S2:E9 The complexities and simplicities of placemaking – Ramon Marrades in conversation with Criena Gehrke
Guest
Ramon Marrades
In conversation with
Criena Gehrke
In this episode, our host Criena Gehrke speaks with Ramon Marrades, urban economist and Director at Placemaking Europe. The two explore creative bureaucracy, how to create a strong public policy, if strategies should shift post-covid, Placemaking Week Europe 2022 in Pontevedra (27-30 September), and much more.
Date of Recording
14 September 2022
Date of Publication
29 September 2022
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Criena Gehrke: Hello and welcome to The Three Bells. This podcast is one of a series produced by AEA Consulting for the Global Cultural Districts Network, in which we explore what's happening around the world on those busy and sometimes congested intersections of culture and urban life.
I'm Criena Gehrke and I'm speaking to you today from the land of the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh language region here on the Gold Coast in Australia. I pay my respects to elders past and present, and I also acknowledge the First Nations people of the many lands you are listening from today. Our First Nations people are the original storytellers and custodians of our culture.
So today I'm pretty excited because I'm joined by the fabulous Ramon Marrades – urban economist, writer, and activist. And when I was doing a bit of research in getting to know him, I'd also probably add provocateur to that list. Ramon is currently director of Placemaking Europe and strategy advisor to the Creative Bureaucracy Festival. He has served as the chief strategy and finance officer at La Marina de Valencia – Valencia's waterfront redevelopment agency and a board member of the worldwide network of port cities. And I'm particularly interested in that because I too live by the water. Ramon is a co-editor of the book: Our City? Countering Exclusion in Public Space, and the host and co-curator of Placemaking Week Europe. His work focuses on the interface between public space and economic development.
Hello, Ramon, and welcome to The Three Bells.
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Ramon Marrades: Hello, hello Criena. It's a great pleasure to be today with you.
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External Links
Placemaking Europe – a network for placemaking in Europe, connecting practitioners, academics, community leaders, market actors and policy makers throughout Europe in the field of placemaking, public space, social life, human scale and the city at eye level.
Placemaking Week – Europe's founding and largest placemaking festival. In the spirit of collaboration and inspiration, over 400 practitioners meet every year to share knowledge, learn and network.
Our City? Countering Exclusion in Public Space – Book about strategies, projects, and proposed solution, co-authored by Ramon Marrades
Creative Bureaucracy Festival – a festival celebrating outstanding examples of innovative public administrations.
Sustainable Development Goals – The UN’s call for action by all countries in a global partnership.
121db – The band that Ramon plays bass in.
About Our Speakers
Ramon Marrades is an urban economist, writer, and activist with a passion for people and places. He is currently Director of Placemaking Europe and Strategy Advisor to the Creative Bureaucracy Festival. His work focuses on the interface between public space and economic development. +
Criena Gehrke is Chief Executive Officer of HOTA, Home of the Arts. She has a diverse and eclectic background in arts management and a particular passion for the role of arts and culture in building strong and connected communities. She has worked with all tiers of government on the development and implementation of cultural policy. +
