Elevating Place Leadership: Compelling Narratives for Strategic Placemaking in Scotland
Successful place leadership in Scotland hinges on effective narrative shaping and sharing. It involves understanding the interplay of possibilities, conditions, components, timing, and collaboration. Key strategies include leveraging existing assets and major investments in neighborhoods, such as learning hubs and cultural facilities. A collaborative approach is essential for planning to enhance the impact of investments, addressing barriers, and maximizing benefits for communities. This approach facilitates not only local growth but also cultivates holistic wellbeing and economic vibrancy.
Elevating Place Leadership: Compelling Narratives for Strategic Placemaking in Scotland
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Heads of Planning Scotland Successful Place Leadership Diarmaid Lawlor Head of Urbanism
Successful place leadership is about…… ……..shaping and sharing compelling narratives.
Successful place leadership is about…… ………compelling narratives. Possibilities.
conditions components timing collaboration
[1] Leveraging Existing Assets Place Based Review
c School = neighbourhood Housing is in between c
Learning Hub • Wellbeing Quarter • Worklife Zone Strategic Placemaking diagram CLUSTERS 1 2 1 3 A ANCHORS • Cultural (Buccleuch Centre) • Entrepreneurial (Town Hall) • Commercial 2 A B B C 3 C
[2] Leveraging Major Investment Place value
Learning from place…… Railway station Access and connections Academy Street River Ness New cultural facility
Conditions What is planning’s role in shaping the conditions to achieve more from what we have?
Conditions What is planning’s role in shaping the conditions to achieve more from what we have? Collaboration How can planning facilitate the collaborations to deliver impacts on the ground?
From your perspectives…. Benefits What would the benefits of further joining up of investment opportunities from your tour?
From your perspectives…. Benefits What would the benefits of further joining up of investment opportunities from your tour? Barriers What barriers should planning tackle to take more of a leadership role in unlocking these benefits?
