Placemaking

a multi-faceted approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces.

Place
Space is something abstract, without any substantial meaning, while place refers to how people are aware of/attracted to a certain piece of space.

A place can be seen as space that has a meaning.

The underlying theory for this way of thinking is the phenomenology, which tries to find the essential features of experiences in the direct and indirect experiences.
Cities
Placemaking is a people-centered approach in the process of planning and designing public spaces in cities.

This approach pays attention to the opinions of the people living in a particular place and to discover their needs from this place and their aspirations towards it.

The Planner's bias is demonstrated in this loopy. Learn more here