ABSTRACT
This chapter defines the two widespread terms of placemaking and creative placemaking and then go on to delineate other forms of placemakings as yet unarticulated in the sector, Public Realm placemaking and participatory placemaking, and then detail the field of social practice placemaking. Creative placemaking animates public and private spaces, rejuvenates structures and streetscapes, improves local businesses viability and public safety, and brings diverse people together to celebrate, inspire and be inspired. In broad terms, placemaking aims to 'improve the quality of a public place and the lives of its community in tandem'. It aims to improve 'social comfort' and foster Gehl's 'hygge', an intimate atmosphere that in the placemaking context equates to a place that one wants to stop and linger and socialise in. Its beneficial outcomes are stated as including an empowered community, cross-sector partnerships, and an ongoing processual approach to the making of place, creating alternative financing and diverse income models and creating and/or enhancing social capital.
