Social change through place innovation
This article explores how ‘place innovation’ can be used as a new scientific concept and practical tool to understand and shape the social design of the future. The article’s starting point is a collaborative project between academia, industry and the community in northern Sweden. The project is dev...
| Published in: | Swedish Design Research Journal |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | unknown |
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Linkoping University Electronic Press
2015
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/svid.2000-964x.1519 https://svid.ep.liu.se/article/download/510/113 https://svid.ep.liu.se/article/download/510/92 |
| Summary: | This article explores how ‘place innovation’ can be used as a new scientific concept and practical tool to understand and shape the social design of the future. The article’s starting point is a collaborative project between academia, industry and the community in northern Sweden. The project is developing knowledge and methods of place innovation based on a coherent perspective on the innovative design of places. Place innovation weaves together social, cultural, economic and technological aspects in order to increase the attractiveness of a place to existing and potential visitors, residents and investors. |
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