Resources

place and local government

Web-platform for placemakers to share experiences, develop tools, champion each other, and work together to make great places. Features a curated collection of placemaking resources.

Plan Melbourne 2017–2050 is the Australian Victorian Government’s long-term plan to ensure Melbourne remains liveable, sustainable and accessible. This report outlines the learnings of projects from across Melbourne.

A report providing an overview of analysis and learning from over 200 pieces of literature on place based approaches over the past 50 years – both government and foundation-sponsored – mainly in the UK but also in the US, Europe, Canada and Australia.

An online platform for towns' practitioners and communities to help us better understand the function of the towns that we live and work in. Provides an opportunity to compare and contrast towns across Scotland. Give information on demographics, deprivation, employment, access to health facilities, education, retail and travel.

This publication provides an overview of how nature can help address a range of socio-economic outcomes including inclusive economic growth, climate change, health, community building and empowering young people.

A toolkit to aid people and organisations to make their town centre more attractive, active, and accessible. It should be used as a source of inspiration rather than a set of recommendations.

A practical guide to changing (London's) public spaces providing illustrative projects and accessible tools that demonstrate how innovative ways of co-producing public spaces can help to bring about social, as well as economic and environmental, benefit.