Community participation not simply a check-box task

© kebox – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>“Each urban development affects not only those that invest in it or occupy the buildings and places within it, but the wider community - all those that live and work nearby, simply pass through or visit the area on a regular basis," says Biljana Savic, a London town planner and director of The Academy of Urbanism.