A brief overview of the State of the Place Making and Place Management in Canada
The following provides a short introduction to placemaking and place management in Canada. We have presented some key ideas about…
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Professor Steven Millington to Deliver Keynote Speech at conference in Turku, Finland
In his first external engagement for 2025, Professor of Place Management Steve Millington will visit Turku, Finland on 15th January…
The success of transforming a city through the Be Lincoln Town Deal
Across Lincoln, remarkable transformations are happening. From the charm of quiet cobbled lanes to the innovation bubbling in cutting-edge labs,…
Re-imagining Town Centres: Local Lessons from Japan and the UK
Chair of the Institute of Place Management (IPM), Professor Cathy Parker MBE was invited to chair the recent OECD Re-Imagining…
High Streets Task Force: IPM Reflects on Five Years of Revitalising England’s High Streets
In July 2018, an Expert Panel was launched by former High Streets Minister Jake Berry MP, then-Secretary of State for…
Government Unveils New Powers to Tackle Long-Term Vacant Shops
Ian Harvey attends the High Street Rental Auctions Showcase Event where detail of the government’s new policy to address long-term…
IPM members discuss putting the ‘pizazz’ back into our town centres at thinkingplace conference
Institute of Place Management members took centre stage at the annual thinkinglace event in Chesterfield on 12th November, leading discussions…
Professor Steve Millington delivers keynote for 8th Annual International Place Branding Association Conference in Bangkok
IPM Director and Professor of Place Management, Steve Millington delivered a keynote speech at the 8th Annual International Place Branding…
Manchester Metropolitan University appoints renowned civic movement leader as new Head of IPM Professional Membership Network
Manchester Metropolitan University is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Harvey as the new Head of the Institute of…
IPM’s take on the 2024 Autumn Budget
Wednesday afternoon brought us the Autumn Budget. Subtitled “Fixing the Foundations to Deliver Change”, the budget indeed focuses on the…
Key Insights from the Georgetown Global Cities Initiative
A report from the Urban Thinkers Campus Conference synthesises insights from a range of case studies including the High Streets…
Parliamentary debate on town and city centre regeneration
On Wednesday 16 October 2024 Catherine Atkinson, MP for Derby North, introduced a parliamentary debate on town and city centre…