What placemaking should mean for us as developers

By Selina Mason2020-02-20T06:00:00

Looking at loneliness in cities shows it is vital to create space where social connections can be made – and to do this, we need to listen

Woman’s Hour ran a special programme last week on loneliness. It was a fascinating conversation between a group of women who have been exploring the issue from different perspectives, including Baroness Barran, the minister for loneliness.

Bethan Harris, director at social enterprise Collectively, who has been partnering with Lendlease in delivering the Loneliness Lab, was another contributor. She described some of the work she has been doing to explore the relationship between place and loneliness.

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