Policies and Places

There is no universally accepted definition of place. Most revolve around the idea of giving spaces meanings for those who live, work or visit there. Places can be small immediate neighborhoods, or whole towns or even regions. Places continually evolve through the interplay of physical built environment, the characteristics of those living there and the impact of wider economic developments.

Successful place policies have therefore to engage with an ever-changing entity. This presents real challenges in assessing policy relevance and impact. It depends on some notion of the quality of a place, and of its ‘placeness’ or even ‘placelessness’. It also depends on some understanding of how changes happen and are sustained.

Policies and Places ranges widely over current ideas and proposals for making places better.

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