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Placemaking and Public Space Design: Unlocking Tourist Destinations 

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Overview

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

6,500

Mode of learning

Online

Schedule type

Self paced

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Credential

Certificate

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Placemaking and Public Space Design: Unlocking Tourist Destinations
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  • This course offers an introduction to public space design and placemaking at tourist destinations.
  • Through an exploration of the key features of space, climate, hospitality and more, learn what makes a potentially top tourist destination. This course invites you to examine what we can learn from high-end hospitality and tourist destinations around the world.
  • Using case-studies and research, study how the best squares and public spaces have developed over time and pinpoint exactly what makes them a commercial success.
  • Explore how the built and natural environments in a place come together to create local micro-climates. Also discover the impact of climate as well as how to enhance the value of a space to make it more people-friendly.
  • This course is based on a wide range of academic research and examples taken from architecture, urban design, place-shaping, and town planning.
  • Get benefitted from the lead educator's wealth of experience working in design development and development process management.
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Placemaking and Public Space Design: Unlocking Tourist Destinations
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FutureLearn 
Curriculum

Public Space

Introduction to the course

Public space

Summary and reflection week 1

Urban Micro-Climate

Welcome to week 2

Place-shaping

Micro-climate and urban design

Summary and reflection week 2

Improving the Urban Micro-Climate

Welcome to week 3

Improving the Urban Micro-Climate

Course closure and reflection

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