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Placemaking | A PlayCore Digest
Placemaking provides a fresh perspective on current industry trends and topics in the play and recreation space. As the trends change, so will our publication to always provide you with great ideas for planning your next play or recreation space.
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Placemaking: Volume 8
Read Volume 8: The Toolkit Issue: Free tools public agencies can use TODAY to build healthy communities through play, recreation, and outdoor spaces.
Placemaking: Volume 7
- What COVID-19 taught us about the Inequity of the Outdoors
- Placemaking at Home: Creating the ideal work from home space
- 15 Trends That are Driving Growing Communities
- How Parks Stepped Up to Provide Essential Services in the Pandemic
- The Changing Face of Customer Engagement
- Building Infrastructure for an Intergenerationally Focused World
- How Being Playful Can Help Us Build Resilience
- The Great American Outdoors Act: A Great Way to Fund Park & Recreation Infrastructure
Project Highlight
Placemaking: Volume 6
- Advocating for Outdoor Classrooms in Uncertain Times
- Mental Health Breaks-Why they’re good for you, your business, and your customers
- Design and Activities for Physical Distancing in Public Spaces
- The World Outside: Activities on the Rise in the Face of the Pandemic
- Sharing the Good News in Parks and Recreation
- We Need Parks and Green Space during the Pandemic
Scholar Corner
- Are Parks S.A.F.E.? – Floyd & Hipp
- Summertime Physical Activity Among Diverse Adolescents: What About COVID-19?– James F, Sallis, Ph.D.
- Are Play Streets Possible During COVID-19? - Pollack Porter & Umstattd Meyer
Project Highlight
Placemaking: Volume 5
- The Value of Going Outside
- What Makes a Healthy Space?
- Harnessing the Salutogenic Power of Physical Activity Could Help Ease the Consequences of COVID-19
- Recreation and Active Behavior for Older Generations
- Is it Time for a Parks and Rec Advisory Board?
- Greening Urban Neighborhoods Benefits People, Places, and Wildlife
- Maximizing Interns in Mutually Beneficial Ways
- Placemaking Spotlight: Play Mounds — As Beneficial as They Are Fun
Placemaking: Volume 4
- Utilizing the Wonder of Childhood in Placemaking
- Promoting Health and Wellness in Your Office
- Tips on Placemaking Meetings
- Wellbeing Benefits of Plants
- Marketing Basics: Five Easy Ways to Promote Your Place
- Placemaking Design: Ensuring a Well-rounded Workout at Outdoor Fitness Spaces
- Maintaining a Feeling of Community and Place Among Remote Co-workers
- Placemaking Spotlight: Expanding Place Appeal With Water
Placemaking: Volume 3
- Gaining Ground: Outdoor Health and Wellness Spaces
- Placemaking Design for Health & Wellness
- How Philanthropy Builds A Brand & Forging Partnerships
- Measuring the Effects of Philanthropy in Public Outdoor Spaces
- Utilizing Marketing to Promote Philanthropy
- Eight Great Resources for Philanthropists
- Community Spotlight: Philanthropic Placemaking
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Placemaking: Volume 1
- Successful Placemaking
- Design Considerations for Family-Oriented Trails
- The Benefits of Relaxation Zones
- Ideas for New Additions to Your Place
- Dog Parks: Outpacing Public Amenities
- Promoting Your Place with User Reviews
- 10 Facebook Facts to Help Bring People to Place
- Warner Park: A Placemaking Success Story
- Safety & Maintenance
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