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PLACE-MAKING

Engage, design, deliver: how collaboration can boost a community's prospects

With a collectively minded approach to engagement and design, aspirational place policies can deliver the framework for real and lasting change for our neighbourhoods, says Ross Aitchison.

(C) Kirsty Anderson

When looking for schemes that demonstrate how a coordinated approach to policy, engagement and design can build trust and deliver meaningful change for communities, one might consider casting an eye over Glasgow City Council's Liveable Neighbourhoods programme. 

The city's approach to boosting its communities and local centres focuses on collaboration and communication. As a result, public, private and third sector organisations can find common ground and, leading on from that, deliver opportunities to capture greater funding potential. 

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