Chapter|3The Importance of Collaboration

Figure 3.1: Sustainable development occurs when people are part of the planning and placemaking process

Figure 3.1: Sustainable development occurs when people are part of the planning and placemaking process

Human beings are naturally collaborative and proactive in creating their own habitats. Most of the world’s population now live in urban environments, and the majority of people want to live in the enterprising and sustainable communities that traditional planning seeks to support and deliver. But professionals and politicians tend to dominate planning and placemaking, which means ...

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