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    The document outlines 8 lessons for promoting diversity in public places based on research by Project for Public Spaces. The lessons include: creating both spaces for diverse social interaction and safe spaces for cultural groups; ensuring public spaces represent the cultural symbols of various groups; requiring extensive community participation in planning; addressing discrimination in public spaces; integrating a variety of uses and activities to bring people together; locating public spaces to serve multiple communities; focusing on the neighborhood scale; and programming public spaces with educational and cultural activities celebrating diversity.

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    PROMOVENDO A DIVERSIDADE NAS CIDADES.

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    The document outlines 8 lessons for promoting diversity in public places based on research by Project for Public Spaces. The lessons include: creating both spaces for diverse social interaction and safe spaces for cultural groups; ensuring public spaces represent the cultural symbols of various groups; requiring extensive community participation in planning; addressing discrimination in public spaces; integrating a variety of uses and activities to bring people together; locating public spaces to serve multiple communities; focusing on the neighborhood scale; and programming public spaces with educational and cultural activities celebrating diversity.

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    8 Lessons To Promote Diversity in Public Places - Project For Public Spaces

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    Simone Möllerke
    The document outlines 8 lessons for promoting diversity in public places based on research by Project for Public Spaces. The lessons include: creating both spaces for diverse social interaction and safe spaces for cultural groups; ensuring public spaces represent the cultural symbols of various groups; requiring extensive community participation in planning; addressing discrimination in public spaces; integrating a variety of uses and activities to bring people together; locating public spaces to serve multiple communities; focusing on the neighborhood scale; and programming public spaces with educational and cultural activities celebrating diversity.

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    ThefollowinglessonsrepresentthefindingsofamajorPPSresearchinitiative,Placemaking
    inaPluralisticWorld:UsingPublicSpacestoEncourageandCelebrateSocialDiversity,
    whichwascarriedoutduringthesummerof2007.Thesekeyideascanbeusedaspractical
    stepsforcivicinstitutionsastheybeginthinkingaboutengagingawiderangeofculturaland
    socioeconomicgroupsthroughtheirpublicspacesandprogramming.Theprocessof
    Placemakingisalsoanimportantdimensioninbridgingdifference.

    LESSON 1
    DiversesocialinteractionisagoalofPlacemaking,butsoiscreatingsafespaces
    wheregroupscancelebrateandseekouttheirculturalpeers.Althoughsome
    peoplearguethatameltingpotisthehighestformofmulticulturalism,othersmaintain
    thatfosteringsafespaceswhereparticularcommunitiescancometogetherandcelebrate
    theiruniquecultureisequallyimportantinachievingdiversity.Studiesconcludethatthe
    mostsuccessfulmulticulturalspacesarethosethatcombinebothelements:Thesocial
    interactionofdiversegroups[inurbanparks]canbemaintainedandenhancedbyproviding
    safe,spatiallyadequateterritoriesforeveryonewithinthelargerspaceoftheoverallsite,
    writeSethaLowandcoauthorsinRethinkingUrbanParks:PublicSpaceandCultural
    Diversity.

    LESSON 2
    Peoplemustberepresentedthroughfamiliarculturalsymbolsinpublicspaces.
    Whenpeopledonotseetheirvaluesandpreferencesreflectedinaplace,theyfeel
    unwelcome.Placemakingputsaparticularemphasisonengagingmanydifferent
    stakeholders,listeningtotheirstories,andmakingrecommendationsreflectiveoftheir
    specificconcernsanddesires.Nocommunitygroupshistoryshouldbeerasedfromthe
    physicalandculturalrealityofapublicspace.

    LESSON 3
    Extensiveandongoingcommunityparticipationiscriticaltothesuccessofa
    multiculturalplace.Communitybasedplanningisonemethodfortacklingissuesof
    underrepresentationofsubculturalgroups.Ontheonehand,itseekstoredressthe
    monolithicandoftentopdownapproachtopoliticsandplanningbybringingthose
    historicallyexcludedvoicesintothedecisionmakingprocess.Ontheotherhand,
    participatoryplanningiscrucialbecauseitisamechanismforempoweringcommunitiesto
    makeplanninganddevelopmentdecisionsforthemselvesratherdeferringtoprofessional
    planners.Thepotentialforthedevelopmentofsocialcapitalthroughthisprocessshouldnot
    beunderestimated.Placemakersknowwellthatoutreachrequiresmorethansimply
    advertisingworkshopsandmeetings.Moreproactiveandcontextspecificstrategiesmustbe
    developedtogainresidentinput,especiallywhenworkingwithcommunitieswhohavebeen
    historicallyexcludedfromthepublicprocess.
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    LESSON 4
    Discriminationisreal,andneedstobetackledbypublicspacemanagers.We
    wouldliketobelievethatpublicspacesinourcommunityarefreefromintercultural
    hostilityanddiscrimination,yetstudiesrevealthatmanypeopledoexperienceovert
    discriminationinpublicspace,whichdiscouragesthemfromusingparks,businessdistricts,
    civiccenters,andotherplaces.Creatingapositive,welcomingspacethroughdesignand
    programmingshouldbeatoppriorityofplannersandmanagers.

    LESSON 5
    Integratemanydifferenttypesofusesaswellaselementsthatbringpeople
    togetherintoplansanddesigns.Themostmeaningfulpublicspaceplansand
    programsstrikeabalancebetweenofficialandvernacularuses,incorporatingmanydifferent
    kindsofactivitieswhilesimultaneouslyremainingflexibleenoughtoaccommodatevalues
    andpreferencesofdifferentculturalgroupingsastheyevolveovertime.

    LESSON 6
    Locatepublicspacesinareaswheretheycanservemultiplecommunities.
    Markets,playgrounds,andparksonsiteswheretheywillborderdifferentcommunitiesisa
    provenwaytoincreasethesocialdiversityofpublicplaces.But,asSethaLowandothers
    maintain,goodaccessandlinkagesareaboutmuchmorethansimplyphysicalproximity.
    Addressingsocialissuessuchasaffordability,culturalrepresentation,safety,and
    understandingallplayintowhetherornotpeoplewillchoosetousethepublicspace.

    LESSON 7
    Focusonneighborhoods.Asaunitofplanning,theneighborhoodisthemostimportant
    intermsofpromotingsocialdiversityandincreasingsocialcapital.Itisconceptuallybroad
    enoughtogetindividualstothinkbeyondthemselvesandtheirstreets,butofasmallenough
    scaletostillsupportthenotionofneighborlinessandencouragecollaborationbetween
    communityplannersandstakeholders.

    LESSON 8
    Programpublicspaceswitheducationalandculturalactivitiesthatcelebrate
    diversecultures.Programsthatoffereducationalexperiencesrelatedtothehistoryorthe
    environmentofaparticularplacehavebeenshowntobeeffectiveinbringingpeople
    together.Peoplewanttolearn,andwhentheycometogethertosharetheexperienceof
    knowledge,socialdivisionsoftendissolve.Whenspacesareprogrammedtocelebratediverse
    culturesandhistories,thereisanevengreaterimpact.Thepoweroflearningandexploring
    shouldnotbeunderemphasized.

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    CourtneyKnappwasaProjectforPublicSpacesintern.ShecompletedherMastersin
    Gender/CulturalStudiesatSimmonsCollegein2006aswellasaMastersinUrbanand
    EnvironmentPolicyandPlanningatTuftsUniversity.

    Author:ProjectforPublicSpaces

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