Better cities for all: Visioning as Participatory Planning Tool

This publication draws from the experience of several successive programmes implemented by UN-Habitat in Kosovo, which used visioning as a participatory planning tool. The publication gives examples of engaging civil society in the visioning exercise and shows how the initial ideas were turned into practical development initiatives and capital projects. The Sourcebook presents a combination of an analysis of spatial and urban planning in Kosovo, observations and lessons learned from the workshops conducted in Kosovo municipalities, and a collection of planning tools, exercises and ideas for facilitators interested to test this method in their work. This publication is designed to inspire a new generation of Kosovo planners, civil society activists. It is also to help the public at large plan for better, smarter, greener, and safer towns and cities which offer equal opportunities for all citizens.