New report launches on engaging young people in place-making in Stretford
Academics at The University of 野狼社区, in collaboration with Bruntwood Ltd and Creative 野狼社区, have produced the Placeholders Report, which launches on 6 November.
The is based on research from the Placeholders project, which emerged out of a collaboration between Bruntwood Group Ltd. and The University of 野狼社区.
Conducted from April to November 2022, the project engaged over 100 young people in the Stretford area, and partnered with more than 50 community organisations.
The initiative aimed to amplify the voices of under-represented groups, particularly young women, in the town centre's development planning.
During the project the team focussed on designing an inclusive process for engaging young people in place-making in Stretford and produced this report co-written by Carl Fraser, Professor Abigail Gilmore, Dr Elena Brearley and Dr Ailbhe Treacy.
The report offers recommendations for future participatory processes in urban development, and highlights the need to carry out participatory engagement with young people earlier in the process of regeneration projects.
Finally, the report recommends a continuous point of contact within the stakeholder organisation to ensure continuous engagement with young people in Stretford, both during the time of participation to maintain ongoing dialogue.
For more information, contact Creative 野狼社区.
The report is also available to .