The Practice Guide – An Introduction
One of the key outcomes of the Liveability project is the Practice Guide — a practical and accessible introduction to the core ideas, methods, and lessons of the project.
The Liveability Practice Guide is primarily aimed at municipal employees and city practitioners who want to improve living conditions in their communities and are open to using new, collaborative approaches to get there.
It is also relevant for employees in other organisations — such as NGOs, public service providers, and community groups — who seek to work more holistically and involve citizens more actively in shaping their cities.
The guide presents all aspects of the Liveability Design Approach, including:
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The key characteristics of liveable cities identified through the project.
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The principles and methods that guide public servants in working toward greater liveability.
- Insights from partner cities that have tested and refined these approaches in real-life settings.
A resource and an invitation
Each participating municipality carried out a pilot project to explore how the Liveability methods work in practice. To support these pilots, partners used a range of tools, reflective questions, and training activities — all of which are documented in the guide.
Together, these experiences form a shared knowledge base that anyone can use to apply the Liveability approach in their own context.
The guide is both a resource and an invitation — an invitation to join the journey toward more liveable cities, and a resource to help you navigate local challenges using proven concepts, tools, and co-creation methods.
Discover the full guide and explore how you can use it to promote liveability in your city.
How to work with the Practice Guide
In this video, Lone Gjerulff Bak, Change Agent from Guldborgsund (Denmark), introduces the Practice Guide for Public Interest Design.
The Practice Guide in Action
We are proud to share reflections from our innovative pilot projects, which showcase successful liveability practices developed through co-creation in partner cities.
These Urban Practices serve as seeds — inspiring examples of how collaboration and experimentation can grow into lasting improvements in urban life.
