Place-Keeping presents the latest research and practice on the long-term management of public and private open spaces from around Europe and the rest of the world.

Chapter 1. From space to place: the importance of place-keeping Nicola Dempsey, Mel Burton and Harry Smith Chapter 2: Understanding place-keeping of open space Nicola Dempsey and Harry Smith Chapter 3: The Politics of Place-keeping Andrej Christian Lindholst, Nicola Dempsey and Stefan Kreutz Chapter 4: The governance of open space: decision-making around place-keeping Harry Smith, Marcia Pereira, Angela Hull, Cecil Konijnendijk Chapter 5. Collective responsibility for place-keeping: are partnerships the solution for open space management? Mel Burton and Alice Mathers Chapter 6: Resourcing place-keeping - fighting for funding. Stefan Kreutz, Nicola Dempsey and Andrej Christian Lindholst Chapter 7. Connecting making and keeping: design and management in place-keeping. Mel Burton, Nicola Dempsey, Alice Mathers Chapter 8: The evaluation of place-keeping: unrealised potential Harry Smith, Marcia Pereira, Jenny Roe, Filip Sosenko, Andrej Christian Lindholst and Alice Mathers Chapter 9: Coordinating place-keeping: towards more sustainable places Harry Smith, Nicola Dempsey, Mel Burton