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A collection of examples for re-imagining
​the public space

Public space and placemaking in Sub-Saharan Africa

This report is produced by Living Cities as part of the SymbioCity Kenya Programme with the aim to inspire and give new perspectives on public space and placemaking in the African context. 
We emphasize placemaking as a process to understand, design and program public spaces by putting people and communities ahead of efficiency and aesthetics. The outcome in terms of the public space as such is of course important but we also highlight the social and cultural opportunities that lie in the process of developing public space - the act of placemaking.
This report highlights current placemaking efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa and reveals a broad range of public space projects, methods and initiators. All have in common the emphasis of creating positive change for people and communities through the transformation of a physical place. The cases give many lessons on what has worked well and less well, and how to implement this type of change in an African context. The report also gives a brief introduction to public space and why it matters, and how to develop better public spaces through processes with a significant involvement by local communities.

READ MORE: Public Space and Placemaking in Sub-Saharan Africa
Funded by: Embassy of Sweden to Nairobi
Name of Client:
SKL International
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Year(s): 2018
Countries: -
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  • Our areas of work
    • Socially sustainable urban development
    • Co-creative planning and design
    • Integration and inclusion
    • Collaborative cities
    • Mobility and transport
    • Urban Food Systems
  • Our services
    • Project and process support
    • Social analysis
    • Local development
    • Training and capacity development
    • Organisational development
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    • Our network
  • About us
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  • Svenska