The participatory approach in design is one of the
effective ways of collaborative interaction with the community,
contributing to the activation of local initiatives, strengthening
local communities, solving complex problems related to
design in rural areas. The product is valuable information
about the studied environment and its inhabitants, obtained
in the process of participatory design, the collective solution
of complex environmental problems. Subject to the application
of scientifically based participatory methods by designers,
it becomes possible to create demanded public spaces and
qualitative development of the environment of rural settlements.