The SMOTIES Toolbox is a practical co-design resource developed from four years of fieldwork across ten European countries, built to guide practitioners through the culture-led regeneration of small and remote public spaces.
About This Book
Part manual, part manifesto, The SMOTIES Toolbox emerges from the Human Cities/SMOTIES Creative project — a European Union Creative Europe initiative focused on the design and transformation of public spaces in places that conventional urbanism overlooks. Where much writing on public space addresses cities of scale, this book turns its attention to small and remote communities, treating regional self-empowerment not as a consolation prize but as a legitimate design objective. Already prototyped across ten European countries and tested within four higher education programmes, the tools within are field-tested, not theoretical. Designers, planners, and community practitioners will find direct links to forms, handouts, and guidelines supporting citizen-led initiatives.
Key Features
- Editors: Annalinda De Rosa, Vanessa Monna, Valentina Auricchio, Paola Russo, Pall Jakob Lindal
- Prototyped across remote locations in 10 European countries and tested in four higher education programmes
- Includes links to supplementary forms, handouts, and guidelines for citizen initiatives
- Published by Birkhauser Verlag, 2020
What You'll Discover
- A structured co-design methodology for transforming public spaces in small and remote European communities
- Specific tools for regional self-empowerment, positioning local communities as active agents of spatial change
- How culture-led regeneration can drive economic and social transformation within local ecosystems
- How sustainable development frameworks can be applied to safeguard quality of life and work in peripheral places
About the Author
The SMOTIES Toolbox is edited by Annalinda De Rosa, Vanessa Monna, Valentina Auricchio, Paola Russo, and Pall Jakob Lindal, working within the Human Cities/SMOTIES Creative project co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: [Details available upon request]
- Dimensions: 23 x 17 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783035629088
- Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag
- Publication Date: 2020
Perfect For: Urban designers, spatial practitioners, community development professionals, and architecture students engaged with participatory design, public space, and the regeneration of small and regional communities.