIUK, email 19 Oct 2001 'Very impressive! It is very logical to use, looks attractive and is full of useful info/tips. I particularly found the Scenarios section useful.' 'Congratulations - looks excellent' 'It looks good and I think it works very well.' 'It's excellent news, and about time something like this was available. At first glance, it looks very attractive.' 'What an excellent site - congratulations! Well designed, drop-down windows very useful, easy to navigate.' 'Of all the practitioners whose work we use, yours is the best by a long shot!'
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'A very clear, well organized and extremely useful book for those who are or who ought to be promoting democratic participation in shaping the future of our communities. In addition to prudent principles, a well researched overview of methods and good examples of specific tools, the Scenarios section demonstrates how the various methods described can be mixed and matched to meet the unique circumstances found in any community. With its emphasis on flexibility and adaptation in the face of experience, this is a book that I will recommend to clients and colleagues alike' J Gary Lawrence, President, Sustainable Strategies & Solutions, Inc, Seattle, Washington, USA 'In the global, cyberspace age, government and business need communities as much as communities need them. Nick Wates' timely book is essential reading for ordinary people and professionals who believe that the opportunities being thrown up by this new balance are there for the taking' Mark Hepworth, Director, The Local Futures Group, London, UK 'This is the best practical guide to running a community planning event, and a must for community groups and councils both in the UK and abroad' Roger Evans, Chairman, Urban Design Group, UK 'This publication is a major step towards a better understanding
of the processes whereby people can learn from each other in helping
to determine better planning for our future built environments. It brings
together experience that exists in Britain with international experience
from across the globe. The layout brings a new standard of design excellence
to the art of communication in this field. I highly recommend it as
a practical tool for communities and their activists. It has a truly
international perspective.' 'The clear and concise copy as well as the very appealing graphic
formatting of the material make this an excellent handbook which will
be useful to so many different users in so many ways.' 'A graphically pleasing publication in simple language that will
get across effectively to communities, empowering them in the new 'dharma'
demand-driven planning and decision making through a participatory
process.' 'This is the very book which is so necessary for countries such
as Georgia. Everything we did or tried to do intuitively is in this
book and is perfectly illustrated.' 'Grassroots planning is now orthodox and Nick Wates' book is an
excellent and comprehensive catalogue of how to do it. ...The intended
reader appears to be both the experienced professional and the lay resident
- a difficult trick to pull off, which books on democratising design
rarely achieve, but this one does... I hope to come across lots of well-thumbed
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