Small Change

by Hamdi, Nabeel

• ISBN13: 9781844070060
• ISBN10: 1844070069
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

* Written by the acknowledged 'guru' of participatory urban development * Provides a vast range of ideas and examples for practicing urban development in all contexts, worldwide * Essential reading for practitioners, students, and academics in development and urban planning 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 the guru of urban participatory development, this book brings over three decades of experience and knowledge to bear on the question of "what is practice?" Through an easy-to-read narrative style and using examples from the North and South, the author answers this question and others, looking at what knowledge, competencies, and ways of thinking are fundamental to skillful practice in urban development. This is powerful, informed, critical, and inspiring reading for practitioners in the field and students and teachers of urban development in all contexts and all places.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	viii
Foreword by Colin Ward	x
Introduction: Design, Emergence and Somewhere In-between	xv
Part 1 The Setting
1 Street Work and Dev-talk: Who Controls the Truth?	3	(20)
Part 2 Encounters in Practice
2 Departures and Arrivals	23	(11)
3 The Composting Bin: Looking for Starters	34	(3)
4 Power Points, Bullet Points and Waste Collectors: Learning from Precedent	37	(12)
5 Needs and Rights: Some Formal Planning	49	(9)
6 In Search of Community and the Structure of Place	58	(15)
7 The Bus Stop: Cultivating Community	73	(4)
8 Pickers, Sorters and Tap Attendants	77	(7)
9 The Pickle Jars	84
Part 3 Learning Practice
10 Plan-Analyse-Survey: Planning From Back to Front	93	(14)
11 Governance and Networks: Organizing from Inside Out	107	(9)
12 Rigour and Relevance: It Can be Both	116	(14)
13 Playing Games - Serious Games	130	(12)
Acronyms	142	(1)
Notes and References	143	(9)
Index	152