Readers almost certainly will have experienced irritating piped muzak in a hotel lobby, or those times when an intimate conversation has been drowned out by an over-zealous DJ. Such frustrations reflect deliberative attempts to manage and control the atmospheric qualities…
Place managers across the UK are increasingly dealing with Privately Owned Public Spaces (or POPS as they are becoming know as) from city squares and retail plazas to repurposed industrial sites. A new open access article by Dr Jenny Kanellopoulou, Dr…
As we celebrate Graduation Week 2025 at Manchester Metropolitan University, the Institute of Place Management is looking to the future – and inviting individuals and organisations to support the next generation of place managers and leaders. Working with Manchester Metropolitan…
In 100 days from now, the place branding, place marketing and place management community will meet in Manchester for the annual conference of the International Place Branding Association. In the past, the conference has been hosted in London and Swansea…
The Institute of Place Management is proud to congratulate five students who have successfully graduated from the Place Management and Leadership programme at Manchester Metropolitan University this summer – three achieving their MSc and two completing the Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip).…
Overtourism continues to challenge regions and communities across the globe – from UNESCO World Heritage sites to cultural landscapes under pressure. In response, proximity tourism has emerged as a promising yet complex alternative. At IPM, we’re supporting the forthcoming Journal…
The Institute of Place Management is delighted to share the news that Dr Chloe Steadman and Dr Alessandro Graciotti have been awarded research funding from the Academy of Marketing to develop an innovative ‘tastewalk’ methodology and toolkit designed to explore…
The Institute of Place Management recently convened an international audience for a thought-provoking webinar on safety in town centres, exploring this complex issue from academic, practitioner, and international perspectives. Opening the session, Ian Harvey, Head of IPM, set the tone…
BT Active Intelligence and Partnerships for Better Business (pfbb UK) have launched a new insights service designed to support Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), local authorities, and placemaking partnerships across the UK. The initiative combines BT’s anonymised and aggregated mobile data…
Today (3rd July), the Prime Minister of the UK will announce a bold 10-year plan to “fundamentally rewire” the NHS in England – including the creation of 200 new neighbourhood health centres designed to bring care closer to home and…