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The role of facilitation in participatory placemaking
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"The publication of this practical report marks what we believe is the first serious attempt to examine the role of facilitation in participatory placemaking. The topic is a highly relevant subject, given the increasing application of participatory and community design-led events in Europe and elsewhere.
This practical report provides an insightful guide, identifying the many components and variants involved. Our aim is that the findings should help our understanding, and ultimately enhance the performance and effectiveness of community design led events and similar participatory design-led processes. The report should provide knowledge confidence for professional facilitators, local authorities, local communities and the development industry who may be active in collaborative processes, underpinning the investment in skills and expertise of appropriate facilitators." - Husam AlWaer
Research developed with support from the Scottish Government, a specialist research team made up of members from the University of Dundee, Eclipse Research and Kevin Murray Associates.
For more information please contact: Dr. Husam AlWaer, h.alwaer@dundee.ac.uk
Location
- Dundee,
- Scotland
About the author(s)
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Author name(s)Husam AlWaer, Ian Cooper, Frances Wright, Kevin Murray and Iain MacPherson
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Date of creation01/01/2018
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Key take-aways
1. There is a growing need for more collaborative, community-based design processes in planning and contemporary place development - to meet changing needs and expectations, including to build trust in wider public/private discourse and governance.
2. There is a need for a coherent, strategic approach to community-led planning and design, including clear stages/phases and clear facilitator, designer and stakeholder responsibilities.
3. The evidence gathered indicates that creative and intelligent facilitation is critical to underpin the effectiveness of collaborative design-led events and there are key skills and capabilities that such facilitators need in order to best serve communities they are attempting to support.
4. There needs to be better appreciation of the key steps around postcharrette following-through, if such activity is to inform action and have a real impact.
5. There is a need for core professional (built environment) facilitators capable of addressing the very broad range of skills and capabilities required to manage design-led events effectively.
6. Built environment-based facilitators need to supplementing their knowledge-base of technical domains, of urban design and planning, with social competencies required for effective process management and stakeholder engagement.
