Open AccessNature-Based Placemaking: A Natural Asset Focused Community Vibrancy Roadmap
Author(s) -
Ross Greedy,
Elizabeth E. Perry,
Lissy Goralnik,
Julie Fitzpatrick
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of outdoor recreation, education and leadership/journal of outdoor recreation, education, and leadership
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2381-0696
pISSN - 1948-5123
DOI - 10.18666/jorel-2022-v14-i1-11134
Subject(s) - recreation , placemaking , natural (archaeology) , asset (computer security) , sociology , community development , public relations , work (physics) , political science , economic growth , urban planning , economics , engineering , geography , computer science , civil engineering , mechanical engineering , computer security , archaeology , urban design , law
This paper explores opportunities for outdoor recreation and education programs to support communities working to sustain or increase community vibrancy. Vibrancy is necessarily linked to our natural environment and the quality of and access to natural environments can impact community vibrancy outcomes. Outdoor recreation access and experiences support relationships with place via natural assets. A community’s natural assets and associated recreation, ecosystem services, economic, and broader wellbeing benefits collectively serve to elevate community vibrancy. Nature-based Placemaking (NBP) is an emerging community development framework that builds on a community’s natural assets to bolster community vibrancy. NBP could serve as a roadmap for nature-based community vibrancy efforts, providing direction and considerations for navigating vibrancy related challenges and opportunities. This work provides an NBP overview, outlines embedded concepts that informed development of the framework, explores its initial application, and poses questions and pathways for expanding and refining the NBP framework for broader applicability.