Design as Democracy Techniques for Collective Creativity
Synopsis
Edited by six leading practitioners and academics in the field of participatory design, with nearly 50 contributors from around the world, this book shows how to design with communities in empowering and effective ways. The flow of the book’s nine chapters reflects the general progression of community design process, while also encouraging readers to search for ways that best serve their distinct needs and the culture and geography of diverse places. Each chapter presents a series of techniques around a theme, from approaching the initial stages of a project, to getting to know a community, to provoking political change through strategic thinking. Readers may approach the book as they would a cookbook, with recipes open to improvisation, adaptation, and being created anew.Book details
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2017
- Author:
- David Peña, Diane Jones Allen, Randolph T. Hester, Jeffrey Hou, Laura L. Lawson and Marcia J. McNally
- ISBN:
- 9781610918480
- Publisher:
- Island Press/Center for Resource Economics, Washington, DC
- Pages:
- 264
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2021-02-05
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Copyright by:
- Diane Jones Allen, Randolph T. Hester, Jeffrey Hou, Laura L. Lawson, Marcia J. McNally David Peña
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture, Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Science, Sociology, Study Guides