End-users provide the most valuable perspective and insights into how public social space should function. Much of the failure of urban settings can be related to over-structured urban environments which deterministically prescribe usage, constraining instead of enabling socio-spatial performance.
Planning decisions by specialists should be made with the participation of the end-user to minimise uncertainty as far as possible, creating enabling environments. "Placemaking: An Urban Design Methodology "presents a methodology that evaluates the preferences of urban dwellers and synthesises...
End-users provide the most valuable perspective and insights into how public social space should function. Much of the failure of urban settings ca...