As cities grow and transform at unprecedented speed, they face intertwined challenges of climate change, rapid urbanization, and social fragmentation. Traditional infrastructure alone can no longer safeguard resilience or guarantee liveability. Placemaking-when approached as critical urban infrastructure-offers a transformative lens: it builds adaptive capacity, strengthens social cohesion, and weaves environmental performance into the everyday fabric of cities. By shaping parks, streets, waterfronts, and public spaces as multifunctional assets, placemaking enables cities to manage heat, water, and ecological stress while fostering identity, inclusivity, and well-being. This session explores how dynamic cities can embed placemaking into their planning and investment strategies, positioning "place" not as a luxury, but as essential infrastructure for resilience and liveability.
This session explores how placemaking can be redefined as essential urban infrastructure, strengthening resilience and enhancing liveability in fast-changing cities. Through case studies and dialogue, it highlights how well-designed public spaces address climate risks, foster social cohesion, and create adaptive, people-centered environments.
As cities grow and transform at unprecedented speed, they face intertwined challenges of climate change, rapid urbanization, and social fragmentation. Traditional infrastructure alone can no longer safeguard resilience or guarantee liveability. Placemaking-when approached as critical urban infrastructure-offers a transformative lens: it builds adaptive capacity, strengthens social cohesion, and weaves environmental performance into the everyday fabric of cities. By shaping parks, streets, waterfronts, and public spaces as multifunctional assets, placemaking enables cities to manage heat, water, and ecological stress while fostering identity, inclusivity, and well-being. This session explores how dynamic cities can embed placemaking into their planning and investment strategies, positioning "place" not as a luxury, but as essential infrastructure for resilience and liveability.
This session explores how placemaking can be redefined as essential urban infrastructure, strengthening resilience and enhancing liveability in fast-changing cities. Through case studies and dialogue, it highlights how well-designed public spaces address climate risks, foster social cohesion, and create adaptive, people-centered environments.
Plenary Hall 61st ISOCARP World Planning Congress riyadhcongress@isocarp.org
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