Purpose While placemaking is a multi-disciplinary concern, it is a key focus within the
discipline of spatial planning. This paper aims to explore the development of theoretical …

Creativity has become a strategy in the making of places, with cities and regions seeking to
increase their attractiveness to the creative class, support the creative industries or to …

This book has arisen from a transatlantic conversation between eponymous creative
placemaking conference sessions at the Royal Geographical Society, Exeter, 2015, and the …

This article situates the emergence of the “creative placemaking” policy initiative as the
coordinated continuation of longstanding artistic practices and a reaction to scant funding in …

The US policy platform of creative placemaking (Gadwa Nicodemus, 2013, p. 214) is
becoming a dominant global vehicle for the implementation of neoliberal ideologies (Wilbur …

In this study, I consider creative placemaking as a bottom-up cultural policy developed by
the NEA. A growing body of literature has described creative placemaking as a new …

With the occurrence of urban densification, understanding the necessity of encouraging and
promoting climate-and environment-friendly urban areas has gained ground with urban …

This article addresses the current focus within urban cultural policy on using art as a tool in
urban development. Based on theories of participation, democracy, and public art, the article …

Gentrification is changing the landscape of many American cities. As land values rise,
people may lose their homes, neighbors, and sites of significance, along with their sense of …

Creative placemaking is a process involving different sectors of society as they collaborate
in cultural activities, deepening their relations with each other and the place in which they …