Includes index.

Suiting up to shed -- Going to the people's coming -- Experting: they know, we know, and together we know better, later -- Calming and evoking -- "Yeah! That's what we should do" -- Co-generating -- Engaging the making -- Testing, testing, can you hear me? Do I hear you right? -- Putting power to good use, delicately and tenaciously -- Conclusion.

How can we design places that fulfill urgent needs of the community, achieve environmental justice, and inspire long-term stewardship? By bringing community members to the table, we open up the possibility of exchanging ideas meaningfully and transforming places powerfully. Collaboration like this is hands-on democracy in action. It{u2019}s up close. It{u2019}s personal. For decades, participatory design practices have helped enliven neighborhoods and promote cultural understanding. Yet, many designers still rely on the same techniques that were developed in the 1950s and 60s. These approaches offer predictability, but hold waning promise for addressing current and future design challenges. This book is written to reinvigorate democratic design, providing inspiration, techniques, and case stories for a wide range of contexts.--Publisher's description.