Learning from Practice in the Face of Conflict and Integrating Technical Expertise with Participatory Planning: Critical Commentaries on the Practice of Planner-Architect Laurence Sherman Mediation and Collaboration in Architecture and Community Planning:

In the practice stories and commentaries that follow, good practice leads and inspires good theory. We will read about transportation planning and environmental management, about community involvement and multi-stakeholder negotiations, and throughout about deftly bringing technical expertise into play to inform creative proposals while working within specified budget constraints. We will read about early and even virtual negotiations among building users to inform architects' design choices and their more or less productive professional roles too. And there's much more