▁of ▁a ▁dem ocr atic ▁life ▁and ▁a ▁full ▁life ." ▁ ▁The ▁writ ings ▁of ▁poet ▁Wend ell ▁Ber ry ▁have ▁contributed ▁to ▁an ▁imag in ative ▁grasp ▁of ▁place ▁and ▁pla cem aking , ▁particularly ▁with ▁reference ▁to ▁local ▁e col ogy ▁and ▁local ▁economy . ▁He ▁writes ▁that , ▁" If ▁what ▁we ▁see ▁and ▁experience , ▁if ▁our ▁country , ▁does ▁not ▁become ▁real ▁in ▁imagination , ▁then ▁it ▁never ▁can ▁become ▁real ▁to ▁us , ▁and ▁we ▁are ▁forever ▁divided ▁from ▁it ... ▁Im ag ination ▁is ▁a ▁particular izing ▁and ▁a ▁local ▁force , ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁under foot ." ▁ ▁Princi ples ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Project ▁for ▁Public ▁Sp aces , ▁successful ▁pla cem aking ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁eleven ▁basic ▁principles : ▁ ▁The ▁Community ▁Kn ows ▁Best ▁▁ ▁An ▁important ▁aspect ▁of ▁pla cem aking ▁is ▁taking ▁into ▁account ▁inputs ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁will ▁be ▁using ▁the ▁public ▁space ▁most . ▁ ▁That ▁is , ▁to ▁say , ▁the ▁community ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁public ▁space ▁is ▁intended . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁important ▁because ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁have ▁useful ▁ins ights ▁into ▁how ▁the ▁space ▁does ▁- ▁or ▁should ▁- ▁function , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁historical ▁perspective ▁of ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁what ▁does ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁matter ▁to ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Places , ▁Not ▁Design s ▁▁ ▁P lac em aking ▁is ▁not ▁just ▁about ▁design ing ▁a ▁park ▁or ▁pla