In September 2017 I wrote a blog post reviewing seven placemaking books that I thought deserved a place on The Placemaker's Bookshelf. You can see the original post here and the seven books featured in it are: 1. The Death and Life of Great American Cities – Jane Jacobs … [Read more...]
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Review of ‘Gentrification is Inevitable and Other Lies’ by Leslie Kern
This 204-page book, published in 2022 and available in Victoria from the public library (check it out at GVPL) is a quick, thought provoking and informative read. Author Leslie Kern is a Canadian academic, currently an Associate Professor at Mount Allison University in Sackville, … [Read more...]
The Placemaker’s Bookshelf
The best way to learn about placemaking is to jump (figuratively) into the fray in your neighbourhood or even take on a project on your own. But if you’re new to placemaking how will you know where to begin or who to look to for inspiration? Podcasts and websites are great but … [Read more...]
Little Free Libraries (LFLs) grow into Pocket Places
Reading about the recent (July 2017) launch of Greater Victoria's latest Little Free Library (see our Facebook post here), I was reminded of Sarah Rose Robert's March 2015 post about the book exchange boxes popping up around town. It quickly became the site's most popular post … [Read more...]
Local and international podcasts for Placemakers
In June 2017, city planner & creative writer/speaker/podcaster Matthew Boyd launched his locally produced Monorail City - "a fun podcast about cities and the people, politics and pop culture that shape them." An early episode titled 'What's the Deal with Placemaking' … [Read more...]
