Course: Placemaking and Public Space Design: Unlocking Tourist Destinations

Valleta is the capital of Malta and has a Mediterranean climate with hot summers. In summer average temperatures can reach 32°C and in winter temperatures can reach lows of 10°C. …

If you liked this course and want to learn more, you can continue to the next MOOC in the series, Placemaking and Public Space Design: Unlocking design potential. Here you …

The design of cities is important in determining if a public space is successful or not. Qualityreviewer is a book created by Rob Cowan, Scott Adams and David Chapman to …

High quality public spaces are key for developing sustainable and attractive tourist destinations. Successful spaces contribute to the images set by the hospitality sector, and are welcoming for people to …

‘Urban morphology’ is the ‘study of urban form’ and allows us to better understand a place’s formation and transformation over time. Here, the climate is an important consideration in the …

The urban design of a place should be adapted to the micro-climate. Important aspects include: The location of the town. The height of buildings. The space between buildings. Orientation of …

Public places are rarely static. They change and evolve, for various reasons – sometimes intentionally so, but also because of circumstances difficult to affect. In the book Public Places Urban …

Different parts of the world belong to different climate zones. There are various ways to define those climate zones, but the Köppen classification system is commonly used. Here, five main …

Dr David Chapman I am an architect and town planner with over 20 years of experience of working at the interface between society, practice and academia. I teach Architecture and …

Historic sites are places that are of cultural significance. That is, they have historic, aesthetic, or social value for people. Historic sites often attract visitors. There are many reasons for …

The mining town of Kiruna, in northernmost Sweden, is located in the Arctic. The town plan, which was adopted in 1900, took climate conditions into consideration. The town was located …

Dr Jennie Sjöholm presents how micro-climatic considerations was taken into account when designing the neighbourhood the Western Harbour, in Malmö, Sweden. Reflect on Reflect on how the neighbourhood is designed …

We have now started to think about public places. What defines a public space? Who uses public space? What makes them attractive? And what is needed to make a public …

Welcome to the Climate Analysis Portal. This has been developed by the Architecture Group at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. It has been created to help tourism professionals with no …