... commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Participation Learning Place branding Practitioners Co-creation Inclusion...

... and also discusses the challenges and benefits related to place branding flowing from having residents participate in decision-making processes. Design/methodology/approach Listening to residents and offering opportunities to participate requires place branders to fully attend to, comprehend...

... over two years, using mixed methods research in each municipal case study. Data come from key stakeholder interviews, participant observation, focus groups and demographic data to understand the perceptions and practices of local government officials and migrants within the community. Findings...

... boundaries, reinforcing how a festival’s geographical location is of little significance when supported by “portable communities”. Participation Place Rural festivals Creative economy Sydney To better understand place as processual and continual (Massey , 1994, 2005), we will examine...

.... Findings Participation is present in several passages of the Contract and refers to different possible readings of the term: participation as institutional framework, participation as rights, participation in the public sphere and participation as practice. Originality/value This paper contributes...

... participation, these processes are based on creating opportunities for dialogue and exchange among differing viewpoints and approaches, to reach shared decisions independently from political affiliation or party representation. Within Italian administrations, the practices of deliberative democracy have often...

... that sometimes becomes convincing participation. This informal transformation of the built or natural environment can create a small sense of place everywhere. At the same time, it can work against the architectural and urban character of a neighbourhood or a building, rendering a feeling of disorder...

...Dina Vaiou Purpose The paper aims to propose (re)thinking participation, a much-debated issue in urban studies, planning and development, both in its grass-roots and its institutional versions. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws from two phases of people’s participation concerning...

...Elizelle J. Cilliers; Emma Diemont; Derk‐Jan Stobbelaar; Wim Timmermans Purpose Amersfoort Local Municipality implemented the workbench spatial quality method (referred to as workbench method) to enhance participation in green‐planning processes. Design/methodology/approach As part...