Community Planning for
Low Carbon Communities
Training Workshop
How to engage stakeholders in the planning, design and development of Low Carbon Communities.

For professionals and non professionals in the public, private and voluntary/community sectors.

Led by Mike Gibson and Nick Wates of Nick Wates Associates, community planning consultants.

In association with www.communityplanning.net and the Building Community Consortium

What you get
  • One-day session (9.00 to 16.30 tbc) with buffet lunch

  • Illustrated presentation on key principles, methods and strategies for community engagement in planning

  • Illustrated presentation on the state of the art in Community Planning for Low Carbon Communities

  • Practical hands on experience of developing community engagement strategies for Low Carbon Communities (including a live example of the neighbourhood where the session is being held or an imaginery scenario of the participant's choice).

  • Results online shortly after event

  • Knowledge of the wide range of resources, networks and support available.

  • Good networking opportunity

  • Certificate of attendance for Continuing Professional Development purposes.

Download briefing note: Community engagement in Low Carbon Communities - Why, how and when?
What recent participants have said

‘A great event and walk to open our eyes. As a local resident I was inspired by the excellent suggestions.’

‘Interesting content and organisation. Liked the personal attention.’

‘Really interesting approach. Involving local people worked really well and really brought the issues to life. I gained a lot from it.’

‘Innovative methodology - to develop a plan from
the participation point of view.’

‘Would like to see it tried by many groups in the city: residents, councillors, city officers….’

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Who should attend

Architects
Community Development Officers
Community groups
Conservation Officers
Energy providers and energy generation companies
Green groups
Housing Developers
Landscape Architects
Neighbourhood Housing Officers
Park managers
Planners
Regeneration managers
Tenants’ and Residents’ Organisations
Urban Designers

Sample Programme
09.00Registration and coffee
09.30
Introduction

  • Community Planning for Low Carbon Communities – why and how?
  • Workshop objectives, content and structure
  • Participant introductions

    • 10.00
    Community Planning - an Overview

  • Principles
  • Methods
  • Scenarios
  • Resources

    • 10.45Q&A
    11.00Coffee
    11.15
    Community Planning for Low Carbon Communities (LCCs)

  • Case studies of innovative, community-based initiatives and pilot projects
    - Carbon Neutral New Neighbourhoods
    - Eco-retrofitted Neighbourhoods

  • Government incentives
    - Localism and the new Neighbourhood Plans
    - Housing associations funded to promote LCCs
    - The Green Deal – ‘free’ retrofitting for homeowners and tenants

  • Route map to Low Carbon Communities
    - Effective ‘top down’ action by government to provide framework of policy and resources
    - Bottom-up drive from Carbon Conscious Communities

    • 12.00Q&A
    12.15Local Neighbourhood or other Scenario Briefing
    12.30Lunch and walk about local area (optional)
    14.00Process planning workshop.
    Develop a community engagement strategy for the eco-retrofitting of local area
    or other Low Carbon Scenario of participant’s choice – small group work

    15.00Group presentations
    16.00Lessons and next steps
    16.30Close





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