Cross-cultural
Analysis of Community Design in the Neighborhood: A Review and
Outlook |
| This paper discusses the planning and design of neighborhood open space in Taipei, Kyoto, Berkeley, Oakland, and Los Angeles. It presents critical questions about the outcomes of the participatory process in neighborhood space design including: the relation between local open space aspirations and design visions for an entire city, the reflection of values in the design of a neighborhood process, the roles of the many players who appear in the production of neighborhoods, and the need for community designers to address the impacts of changing populations and globalized commercialism in neighborhoods. Criteria for evaluating community design in the neighborhood are proposed. |