Participatory Design of Parks, Playgrounds & Gardens

Activity Guide for Schools and Community Groups

This guide is an excerpt, containing

Chapters 1 & 2

Organizing and Fact Finding

Permission to reproduce or adapt pages from this guide for non-profit and educational use is granted with the acknowledgement of the author as the source on all copies.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to:

Tim Rutgers, who has developed and field tested participatory design activities with me with groups of all ages since 1992.

Selim Iltus who has provided outstanding training on participatory design programs.

Roger Hart who has published inspiring materials on participatory design.

Thomas Outerbridge, Jill Herman, Santiago Taveras, Rose Harvey, Andy Stone, Ted Harrison, Edie Stone & Emma deCaires for creating and supporting participatory design and planning programs.

Maddalena Polletta, Nando Rodriguez, Beatriz Sanchez, Raphael Santiago, Franceska Santiago, Carmen Sanchez, Ianthe Jackson, John Reddick, Jasiman Lopez, and Jake Li who have field tested participatory design programs with me with children, teenagers & adults in schools, parks, playgrounds, and community gardens.

Children, teens & adults, including teachers K-12, park and playground volunteers, and gardeners, who have field tested these activities in playgrounds, gardens, & public parks.

How you can contribute to this guide

If you would like to send activity guides and worksheets you create in response to this guide, please do and I'll provide them to others and acknowledge your contribution. Include your name, the ages of your design team members, and the type of site you designed. Send them to PaulaEHewitt@aol.com.