1st Edition

Place-making and Urban Development New challenges for contemporary planning and design

By Pier Carlo Palermo, Davide Ponzini Copyright 2015
282 Pages
by Routledge

282 Pages
by Routledge

282 Pages
by Routledge

The regeneration of critical urban areas through the redesign of public space with the intense involvement of local communities seems to be the central focus of place-making according to some widespread practices in academic and professional circles. Recently, new expertise maintains that place-making could be an innovative and potentially autonomous field, competing with more traditional... Read more

1. Place-making Issues 2. Place-making in Urban Development Processes 3. Key Questions in Urban Development and Planning 4. Italian Experiences in Place-making 5. Developing Urban Places in European Cities 6. A Place-based view of Urban Planning, Urban Design and Policy-making 7. A Place-based Perspective on Urban Development

Biography

Pier Carlo Palermo is Full Professor of Urban Planning at Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

Davide Ponzini is Assistant Professor of Urban Planning (Ricercatore) at Politecnico di Milano, Italy.