placemaking

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Dictionary meaning

a multifaceted approach to the planning, design, and management of public spaces that capitalises on and builds upon a community's assets, inspiration, and potential with the intention of creating public spaces that promote people's health, happiness, and wellbeing; associated with the work of urban theorist William H Whyte and the organisation Project for Public Spaces; emphasises community participation, local identity, and the animation of public space through programming, events, and the provision of amenities that draw diverse people together