Implementing the New Urban Agenda Through Placemaking: From Nairobi to Amsterdam

By Project for Public Spaces on Sep 15, 2017 The case for placemaking in the Global South is clear: as a platform for economic development, safety, cultural expression, and social inclusion. As evidenced at the Making Cities Together Conference in Nairobi in May, placemaking has reached global relevance as a platform for achieving broad-sweeping development goals. Global-scale … Continue reading Implementing the New Urban Agenda Through Placemaking: From Nairobi to Amsterdam

Making Cities Together – The City We Need through Safe, Inclusive and Accessible Public Spaces

Between the 3rd and 4th of May 2017 the Urban Thinkers Campus “MAKING CITIES TOGETHER: The City We Need, through Safe, Inclusive and Accessible Public Spaces” will be held in at the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference is initiated by the International New Town Institute, Project for Public Spaces (PPS), UN-Habitat and Placemakers … Continue reading Making Cities Together – The City We Need through Safe, Inclusive and Accessible Public Spaces