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Urban Design and Artistic Perspectives in Placemaking: The Cases of Polhograjski Dolomiti and Krapan
Annales, Series Historia et SociologiaThis paper compares early-stage placemaking activities in Polhograjski Dolomiti Landscape Park, Slovenia, and Krapan, Croatian Istria. Placemaking is defined as a transformative process that fosters belonging, identity, and community engagement.
Matej Nikšič, Branka Cvjetičanin
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THE AESTHETICS OF URBAN METABOLISM: Landscape, Design and the Politics of In/Visibility
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Volume 50, Issue 3, Page 644-666, May 2026.Abstract In this article, we chart the evolving aesthetic contours of urban metabolism across London, focusing on the River Lea and Thamesmead to the north and south of the River Thames, respectively. We begin in the nineteenth century, when these two sites formed critical nodes within a new sewerage system that relegated the city's circulatory flows ...
Ben Platt, Zuhri James
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Nations and Nationalism, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 509-519, April 2026.ABSTRACT Using the case of Polish far‐right activists in Britain, this paper explores how migrants joining far‐right groups in countries of residence reconcile their own transnational lives with nativist attachment to the national soil. The paper adopts an anthropological framework on discursive and performative strategies used to navigate this ...
Rafal Soborski +2 more
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Bridging traditions: Placemaking and authenticity in architecture for city branding [PDF]
Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STUThis paper explores the symbiotic relationship between placemaking and the authenticity of traditional architecture in the realm of city branding, using Surakarta City in Indonesia as a pivotal case study.
Dr. Ars. Eko Nursanty, S.T., M.T. +2 more
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Towards sustainable urban futures: A process for placemaking in South African townships
Town and Regional PlanningWhile placemaking has gained global traction, South Africa lacks a locally adapted process to guide planners, policymakers, and communities in harnessing its potential – particularly in historically marginalised township settings.
Wessel Strydom +2 more
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Frontiers of Architectural ResearchIn planning and design, the concept of “place” has always been fundamental. Current patterns show a greater emphasis on influencing and improving community dynamics through altering the “experience” and “feeling” of locations, especially in local ...
Samirah Pervaiz +5 more
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Strengthening Community Sense of Place through Placemaking
Urban Planning, 2019 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).
Peter J. Ellery, Jane Ellery
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Youth-driven creative placemaking: Strategies in reshaping urban vacant space
ARSNETThis paper explores the revitalisation of urban vacant spaces driven by creative and cultural capitals. Such revitalisation reflects a creative placemaking approach and this study aims to investigate architectural strategies used to reshape empty spaces ...
Amanda Magdareta Rompas +1 more
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Governing Urban Futures Through Entangled Temporalities of Smart Urbanism
The Geographical Journal, Volume 192, Issue 2, June 2026.
Veronika Cummings, Elisabeth Sommerlad
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Migrant digital placemaking for wellbeing: A netnography of Facebook groups
Wellbeing, Space and SocietyThis article analyses migrants’ use of social media and considers their relation to placemaking and urban wellbeing. It develops an easy to replicate experimental methodology drawing on netnography techniques to analyse Facebook group activity by Latin ...
Dolf J.H. te Lintelo +2 more
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