"We believe that human beings are instilled with the need to connect and grow with each other, but not the methods. Here at the International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP), we provide our students with the tools they need to effect change within their own lives as well as their schools, their organizations, and their communities. Through intimate learning communities of faculty and students, we teach together, we learn together, and we strive to effect real change. Together."
"In a time of increasing material abundance, more and more people are beginning to realise that mental health also plays an important part in everyday life and has a significant impact on the quality of life. In response to this phenomenon, as an urban designer I think we can think about the following questions：
- What designs can make cities heal people in the process of urban design?
- What is mental health and what are its implications for cities?
- What are the implications of the vision of the healing city for the long-term development of urban design?
- In what way should we approach the urban design process in order to make people happy, relaxed and with a high quality of life?"
"Whanganui is the first city in New Zealand to work towards a Restorative City: “Creating the environment for all Whanganui people to thrive and succeed together through respectful relationships.”"
"Abstract: The concept of a restorative city is one of the most recent successful developments in the field of restorative justice theory and practice. Despite the lack of universal standards of implementation, a restorative city can be defined as a process that aims to shape both community life as well as urban space through the lens of restorative justice philosophy, values, and standards. The purpose of this article is to discuss the results of the analysis of how this concept has been implemented in the following cities: Hull (United Kingdom), Bristol (United Kingdom), Brighton & Hove (United Kingdom), Leuven (Belgium), Como (Italy), Tempio Pausania (Italy), Whanganui (New Zealand) and Oakland (United States). The article concludes with a brief summary of activities that have been undertaken in Wrocław in order to gain the status of a restorative city."
There is a wealth of information on this site, below, pointing to many Restorative Cities.
"Around the world, cities have declared either that they are, or aim to become, restorative.
What this means in practice varies from place to place. For some, the emphasis is on creating places where conflicts are resolved restoratively not punitively. For others the vision extends more widely to building strong relationships, breaking down community divides and rebalancing the relationship between citizen and state."