Making planning work : a guide to approaches and skills / Cliff Hague ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hague, Cliff.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning.

Sustainable development--Planning.

Sustainable development.

Community development, Urban--Case studies.

Community development, Urban.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 104 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Rugby : Intermediate Technology Publications, 2006.

Summary:

The scale, rate, and even the nature of urban development has changed dramatically in recent times. The manifestations - rapid urbanization and the urbanization of poverty, increased social diversity, industrial restructuring, more environmentally-friendly suburbs - differ globally, but South and North share the opportunities and problems of one planet. The search for sustainable solutions for settlements crosses international boundaries. Professionals and NGOs in different places and cultures are inventing new forms of urban governance and planning. How do they do it? What practical skills are being used?

Making Planning Work shows why new urban skills are needed so urgently, and what can be done to grow skills and enhance capacities. The authors demonstrate how successful development and governance of human settlements depends upon collaboration and establishing effective partnerships, and how much can be achieved by working together, sharing skills, being creative, and learning on the job. Making Planning Work features extensive case studies from some 20 different countries. The authors conclude by looking at the way ahead, and calling for international commitment to skills development at all levels. The book is essential reading for planners, architects, engineers, housing providers, lawyers, politicians, environmentalists, community activists, NGOs, and community organizers - all those engaged in the processes of planning and managing towns, cities, and settlements from the very local to national and international levels.

Contents:

Section 1 Making the Case 2

1 Why an urbanizing world needs new approaches to settlement planning 2

1.1 Cities: The engines of national and regional development 2

1.2 The urbanization of poverty and its implications 4

1.3 Environmental imperatives 5

2 Pointers to sustainable settlements 6

2.2 No sustainable development without sustainable urbanization 6

2.2 Governance, decentralization and subsidiarity 6

2.3 Adequate shelter for all 7

2.4 Economic opportunity and services 8

2.5 Environmental justice and environmentally sustainable cities 9

2.6 Diversity and equity 9

2.7 New times, new skills, new professionals 10

Section 2 Practices/Processes and Skills 14

3 Analytical and cognitive skills 16

3.1 Understanding the environmental dimensions of sustainable settlements 16

Case Study 1 Philippines: Use of GPS and participatory 3D models to reclaim land on Mindanao 17

Case Study 2 USA: How to make low density suburbia more sustainable, attractive and profitable 18

3.2 Understanding the economic dimensions of sustainable settlements 19

Case Study 3 Europe: European spatial planning 20

Case Study 4 USA: Measuring the Informal Economy at the Neighbourhood Level 21

3.3 Understanding the social dimensions 23

Case Study 5 India: Counting the invisible: the census of pavement dwellers in Mumbai 24

3.4 Understanding the cultural dimensions 25

Case Study 6 UK: Black Environment Network 25

Key messages 27

4 Communication, negotiation and inclusion 28

4.1 Participate, communicate, interact 28

Case Study 7 South Africa: Debating Integrated Development Plans across a local authority 29

4.2 Negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution 31

Case Study 8 Bangladesh: Negotiating water connection for the urban poor 33

Case Study 9 Malawi: Analysing problems and opportunities to determine a path to better housing for the urban poor 35

4.3 Building inclusion 36

Case Study 10 UK: Building inclusion through the Planning Aid programme 37

Case Study 11 Russia: Mainstreaming gender into the local policy agenda 38

Key messages 41

5 Being Strategic 42

5.1 Strategic action is integrated action 42

Case Study 12 Sri Lanka: Post-tsunami reconstruction and rehabilitation in Galle 43

Case Study 13 The Netherlands: A strategic response to social exclusion and neighbourhood decline 45

5.2 Strategy and vision 46

Case Study 14 Kenya: Participation for neighbourhood plans in Kitale 47

5.3 Leadership skills and selling the vision 48

Case Study 15 Bulgaria: Leadership and vision for the scaling-up of Romani school desegregation 49

Key messages 51

6 Management 52

6.1 Managing and accounting for budgets 52

Case Study 16 India: Bridging the finance gap at the local level for effective community-led solutions in urban development 53

6.2 Building and sustaining partnerships 55

Case Study 17 Bolivia: Partnering for more efficient and affordable water supply 55

6.3 Change management 58

Case Study 18 Brazil: Initiating inclusive processes at city scale 58

Case Study 19 Nigeria: Dynamic Planning for an integrated development strategy in the Niger Delta 60

Case Study 20 Mozambique: Improving municipal governance in Dondo 61

6.4 Institutionalizing and mainstreaming 63

Case Study 21 Thailand: Mainstreaming community-led processes for housing and urban poverty alleviation 64

Key messages 67

7 Monitoring and learning 68

7.1 Monitoring and evaluation 68

Case Study 22 Peru: The Cities for Life Forum and mainstreaming monitoring and evaluation 68

7.2 Learning from and with others 70

Case Study 23 Europe: The Innovation Circle 70

Case Study 24 Shack Dwellers International: Learning through community exchange 72

7.3 Learning in practice 73

Case Study 25 Ghana: Learning from rapid urban growth and reflection in Kumasi 74

7.4 Being a 'reflective' practitioner 75

Case Study 26 Education and research 76

Case Study 27 Consultant 77

Case Study 28 NGO 77

Key messages 78

Sections 3 The Way Ahead 81

8 New places, new planning, new skills? 82

8.1 Changing places, changing skills, changing planning 83

8.2 Where next? 84.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1853396583

9781853396588

1853396486

9781853396489

OCLC:

71165889

Publisher Number:

9781853396589