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

"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hamdi, Nabeel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Sterling, Va. : Earthscan, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : design, emergence, and somewhere in-between
  • Street work and dev-talk : who controls the truth?
  • Departures and arrivals
  • The 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
  • The bus stops : cultivating community
  • Pickers, sorters, and tap attendants
  • The 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.