In the past social systems like the illegal allotments kept the connections between local actors alive. The place has been disconnected through top down design actions.

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Who decides the future of this place? What do local people think will happen? How involved are they in the planning processes taking place? What affect will the proposed changes have on the local area? How can we communicate some of the proposals? How can we make the Golf Course proposal physically imaginable in the space? What might be the unexpected effects of these proposals? Can we come up with better ideas? What plans do local people have? Are there any temporary interventions that might change the place? How can we visualise alternative local visions of the future?

METHOD:

1. COLLECT: get an insight into the factors that have shaped the history and will shape the future of this particular space

2. VISUALISE: visualise the network focussed around the planned developments

3. ANALYSE: use the visualisation to identify scope for negotiation of future development for the particular actors

4. PROPOSE: propose alternative futures for the area

(Note that 2&3 are an iterative loop)

SUGGESTIONS:

Look at the past as well as the future.

OUTCOMES:

A final visualisation that:

1 Gives an insight into your process

2 Communicates your insights clearly to our project partner as well as the local residents and a broader intersted audience