Digital Placemaking for Urban Regeneration: Identification of Historic Heritage Values in Taiwan and the Baltic States

Digital placemaking emerges as a transformative approach to urban regeneration, bridging digital and physical environments while preserving historic heritage values. This study highlights its potential to foster local community engagement and tourism by leveraging GIS-based platforms and tools in Taipei (Taiwan), Riga (Latvia), and Kaunas (Lithuania). The research demonstrates that digital placemaking can mitigate the loss of place identity and belonging caused by increasing reliance on digital environments. By identifying both tangible and intangible heritage values, it promotes community attraction and tourism potential, though its effectiveness varies with local contexts.

Shih, C.-m., Treija, S., Zaleckis, K., Bratuškins, U., Chen, C.-H., Chen, Y.-H., Chiang, C. T. W., Jankauskaitė-Jurevičienė, L., Kamičaitytė, J., Koroļova, A., Lee, H.-C., Lektauers, A., & Mlinkauskienė, A. (2021). Digital Placemaking for Urban Regeneration: Identification of Historic Heritage Values in Taiwan and the Baltic States. Urban Planning, 6(4), 257–272. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v6i4.4406