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<p>A step-by-step guide to more synthetic, holistic, and integrated urban design strategies, <i>Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities</i> is a practical manual to accomplish complex community design decisions and create more green, clean, and equitable communities.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The design charrette has become an increasingly popular way to engage the public and stakeholders in public planning, and <i>Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities</i> shows how citizens and officials can use this tool to change the way they make decisions, especially when addressing issues of the sustainable community.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Designed to build consensus and cooperation, a successful charrette produces a design that expresses the values and vision of the community. Patrick Condon outlines the key features of the charrette, an inclusive decision-making process that brings together citizens, designers, public officials, and developers in several days of collaborative workshops.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Drawing on years of experience designing sustainable urban environments and bringing together communities for charrettes, Condon’s manual provides step-by-step instructions for m

Author

Patrick M Condon; ProQuest (Firm)

Publisher

Washington, DC: Island Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781610910590

Subjects

Architecture, Sociology, Social Science