This project explored what sustainable development means using placemaking. Placemaking engages with how connections are formed in relation to physical spaces, a sense of place, and the associated interventions for such places in local policy and development decisions.
Engaging local residents and organisations across Leeds, Joanne Hawkins gained insight into the鈥痵paces across Leeds that matter to residents. The findings were used to produce鈥痑 publicly accessible鈥痓riefing, and an interactive map鈥痵howcasing鈥痟ighlighted spaces and why they matter, helping Leeds City Council and others shape local cultural and spatial policy.
This project was funded through the 2022–2023 Research England Policy Support Fund and responded to Leeds City Council’s 2022 Area of Research Interest (Word document download) ‘Culture’, specifically ‘Measuring cultural impact meaningfully’ and ‘Culture and Local Democracy Making’.