Participatory Design
Table of Contents         

Cover Page
Acknowledgements
Activity Plans
Participatory Design Process                                     1
Materials Needed                                          2
Meet students, teachers, custodian, neighbors 3
Decide who to involve in your project  4
Create your design team     5
Organize your project  6
Model Game  7
Visit your site. Study site & people’s use                      
8
Sensory Activities  9
Simple maps from memory  10
Study your site perimeter. Find & make maps 11
Study rain, puddles, and drains 12
Make maps & base model of your site 13
Write survey questions  14
Organizing survey answers 15
Visit parks and playgrounds 16
Interviewing experts for design principles  17
Worksheets
Site conditions  19
Play Value 20
Play Opportunities

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Information you need to know 22
2D Model Game information 23
Sun and shade studies 24
Study how rain flows across your site 25
Study puddles after it rains 26
Map drains 27
How people use the place 28
Creating a timeline 29
Map neighborhood resources 31
Graph paper (1” squares) 32
OASISNYC Guides
Find a Park and its Stewards
Find Community Gardens
Find Green Space in a Neighborhood
Find your Forest by Subway
Find Harbor Estuary Program Important Areas
Find a Natural Area near You
Find Waterfront Access in your Neighborhood
Find Ferry Transportation in Lower Manhattan
Find your Local Representative
Find Historic Sites
OASIS Community Planning Game