Small change : about the art of practice and the limits of planning in cities /

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This book is an argument for the wisdom of the street, the ingenuity of the improvisers and the long-term, large-scale effectiveness of immediate, small-scale actions. Written by Nabeel Hamdi, the guru of urban participatory development and the master of the art, Small Change brings over three decad...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:HT166 H3.52
Main Author: Hamdi, Nabeel (autor)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Earthscan, [2004].
Subjects:
City planning
Urbanización
Cities and towns > Growth
Ciudades y pueblos > Crecimiento
City planning > Social aspects
Urbanización > Aspectos sociales
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : design, emergence, and somewhere in-between.
  • Street work and dev-talk : who controls the truth?.
  • Departures and arrivals.
  • Composting bin : looking for starters.
  • Power points, bullet points, and waste collectors : learning from precedent.
  • Needs and rights : some formal planning.
  • In search of community and the structure of place.
  • Bus stops : cultivating community.
  • Pickers, sorters, and tap attendants.
  • Pickle jars.
  • Plan, analyse, survey : planning from back to front.
  • Governance and networks : organizing from inside out.
  • Rigour and relevance : it can be both.
  • Playing games, serious games.

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