Explains what a charrette is, how to organize one, and how to make it work to produce sustainable urban design results. This book shows how citizens and officials can use design charrettes to change the way they make decisions, especially when addressing issues of the sustainable community.

He translates emerging sustainable development concepts and problem-solving theory into concrete principles in order to explain what a charrette is, how to organize one, and how to make it work to produce sustainable urban design results.