English | 2009 | ISBN: 1844077047 | 255 pages | PDF | 6 MB
This unique, illustrated manual for community, city and regional planners aims to enable both planning veterans and people with little or no experience in the field to conduct a wide variety of community engagement events with absolute confidence. It introduces the SpeakOut, an innovative, interactive drop-in process with some of the qualities of an Open House and a participatory workshop. It provides hands-on, step-by-step guidance, detailed checklists and practical advice on how to manage community engagement processes, as well as advice on facilitation and recording and training of helpers. Other features include illustrated case studies from Australia, Canada and Hawai"i where SpeakOuts and workshops have been organized by practitioners, community leaders, activists and academics; a unique chapter on SpeakOuts for children; and how to "green" your workshop or SpeakOut.
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