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Id 904
Author Cowie P.
Title Performing planning: Understanding community participation in planning through theatre
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Cowie P.; Performing planning: Understanding community participation in planning through theatre ;Town Planning Review vol:88.0 issue: 4.0 page:401.0

Abstract Greater public participation in planning has long been a goal for planning professionals. In practice what often takes place is the dreaded community consultation process. There is often a gulf between a communitys enthusiasm and creativity on the one hand and the strictures of the statutory planning process on the other. This article reports on a performance-based project which explored issues of representation and legitimacy in participatory planning. The use of theatre to investigate participatory planning has proved to be a powerful tool which has sparked enthusiasm, interest and imagination.

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