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10.10.2008 | New Public Spaces Book Published in Hungary
The Hungarian Environmental Partnership Foundation has just published the Hungarian version of the best-selling book, How to Turn a Place Around originally published by the Project for Public Spaces (PPS), New York. The publication was marked by a book christening at the Central European University in the center of Budapest on October 7, 2008. The event included a public forum at which both the EPSD Czech and Slovak Public Spaces programs were presented, activities of the Hungarian program as well as a presentation by special guest, PPS Senior Vice President, Steve Davies. Approximately 70 participants attended the event.
The book is a user-friendly, common sense guide for everyone from community residents to mayors on how to create successful places. The ideas presented in this book reflect Project for Public Spaces' thirty years of experience in helping people understand and improve their public spaces. The book illustrates a community-based, "place oriented" process organized around the eleven basic principles for creating successful public spaces, as well as methods that anyone can use to evaluate a space. Thanks to cooperation between EPSD and PPS, the book is now available in Czech and Hungarian and will soon be published in Polish as well.
Project for Public Spaces is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities. Founded in 1975, PPS embraces the insights of William (Holly) Whyte, a pioneer in understanding the way people use public spaces. Today, PPS has become an internationally recognized center for best-practices, information, and resources about Placemaking.