| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 156 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
"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 decades of experience and knowledge to bear on the question 'what is practice?'." "Through a narrative style, and using examples from the North and South, the author sheds light on this question and the issues that stem from it - issues relating to political context, the lessons of the 'informal city' and the pursuit of learning that challenges convention. The result is a comprehensive guide to the forms of knowledge, competencies and ways of thinking that are fundamental to skilful practice in urban development."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-151) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
City planning -- Citizen participation.
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Sociology, Urban.
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urban sociology.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Regional Planning.
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City planning -- Citizen participation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2004013710 |
| ISBN |
9781849772532 |
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1849772533 |
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1844070050 |
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9781844070053 |
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1844070069 |
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9781844070060 |
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9781136557354 |
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1136557350 |
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9781136557347 |
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1136557342 |
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128047601X |
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9781280476013 |
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1417583282 |
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9781417583287 |
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9781136557309 |
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113655730X |
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6000000073 |
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9786000000073 |
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