Place KQ5- How are places created through placemaking processes?

Question 1

What is the role of governments in placemaking?

Answer 1

• National governments represent the country on an international stage
• Local governments represent smaller areas or towns as places

Question 2

What are the challenges associated with rising populations in places?

Answer 2

• where will people live?
• where will people work?
• what type of communities will people live in?
• how will people and goods move around?

Question 3

Who participates in placemaking?

Answer 3

• governments
• architects
• communities
• environmental groups
• industry and businesses

Question 4

Define placemaking

Answer 4

The process by which a place has an identity created, either intentionally or unintentionally

Question 5

Define reimaging

Answer 5

Development associated with rebranding, usually involving cultural, artistic, or sporting elements

Question 6

Define rebranding

Answer 6

Developments aimed at changing negative perceptions of a place, making it more attractive to investment

Question 7

How can governments and organisations attempt to present places to the wider world to attract inward investment?

Answer 7

• financial benefits to companies e.g. extempt from tariffs
• trade links
• cooperation between different levels of government

Question 8

Give an example of how governments can provide financial benefits to companies in order to attract inward investment

Answer 8

The UKs membership of the EU attracted Hitachi as cars exported to Europe were exempt from tariffs

Question 9

How can architecture contribute to placemaking?

Answer 9

• buildings can reflect the culture of a place
• buildings link to the history of a place
• flagship architecture can attract visitors

Question 10

What are planners responsible for in the design of areas?

Answer 10

• industrial and housing development
• transport
• amenities

Question 11

The rise in what kind of resident encourages cities to become 24 hour cities?

Answer 11

Young professionals

Question 12

Give examples of the services needed to make a city a 24 hour city

Answer 12

• night buses
• night tubes
• food outlets e.g. McDonald’s open 24 hours
• theatres and art galleries open later

Question 13

How can the rebranding of a city into a 24 hour city affect perceptions of a place?

Answer 13

Changes perceptions from unsafe and dangerous at night to fun and lively