TY - BOOK AU - Mehrhoff, W. Arthur TI - Community design: : a team approach to dynamic community systems SN - 9780761905974 U1 - 307.120973 PY - 1999/// CY - California PB - Sage KW - PL KW - Community development -- United States KW - Land use, Urban -- United States N1 - The third wave : a changing American landscape -- Community : a wave or a particle? -- Is there a place for places in community? -- Action research : the foundation of community design -- Community in the third dimension -- Gauging community opinion -- You've gotta have connections : community design as a healing process N2 - Community design has grown in importance in the public policy agenda over the past decade. This book focuses on the author's experience and work in Minnesota where a design team of architects, planners, and economic and community development practitioners provided planning and design assistance to local communities. The book explores the advantages of a systems approach to community design and uses the work of the Minnesota team to consider the issues involved in the implementation of successful community des ER -