ABSTRACT

Many local governments engaging in sustainable urban development also have a growing interest in becoming inclusive too, brand themselves as such and develop policies to become inclusive cities. However, knowing what exactly this entails and how it can be achieved is not always quite straightforward and requires thorough theoretical and empirical exploration. Consequently, we present a systematic deconstruction of the inclusive city concept in order to develop a better understanding of the main features and dimensions; this is done by means of both a bibliometric analysis and qualitative literature review. The results indicate that inclusiveness is multidimensional and comprised of spatial, social, environmental, economic, and political dimensions in which the characteristics of participation, equity, accessibility and sustainability are sometimes interwoven. Overall, the inclusive city is not merely a precondition for the creation of just space, well-being, and environmental responsibility, but also an opportunity to take stock of interests of stakeholders in cities and to create local public value. The findings have implications for urban policy and practice, more specifically, the clarification of the inclusive city concept and conceptual dimensions will provide significant reference for policymakers and practitioners to make prudent decisions in the process of creating an inclusive city.

摘要

许多参与可持续城市发展的地方政府也越来越有兴趣成为包容性的城市，打上自己的品牌并制定政策以成为包容性城市。然而，了解这究竟意味着什么以及如何实现并不总是那么简单，需要彻底的理论和实证探索。因此，我们提出了对包容性城市概念的系统解构，以更好地理解主要特征和维度；这是通过文献计量分析和定性文献回顾来完成的。结果表明，包容性是多维度的，由空间、社会、环境、经济和政治维度组成，其中参与、公平、可访问性和可持续性有时是交织在一起的。总体而言，包容性城市不仅是创造公平空间、福祉和环境责任的先决条件，也是衡量城市利益相关者利益和创造当地公共价值的机会。研究结果对城市政策和实践具有重要意义，更具体地说，对包容性城市概念和概念维度的澄清将为决策者和实践者在创建包容性城市过程中做出审慎决策提供重要参考。