The village of Duved in northern Sweden faces rapid transformation related to the tourismindustry, including new housing and recreational facilities in the mountains. Existing placeswith inherent social values that play a key role in supporting local identity are threatenedas they are not sufficiently recognised or protected by the planning process. This studyfocuses on how significant places with social values, and the system of such places thatform a social infrastructure, may be identified and recognised through a multi-perspectiveapproach including a creative mapping process. Information from different stakeholdersabout places with social values is documented and analysed. The approach includesthree different perspectives on places affording social values: planning documents, theofficials’ perspective and the citizens’ perspective. The mapping method makes intangibleknowledge visible and reveals the multifunctionality of places, and the map constitutesthe medium for such a process. It can contribute to developing democratic planningprocesses that support the empowerment of the population and help professionals tointegrate knowledge about social value into plans, thus preserving fragile but essentialqualities through future development.