Ownership Rating
Sense of ownership is the sense of control and responsibility that local residents have over their close living environment. The design and maintenance of public space and the different visions of ownership determine the use of these spaces. Insights into the determinants of sense of ownership, in relation to the design and maintenance of public […]
Urban Girls Catalogue
This catalogue contains new methods and tools for local urban development and planning that promote sustainable urban public spaces, that are applied in Swedish low-income areas, or in informal urban settlements in the global south. This publication shows that a feminist approach to urban livability is important in understanding the diversity of perspectives on livability […]
Tunnel Tool
During the modern period, the strategy of creating safe school routes for children and separating them from cars by building tunnels was a popular solution to eliminate the need for children to cross the street. Tunnel crossings for pedestrians and cyclists act as important linkages between neighbourhoods, but many people do not feel safe using […]
The Radius
The manual motivates you to use the 15-minute city concept with public space analysis in order to get to know your project, on either the block or city scale, more in depth to critically investigate the existence of mixed-use development in both accessibility and human experience perspective.
Plinth Rating Manual
Transforming a street, a district, an inner city, or creating a new district with a great city at eye level takes years and usually involves incremental steps forward. Nevertheless, it’s easy to make a quick start. One of the first steps is to involve the community from the beginning. The quality of public space is […]
Placemaking Toolkit in rapid urbanization context
This toolkit developed by Public Space Network aims to provide guidelines to anybody who wants to transform a neglected public open space in their area into a clean and safe community space, such as a community park, a playground or a safe vibrant pedestrian-friendly street. It is written within the context of cities that face […]
Park(ing) Day
In cities around the world, parallel parking stimulates car dependency leading to increased congestion, rising pollution, and less space for people. The approaches that generate these conditions are no longer sustainable or ecological, nor do they promote a healthy, vibrant urban human habitat. It is therefore time to reimagine the way streets are used and […]
Main Streets Manual
The Main Streets Manual is an extensive tool on how to improve the main streets of cities that goes beyond the field of transportation. Focussing on six key areas (equity, safety, health, economic vitality, environmental sustainability and community), the tool explores why transportation and main streets matter. Moreover, the manual offers recommendations for both physical […]
Light Interventions Handbook
Creating a light intervention can be a great way to enliven a place even in winter. Additionally, used by the community, it can increase the sense of ownership of a place and let people experience a sense of belonging. It is a fairly easy process. The projector is a simple, accessible and flexible technology. Projection […]
La Pergola en La Marina de Valencia
This manual will illustrate how a concrete project of La Pergola, a cultural pavilion situated in a marina in the Spanish city of Valencia, can serve as a learning opportunity for other underused places around the world, when we extract important and essential secrets behind it. This example will teach us lessons which can be […]
