Part 1. History and social motivations. ch. 1. Working with people for their future -- ch. 2. What is community design? Objectives, stages, and outcomes -- ch. 3. Community design : origins, development, and current views -- Pt. 2. the community design process. ch. 4. Initiating the participatory planning and design process -- ch. 5. The "V" process : from project objectives to plan proposal -- Pt. 3. Community design : methods and applications. ch. 6. Methods and instruments for community design activities -- ch. 7. Methods and instruments for community design activities -- ch. 7. Community design activity formats -- Pt. 4. Community design scales. ch. 8. Participatory decision making at the urban design scale -- ch. 9. Participatory decision making at the community planning scale -- ch. 10. Participatory decision making at the regional planning scale -- ch.11. Participatory decision making at the site-specific design scale -- ch. 12. Community participation in planning and design : future steps.