Placemaking Toolkit: Designing People Places

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Intended Audience

Palestinian communities and urban planners/designers [but applicable in many ways to communities everywhere].

UN Habitat

2020

“A toolkit for communities and designers to design and implement public spaces and buildings in Palestine.” [subtitle]

“Palestine is blessed with a beautiful landscape; resourceful and resilient people and its towns and villages are the focus of a strong sense of community and belonging. This document seeks to provide those people with ideas about how they might make use of these assets and create ‘people places’ in towns and villages that contribute to improved living conditions for all people who live in these communities.

Placemaking is all about turning ‘public’ spaces into ‘living’ places that support the wellbeing of local communities and that can be managed and maintained by that community…

This document seeks to help communities to engage in the placemaking process and create surroundings that give you the best circumstances to flourish. It reflects the aspiration outlined in the World Charter on the Right to the City which resolves “that cities should constitute an environment of full realization of all human rights and fundamental liberties assuring the dignity and collective well-being of all people, in conditions of equality and justice, and that all persons have the right to find in the city the necessary conditions for their political, economic, cultural, social and ecological realization…” (p.5)

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The resource can help support a number of SDG targets around urban planning and development, of the development of public institutions, and inclusive decision making, most notably SDG 11.3 (inclusive urban development), as well as SDGs 4.A (effective and inclusive learning environments), 9.1 (develop sustainable infrastructure for economic development and wellbeing), 10.2 (promote universal social, economic and political inclusion), 11.2 (develop sustainable transport systems), 11.7 (safe and welcoming green and public places), 11.B (integrated Disaster Risk Reduction), 16.6 (effective, accountable and transparent institutions) and 16.7 (inclusive and participatory decision making at all levels). Considering cultural and natural heritage in planning supports SDGS 11.4 (protect cultural and natural heritage) and 15.9 (integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into planning processes). Considering placemaking in tourism development supports SDG 8.9 (sustainable tourism).

In addition, the resource can be used to support SDGs 4.7 (education for sustainable development) and 12.8 (information for lifestyles in harmony with nature).

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SDG 4.7: Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Numbers of people in each type of programme drawing on collections from different demographic groups.
Increases in numbers of people in each type of programme from different demographic groups.
Proportion of people involved in such programmes in relation to overall audience size.
Evidence that learners have acquired knowledge and skills to promote sustainable development.
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SDG 4.A: Build and Upgrade Inclusive and Safe Schools
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Number and proportion of education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive.
Proportion of education facilities that provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all.
Number and type of initiatives to improve effectiveness of learning environments.
Support given to other education facilities to make them more inclusive and effective.
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SDG 8.9: Promote Beneficial and Sustainable Tourism
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Numbers of jobs created or supported that relate to sustainable tourism drawing on local products (e.g. craft producers).
Develop and implement plans to reduce and remove negative impacts of tourism.
Numbers of activities and/or products drawing on local culture.
Value to artisans and source communities of activities and products drawing on local culture.
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SDG 9.1: Develop Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Infrastructures
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Development of research-useful collections to support reliable, sustainable and resilient use by researchers and others.
Number and proportion of collections facilities and stores that support economic development and human well-being.
Number and proportion of collections facilities and stores that provide affordable and equitable access for all.
Investment in collections facilities.
Inclusion of collections information in regional and transborder initiatives, notably via digital access for discoverability.
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SDG 10.2: Promote Universal Social Economic and Political Inclusion
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Collections development to ensure that collections effectively meet the needs of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.
Number and proportion of educational and participatory programmes that promote participation irrespective of social or other status.
Numbers and proportions of people making use of collections in relation to the demographic of the local population.
Numbers and proportions of people involved in focused programmes aimed at promoting social, economic and political inclusion.
Numbers and proportions of people from different demographic groups involved in decision-making processes relating to collections and collections-based institutions.
Number and types of partnerships that build relationships with marginalized groups, individuals and communities.
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SDG 11.3: Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically.
Plans in place for collections-based institutions to facilitate the incorporation of communities’ views into local planning and town management processes in a regular way.
Plans in place for collections-based institutions to facilitate the incorporation of minorities’ views into local planning and town management processes in a regular way.
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SDG 11.4: Protect the Worlds Cultural and Natural Heritage
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Total expenditure (public and private) per capita spent on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage, by type of heritage.
Plans, policies and procedures in place for the safe use of collections for a variety of purposes, protecting and safeguarding both collections and those who use them.
Plans, policies and procedures in place for the identification, safeguarding and protection of cultural and natural heritage at risk.
Collecting programmes in place to protect, safeguard and make use of cultural and natural heritage, addressing the needs of communities and stakeholders, and ensuring that collections can be an effective resource for sustainable development.
Number and diversity of educational, awareness-raising, research programmes, and partnerships that aim to strengthen protection of cultural and natural heritage.
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SDG 11.7: Provide Access to Safe and Inclusive Green and Public Spaces
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Numbers of people accessing collecting institutions from different demographic groups, notably women, children, older people and persons with disabilities.
Increases in numbers of people accessing collecting institutions from different demographic groups.
Measures taken to remove barriers to access green and public spaces.
Extent of green space provided by collections institutions.
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SDG 11.B: Implement Policies for Inclusion, Resource Efficiency and Disaster Risk Reduction
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030a.
Disaster Risk Reduction strategies and plans in place, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, to ensure collecting institutions and collections are factored into planning, and contribute effectively to Disaster Risk Reduction.
Collections-based institutions included in local plans for social inclusion, resource use, and Disaster Risk Reduction.
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SDG 12.8: Promote Universal Understanding of Sustainable Lifestyles
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development (including climate change education) are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment.
Extent to which global citizenship education and education for sustainable development (including climate change education) are mainstreamed in formal, informal and non-formal education programmes and activities drawing on and related to collections.
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SDG 15.9: Integrate Ecosystem and Biodiversity in Governmental Planning
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Proportion and number of relevant plans, processes and strategies that incorporate ecosystem and biodiversity values, and their relationships with effective collections.
Plans in place to ensure that development of collections facilities contributes to effective conservation and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems.
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SDG 16.6: Develop Effective Accountable and Transparent Institutions
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Proportion of the population [audience/users/non-users] satisfied with their last experience of public services.
Access to information, and accountability policies and mechanisms, in place.
Effective institutional arrangements, both for own working and for working in partnership with other sectors, in place.
Plans and arrangements in place for extraordinary circumstances such as natural and human-caused disasters.
Effective arrangements in place to fulfil legal and social obligations and responsibilities.
Effective arrangements in place for transparent communication and reporting of institutional performance.
Effective arrangements in place for transparent decision-making and accountability.
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SDG 16.7: Ensure Responsive, Inclusive and Representative Decision-Making
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Proportions of positions (by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups) in public institutions (national and local legislatures, public service, and judiciary) compared to national distributions.
Proportion of population [audience/users/non-users] who believe decision-making is inclusive and responsive, by sex, age, disability and population group.
Decision-making addresses societal, environmental and economic challenges related to the community, considering short-term and long-term risks and opportunities.
Decision-making draws on diverse backgrounds, viewpoints and interests, reflecting a broad base of stakeholders, and working to promote inclusion and provide effective services for all of society.
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SDG 11.2: Affordable and Sustainable Transport Systems
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Plans in place to ensure safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, in terms of accessing collections-based institutions.
Plans in place to use collections-based institutions to provide education and awareness of public transport systems and their development.
Special attention to those in vulnerable situations, including women, children, disabled and older people, taken in plans regarding public tansport.
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