Strengthening Community Sense of Place through Placemaking

Abstract: The concept of community involvement and the effect that the act of “making” has on the community itself is a key consideration in the placemaking discussion (Project for Public Spaces, 2015a; Silberberg, Lorah, Disbrow, & Muessig, 2013). From a historical perspective, community development has been placed in the hands of individuals who are considered experts in the creative process. This approach often results in targeted criticism of the proposed development by the host community and a lack of trust in the motives and priorities of the professionals involved (Nikitin, 2012) and diminishes community involvement in the development of public space, a practice that empowers communities and fosters a sense of place among community members. This article discusses the theoretical foundations of community participation and the value of coproduction in the planning and design process, explores the role of placemaking as a strategy for developing a host community’s sense of place, and pro

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Urban Planning ; 4 (2019) 2 ; 237-248

Klassifikation
Politik

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2019
Urheber
Ellery, Peter J.
Ellery, Jane

DOI
10.17645/up.v4i2.2004
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019071016082496142495
Rechteinformation
Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Beteiligte

  • Ellery, Peter J.
  • Ellery, Jane

Entstanden

  • 2019

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