Marušić, Barbara GoličnikErjavec, Ina Šuklje2020Marušić , B G & Erjavec , I Š 2020 , Understanding co-creation within the public open space development process . in Série Cultura e Território . Edições Universitárias Lusófonas .978-989-757-125-1Co-creation as an approach has gained increasing interest from both urban planning scholars and practitioners, since it gives an added value of inclusiveness and stakeholder integration into the planning process. To effectively use the co-creation approach for planning and successful establishment of public open spaces it is important to closely relate and adjust it to the different stages of the spatial development timeline. In the chapter, in-depth understanding of the relationship between co-creation activities and the spatial planning and development process of POS is presented with possible benefits as well as obstacles explained. The focus is on defining the comprehensive structure of interlinks and detailed explanation of supportive co-creation activities with the aim to give the useful background for mutual understanding between urban planning professionals and different stakeholders related to urban open space development for quality of life and environment.application/pdfengopenAccessEDUCAÇÃOURBANISMOESPAÇO PÚBLICOPLANEAMENTO URBANOCOCRIAÇÃOEDUCATIONURBANISMPUBLIC SPACEURBAN PLANNINGCOCREATIONbookPart