5a - Placemaking + Roles Flashcards
What is the 24 hour city idea
City’s that never sleep
Promoted by : extending hours of public transport
Extending opening hours of restaurants + gyms / services
Placemaking
Multifaceted approach to planning,design and management of public spaces
Role of governments in placemaking
Attract economic growth = investment
Create new jobs
How do governments affect placemaking
Creating infrastructure for TNCs
Regeneration of places
Creating places that attract skilled workers
What is the role of architects in placemaking
Design individual buildings + spaces = can have a positive or negative impact
What are players
Individuals , groups of people or organisations that influence the economic change
Can be public or private
TNCs
Trans-National coronation
Private organisation with branches in a number of countries
Are communities private or public players
Public
They are concerned about social + environmental issues in their local area
Rebranding
Developments aimed at changing negative perceptions of a place to make it more attractive for investment
Regeneration
Investment into an area to to renew its socio-economic and environmental conditions
Gentrification
Process of renovating areas by introducing more affluent residents
Why do places rebrand
Either :
Opportunities given through major events like the great fire of london or natural disaster
Give new purpose to derelict areas
= improves quality of life by encouraging investment into area
Why may rebranding be contested
1-community’s feel it changes place too much
2- may negatively affect certain business
3- rising property values due to gentrification
Market led
Private investors aiming to make profit
Top-Down
Large scale organisations such as local authorities or corporations working together to regenerate an area
