"Hans and I talk about focusing on human dimension and social quality, about using Placemaking as a catalyst for structural change and about a lot of inspiring projects."
Sandra Poelman
Hopeless to Hotspot
with Sandra Poelman

In this episode of the 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘰𝘵𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 I speak with Hans Karssenberg, founder and partner at Stipo, co-founder of Placemaking Europe and one of the important voices in the field of Placemaking.

Placemaking is often seen as something 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 or a last step to make a place attractive. Hans puts an end to that idea and shows why Placemaking should be a 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 of urban development.

In this episode he shares his vision on how Placemaking not only improves 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀, but also 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀. Using inspiring examples from Dutch projects, you will discover how Placemaking helps with major transitions such as climate adaptation, energy transition and social change – by always focusing on the 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

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Sandra Poelman

Sandra contributed to the development of Eindhoven Transformation City as an urban planner and project manager for 20 years.

She then founded consulting firm Glowingplaces in 2018 and has since stood by many clients as a booster, coach and inspirer.

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