| Community Design: A Team Approach to Dynamic Community Systems Contributor(s): Mehrhoff, W. Arthur (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761905979 ISBN-13: 9780761905974 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: Arthur Mehrhoff??'s Community Design represents a unique way of analyzing a community and the steps needed to help design a sustainable community. In this important contribution, Mehrhoff, through his work with the Minnesota Design Team, seeks to "help communities take control of shaping a sustainable future of their own by means of information, insight, and civic dialogue." He urges readers to rethink the shape and shaping of their communities by looking at "community" in a more holistic and multidisciplinary manner. Mehrhoff tackles such topics as defining community, understanding the history of a community, understanding the issues and problems affecting a community, examining the visual aspects of a community, and obtaining citizen opinion throughout the process of becoming a sustainable community. Small communities everywhere can replicate the process discussed in this book. Community Design is well written and thought-provoking and provides a nice blend of theory and practice. This book should be useful to all students, academics, local policy makers, and citizens who are interested in creating a common sustainable vision for their communities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 307.120 |
| LCCN: 98-25434 |
| Series: Cities and Planning |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 8.25" W x 11" (0.83 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Community design has grown in importance in the public policy agenda over the past decade. This book focuses on the author′s experience and work in Minnesota where a design team of architects, planners, and economic and community development practitioners provided planning and design assistance to local communities. The book explores the advantages of a systems approach to community design and uses the work of the Minnesota team to consider the issues involved in the implementation of successful community design. |