ECONOMY building, community capital and placemaking will be the focus of an event addressed by United States visionary Michael Schuman next month.
Mr Schuman will be joined by one of Australia’s foremost placemakers Gilbert Rochecouste, who has worked with more than 1000 cities and 300 businesses around the world.
The two will help participants plan for community revitalisation.
The event on Monday, February 4 at MyHorizon Events Centre, Capalaba is for people interested in designing, creating and building better places.
The session is aimed at people from Redlands and Logan.
Mr Schuman will also hold events in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.
Representatives of organisations and government, as well as community development professionals, academics, community members and place designers could find the session useful.
Mr Schuman is local economy programs director for a non-profit affordable housing company, an economist, author, attorney and entrepreneur.
His most recent books are The Local Economy Solution: How Innovative, Self-Financing Pollinator Enterprises Can Grow Jobs and Prosperity and Local Dollars and Local Sense: How to Shift Your Money from Wall Street to Main Street.
Mr Schuman has given about one invited talk a week, mostly to local governments and universities for the past 30 years in nearly every United States state and more than 12 countries.
Mr Rochecouste will host the event on behalf of Village Well Place School.
He is known for his innovative thinking, catalyst ideas, dynamic engagement processes, inspirational approach to community empowerment, and regenerating and enlivening urban and rural communities.
Tickets are $340 plus GST, with organisation and community groups fees available on application.
For information and to book, visit villagewell.org/placeschool-events.
