Call for papers: Building our cities around people and places
In recent decades, the re-appropriation of public spaces has gained significant momentum, challenging the established practices adopted by planners and policymakers. This phenomenon has now evolved into a newly "institutionalized" form of planning. Various practices such as placemaking, creative placemaking, tactical urbanism, pop-up urbanism, performative urbanism, and community art-based interventions have emerged with a shared objective: to foster stronger bonds between people and the spaces they inhabit. These practices strive to enhance individuals' sense of belonging, advocate for their right to the city, and promote collaboration between professionals and non-professionals. Moreover, they encourage interdisciplinary creative and educational approaches embedded in the lived and built environments, while facilitating exchanges among diverse social groups of different origins and cultures.