M2 Models and Methodologies for Community Engagement (eBook)

Reena Tiwari is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Urban & Regional Planning and Architecture at Curtin University, and Director of the International Cooperation Research Cluster. Her work focuses on the integration of urban development and place-making, with an emphasis on the importance of community involvement. Marina Lommerse is a designer, educator, curator, researcher and strategist with Marina Lommerse Consultants, and an Adjunct Professor at Curtin University. She works with creative people and communities to strengthen individual and collective capacity and build supportive environments, mobilizing creative projects that promote positive change in communities, through publications, creative works, and curatorship of exhibitions. Dianne Smith is an Associate Professor and Head of Program in Interior Architecture at Curtin University, and an Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology. Dianne’s research focuses on design for the cognitively impaired, the meaning of environments, the impact of colour on experience and our understanding of place, and design education.

1. Navigating Community Engagement Dianne Smith, Reena Tiwari and Marina LommersePart I: Narratives on Models, Methodologies and Methods 2. An Ethnographic and Collaborative Model of Inquiry: Activity Centre Project in India Reena Tiwari and Yatin Pandya3. Capacity Building and Community Development: a Community Dialogue on Equality in Rural UgandaDebbie Singh, May Lample, Mark Jones and Jaya Earnest 4. Urban Neighbourhood Regeneration and Community Participation: an Unresolved Issue in the Barcelona ExperienceCarmen Mendoza-Arroyo and Pere Vall-Casas5. The Port Resolution Project: Developing Community Built and Managed Visitor Accommodation TypologiesDamian Madigan and David Morris6. Applying a Practical, Participatory Action Research Framework for Producing Knowledge, Action and Change in Communities: a Health Case Study from Gujarat, Western IndiaClancy Read, Jaya Earnest, Mohammed Ali and Veena Poonacha 7. Inspired by Nature: Building Community Capacity Through Creative LeadershipDenise DeLuca8. Connections: Academics, Architects and Community Pro-Bono ProjectsSarah McGann and Barbara Milech9. Fremantle on the Edge: a Community CollaborationAnne Farren and Nancy Spanbroek10. Transparency and InterdependenceSalvatore Di Mauro Part II: Unfolding Challenges and Removing Barriers in the Community Engagement Process: Opportunities for Transdisciplinary and Translocational Applications11. Capturing the Diversity and Commonalities of Community EngagementReena Tiwari, Marina Lommerse and Dianne Smith12. Joining Communities: A Role for Reflection Dianne Smith 13. Reflections on Working with Communities and Community-based Projects in BangladeshMokhlesur Rahman and Bob Pokrant14. Action Preparedness Tool for Community EngagementClancy Read Part III: Community Engagement and Capacity Building: a Transdisciplinary Perspective 15. Transforming Community: Opportunities for Transdisciplinary ApplicationMarina Lommerse, Dianne Smith and Reena TiwariABOUT THE EDITORSABOUT THE AUTHORSINDEX