Vivian Doumpa

Vivian Doumpa is an Athens-based urban planner and geographer, with a specialisation in (creative & inclusive) placemaking. She has international experience on placemaking and citizens’ inclusion and participation in urban planning, especially on matters of public space and neighbourhood revitalization. Throughout her work she integrates aspects of socio-cultural management, non-formal education, community building and systemic change. She’s co-founder of the local office of STIPO, an international team for urban development with offices in the Netherlands, Italy and Greece, and is a board member of Placemaking Europe network. She enjoys working on various scales, from neighbourhood level to strategic and international one, while experimenting with different topics, varying from creative and cultural economy to urban mobility and circular economy. Her heart compass is defined by two aspects, music and people, which -when followed- lead her to unexpected paths and projects related to music performance and communities in the urban scene.