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July 19, 2026CitiesOpen Access

Your place or mine? Overcoming neoliberal placemaking as commodification of built environments in the inclusive city

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DHDonagh HorganKKKo Koens

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This critique examines the commodification of urban spaces in economically disadvantaged neighbourhoods, highlighting implications for social equity.

Key Points

  • This research aims to critique the commodification of urban environments through placemaking and its effects on social equity and community engagement.
  • Examined placemaking initiatives in Rotterdam's Urban Leisure and Tourism Living Lab.
  • Highlighted top-down regeneration efforts affecting vulnerable communities.
  • Explored bottom-up strategies for community-centred placemaking.
  • Identified gentrification and displacement as adverse effects of current placemaking practices.
  • Presented insights from community perspectives advocating for inclusive urban spaces.
  • Called for participatory approaches that prioritize local ownership and resource management.

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Horgan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a5c6874118b92953e3ed1cahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2026.107360
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