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dc.contributor.authorSmith, Dianne
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, Reena
dc.contributor.authorLommerse, Marina
dc.contributor.editorReena Tiwari • Marina Lommerse • Dianne Smith
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T10:58:58Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T10:58:58Z
dc.date.created2015-05-22T08:32:07Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationSmith, D. and Tiwari, R. and Lommerse, M. 2014. Navigating Community Engagement. In M2 Models and Methodologies for Community Engagement, ed. R. Tiwari, M. Lommerse, D. Smith, 1-11. Singapore: Springer.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7310
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-981-4585-11-8_1
dc.description.abstract

What it is about community involvement that attracts some professionals to adopt ways of working that embrace the community members as partners? Which aspects make community work rewarding for a professional, and more importantly, successful from a community member’s perspective? The theoretical constructs—community engagement, capacity building, and community empowerment—will be discussed in order to demonstrate how theory and practice are relevant to the development of ways to be involved in communities. A framework that we consider is of value has evolved that enables us to map or describe the attributes of community based projects; that is, an approach which aims to move beyond simply bringing people together from a variety of disciplines, to one which is transdisciplinary and applicable across cultures and genres of projects. Although a transdisciplinary approach is not new in itself, by making it explicit as an aspiration, we highlight the possible limitation of those projects that only bring together differing contributors at core moments for their expertise, without reflecting or planning for the potentially new ways of conceptualizing and of actioning what needs to be done. Such interactions are discussed in relation to participation and engagement. By constructing a project as transdisciplinary, all people—including the community—are ongoing contributors, who are able to wander into others’ discipline-specific arenas and vice versa.

dc.publisherSpringer
dc.titleNavigating Community Engagement
dc.typeBook Chapter
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage11
dcterms.source.titleM2 Models and Methodologies for Community Engagement
dcterms.source.isbn9789814585118
dcterms.source.placeSingapore
dcterms.source.chapter15
curtin.departmentDept of Architecture and Interior Architecture
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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