-
Imagining inclusive circular cities: the role of social fiction in planning education Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Wendy Wuyts
This practice review describes the social fiction method, utilized in combination with debriefing, as a tool to boost imagination and facilitate deep reflection on the social dimension of spatial i...
-
Identifying site-specific circularity potential in the built environment through socio-spatial visualizations Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Ellen Verbiest, Julie Marin, Bruno De Meulder, Andrew Vande Moere
This article tackles contextual challenges in spatial plans and circularity strategies in the built environment. It highlights the issue of using generic circularity toolboxes with limited consider...
-
Understanding people-centered planning practice in Europe: an institutionalist comparison between urban development projects in Vienna and Helsingborg Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Céline Janssen
Pursuing people-centered planning practices (PCPs) such as participatory approaches demands a better understanding of how their operationalization relates to contextual structures and conditions in...
-
Sensing walkability? Opportunities and limitations of electrodermal activity as an indicator of walkable urban environments Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Chester Harvey
Stress and other emotions are increasingly used as lens for evaluating the quality of urban environments. Researchers hope that wearable biosensors may allow for widespread measurement of emotions ...
-
Social participation in planning, design, and management of public spaces: the case of Mexico Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Sergio Alvarado Vazquez, Ana Mafalda Madureira, Frank O. Ostermann, Karin Pfeffer
Top-down approaches often fail to involve, collaborate with, and consider social actors in the process of planning, design, and maintenance of public spaces (PDMPS). This research addresses how soc...
-
Applying a logistics cluster typology in spatial planning for circularity: lessons from a Dutch policy lab Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Merten Nefs
The spatial planning of logistics is an emerging topic due to scarcity of land, environmental impacts and the transition to a circular economy. This paper proposes a policy information tool for the...
-
Bridging gaps with a spatial strategy for the circularity transition: practice review from Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Jeroen van Schaick
The Netherlands aims for a 50% circular economy in 2030 and 100% circularity in 2050, following the European Union. Since 2016 provinces in the Netherlands have been working on regional circularity...
-
Feminization of the urban planning discipline: developing a gender responsive pedagogy at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Hossein Maroufi, Parsa Pahlavan
With the increasing number of female students enrolling and graduating from the Department of Urbanism at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, this study aims to mainstream gender into urban plann...
-
From big apple to home of hockey: how scalar narratives and performative practices work in urban planning Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Helena Leino
Drawing from a case study in Finland, the paper analyses the performative practice of urban development projects in order to win public support for the desired future. The role of famous architects...
-
Evaluating the integration of transport planning considerations into decentralized plans in Ghana: evidence from the Kumasi Metropolis Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Millicent Awialie Akaateba, Akosua Kesewah Boampong, Emile Akangoa Adumpo
Scholarly discourse and global policies advocate policy integration across sectors, including land use and transportation. However, African cities lack best practices for transport and land use int...
-
Regional design: a transformative approach to planning Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Verena Elisabeth Balz
Published in Planning Practice & Research (Vol. 39, No. 1, 2024)
-
Planning practice and the planning profession in Mexico Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Sergio Peña
This article addresses the following question what do Mexican planners do? The analysis of planning practice in this article is based on a survey of 141 planning practitioners in Mexico. The findin...
-
Spatial governance and planning policy transfer in the Global South. The role of international agency and the recirculation of policies Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Francesca Blanc, Giancarlo Cotella, Marcin Dąbrowski
Published in Planning Practice & Research (Vol. 38, No. 6, 2023)
-
Overcoming an impasse or innovating urban policy? The role of social activism within conflictual urban regeneration processes in Southern Italy Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Carla Tedesco
This paper investigates the role of self-organization initiatives within conflicting urban planning processes. It draws on the debate developed around the use of the concepts of ‘trading zone’ and ...
-
Do young adults want to live downtown? Understanding attitudes in Prince George, BC Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Rylan Graham
Cities throughout North America are experiencing a population boom in the city centre, fueled by changing consumer preferences, particularly amongst young adults. However, not all communities have ...
-
Which circularity for urban design and planning? A compass to navigate circular economy research knowledge and methods Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Andrea Bortolotti, Giulia Caterina Verga, Ahmed Zaib Khan
The circular economy (CE) has taken hold among urban development plans and programmes, yet research on the application of the concept in urban design and planning is still in its infancy. This pape...
-
Spatial planning systems in Europe: multiple trajectories Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Vincent Nadin, Ana Maria Fernández-Maldonado
Published in Planning Practice & Research (Vol. 38, No. 5, 2023)
-
The territorial agenda 2030 for places and a more cohesive European territory? Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Kai Böhme, Sina Redlich
Europe faces the challenge of ensuring positive perspectives for all places and people. This requires rethinking cohesion, and the way cohesion is delivered. The Territorial Agenda 2030 offers a st...
-
Planners, blended (in)formality and a public interest of fragments Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Lauren Andres, Stuart Denoon-Stevens, Phil Jones
ABSTRACT Planners need to manage the plurality of everyday living conditions faced by monetary poor communities in South African cities. Here, we develop the concept of blended (in)formality to move beyond binary approaches which classify these communities as having either formal or informal status. Drawing on McFarlane’s (2018, 2021) notion of fragments, we explore how formal planning and spontaneous
-
Who for rather than who with - how intended audiences help determine framing dynamics in contested planning Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Kim Carlotta von Schönfeld
ABSTRACT This article considers the contested case of the Minhocão, São Paulo, to be either removed or turned into a park. The case provides insights for framing and planning literature. It is analysed through interviews, and media and document analysis. The results show that the involved actors adopt different framing strategies: adaptive, coherent, or deliberative. Each strategy has particular intended
-
Informal practices in urban planning and governance. Examples from Polish cities Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Izabela Mironowicz, Michał Marek Ciesielski
ABSTRACT Planning has a formal, legally defined component and an informal component developed in response to deficiencies in the planning system. Informal practices can contribute to the development of tools that would improve urban governance, especially in areas related to space. This article presents an overview of informal practices that have taken place in Polish cities and towns in recent years
-
Discovering the diverse economy of a ‘left-behind’ town Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-07-09 Yvonne Rydin
ABSTRACT How should we think about the well-being and associated economic development of areas that are not subject to market pressures for growth? What is the economy of a small town outside such demand pressures like? And what should be the role of local planning in such a context? The paper explores these questions through a case study of Shildon, County Durham in England. It explores the diverse
-
The roles and ethical perspectives of urban planners in Turkey Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Cihan Mert Sabah, Aliye Ahu Gülümser
ABSTRACT This study examines the influence of ethical rules on Turkish planners’ ability to carry out their duties. Researchers used qualitative and quantitative methods, including a survey with hypothetical scenarios and prioritization tests, to measure ethical preferences. Findings indicate that planners in Turkey make ethically inappropriate choices in providing information outside their field of
-
Regional spatial planning for implementing the European Green Deal: a new method of assessment applied to the metropolitan area of Florence Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Maria Rita Gisotti, Elena Tarsi
ABSTRACT The European Green Deal (EGD) is the most ambitious current challenge for regions and cities of the EU member states. While the role of regional spatial planning in addressing sustainable development and climate change mitigation has been widely investigated, an analysis of its ability to drive the green transition is still missing. The authors propose a new method to analyse how current regional
-
Disseminating regional design: potentials and barriers in existing spatial planning and governance Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Markus Weinig, Nadia Alaily-Mattar, Alain Thierstein
Despite growing academic recognition of the usefulness of regional design for regional coordination and rescaling from the bottom up, the response of practitioners in spatial planning and governanc...
-
Assessing inequity in zoning bylaw: a case of Edmonton, Canada Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Sandeep Agrawal, Jason Syvixay, Pradeep Sangapala, Elisabeth Hill, Jill Lang
ABSTRACT Equity is a key concern for municipalities, yet current planning scholarship lacks clear, pragmatic guidance on how to identify inequity in municipal zoning bylaws. Although controversial, zoning is the primary legal tool to regulate land and its use. This study examines aspects of the current City of Edmonton zoning bylaw that are most inequitable by closely following the city’s ongoing Zoning
-
Digital planning practices: benchmarking planners’ use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-05-29 Ruth Potts, Brian Webb
ABSTRACT Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become an integral component of urban planning practice in the last 30 years. The applications, utility and fit of specific technologies within planning practice have been widely discussed, however the use of ICTs by planning practitioners beyond individual case studies is unknown. This paper explores the results of an online survey of
-
Planning reform and heritage governance Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Loes Veldpaus
Published in Planning Practice & Research (Vol. 38, No. 3, 2023)
-
Why multi-stakeholder practices don’t work: looking beyond the extent and diversity of actors for co-producing collective action; a case study from an inner area in Italy Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-04-23 Daniela De Leo, Sara Altamore
ABSTRACT This paper examines the improvement of multi-stakeholder practices within Italian territorial cohesion and planning policy. The research used a qualitative approach for investigating and analyzing the case of the ‘Alta Tuscia-Antica Città di Castro Inner Area’, in the Lazio Region. Using a theoretical framework that combines the coproduction perspective in territorial planning with the concept
-
Assessing happiness policies in Seoul: citizen participation in urban planning Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Jane Yeonjae Lee
ABSTRACT Social isolation and mental well-being have been public concerns for South Korea for more than a decade. This has led to the development of happiness legislation and promoting happiness as an explicit city policy. As a result, the Seoul Village Community Project was developed to foster citizen participation and community engagement to promote communal ways of living and reduce social isolation
-
Designing disorder. Experiments and disruptions in the city Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-03-19 David Batchelor
Published in Planning Practice & Research (Vol. 38, No. 3, 2023)
-
Planning disputes from the perspective of court rulings on building conditions. A case study of Poland Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-03-06 Maciej J. Nowak, Przemysław Śleszyński, Anna Ostrowska, Anna Oleńczuk-Paszel, Monika Śpiewak-Szyjka, Andrei Mitrea
ABSTRACT Our main aim is to identify the key features of spatial disputes concerning decisions on building conditions that concluded with a court decision. Parties to such planning disputes, directions of court decisions and territorial regularities were all identified. Both the database of administrative rulings of the Supreme Administrative Court (391 judgments in 205 municipalities) and data on
-
Identifying the merits of bottom-up urban development: theory-based evaluation using a value map model Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-02-26 Jeroen Mens, Ellen van Bueren, Ruben Vrijhoef, Erwin Heurkens
ABSTRACT Comprehensive understanding of the merits of bottom-up urban development is lacking, thus hampering and complicating associated collaborative processes. Therefore, and given the assumed relevancies, we mapped the social, environmental and economic values generated by bottom-up developments in two Dutch urban areas, using theory-based evaluation principles. These evaluations raised insights
-
Relationality, place governance and heritage: the Lower Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle upon Tyne and ‘Ouseburnness’ Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-02-20 John Pendlebury, Loes Veldpaus, Hannah Garrow
ABSTRACT A distinct collective place imaginary has developed in recent decades for the Lower Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle upon Tyne, or ‘Ouseburn’, formed by the experience of ‘rediscovery’ of this post-industrial area, as well as its longer industrial past. This has crystallized in the idea of ‘Ouseburnness’, a placeness that is used to actively frame the area’s character and future. In this paper,
-
Municipal arts and cultural plans: implementation and impact Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Carolyn G. Loh, Amanda Ashley, Leslie Durham, Aaron Williams
ABSTRACT Arts and cultural planning is a growing subfield of planning, but we know little about how arts and cultural master plans are used in daily practice. Based on a survey of planners in 64 U.S. cities, we found that arts and cultural planners draw on arts and cultural plans more and view these plans as more influential than do general planners. Respondents highlighted plans’ importance in increasing
-
How to support the low-carbon urban transition through an interdisciplinary framework? An Italian case study Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-02-16 Sara Torabi Moghadam, Francesca Abastante, Chiara Genta, Ombretta Caldarice, Patrizia Lombardi, Grazia Brunetta
ABSTRACT City leaders are advancing low-carbon transitions in urban areas that require robust operational frameworks and innovative processes. This paper presents a novel interdisciplinary framework to support urban decision-makers in the design and implementation of low-carbon strategies based on participatory approaches. Using inductive reasoning, the framework was defined according to three methodological
-
The non-sexist public space in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-02-02 Abdulaziz Alhassan, Jeremy Németh
ABSTRACT The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has recently lifted restrictions regarding the mixing of genders and the access rights of women to public space. These reforms call for new public space strategies to accommodate women’s needs. Although studies have examined various management and design factors thought to improve women’s experiences in public spaces, these studies often lack an evaluative
-
Next steps for Planning Practice and Research Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Vincent Nadin
Published in Planning Practice & Research (Vol. 38, No. 1, 2023)
-
Is planning a barrier to the development of digital network infrastructure? Insights from rural Wales Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Richard Cowell, Ananya Mukherjee
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the frequent claim that planning is a ‘barrier’ to developing digital networks (mobile telephony and broadband), causing ‘delay’ and deficits in rural network coverage. It draws on planning applications data and expert interviews gathered in Wales. It found only a relatively small proportion of infrastructure applications failing to gain consent but that developers
-
Planning for the cultural economy: lessons from Ontario, Canada Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Tara Vinodrai, Brenton Nader, Nicole Drake
ABSTRACT This paper examines how policymakers interpret and deploy cultural economy approaches within municipal economic development strategies and cultural plans. Focusing on the 33 largest municipalities in Ontario, Canada, we conduct a keyword analysis of 63 municipal planning documents, supplemented with key informant interviews with economic development and cultural planning staff. Our analysis
-
Regional design for post-mining transformation: insights from implementation in Lusatia Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-12-11 Antje Matern, Jessica Theuner, Robert Knippschild, Tristam Barrett
This article reports on an attempt to implement regional design in a decarbonization transition in Lusatia, one of Germany’s lignite regions. As visioning tools, regional designs have great potenti...
-
Municipal responsibilities in strategic housing provision planning: to accommodate, support and facilitate Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-11-22 Jimmie Andersén, Lina Berglund-Snodgrass, Ebba Högström
ABSTRACT Swedish municipalities are obliged to formulate housing provision policies in housing programs, as part of municipal strategic planning. This article explores how municipalities interpret this responsibility. We analyze housing provision programs by drawing from prospective responsibility and policy analysis. Our analysis shows three different prospective responsibilities in the municipality’s
-
Localism and the will to housing: neighbourhood development plans and their role in local housing site delivery in England Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-11-20 Kat Salter, Gavin Parker, Matthew Wargent
ABSTRACT The planning system in England is regarded as a key mechanism for the delivery of housing but is also seen by some as a brake on its supply. In this context, the introduction of neighbourhood planning in 2011 has been promoted as a mechanism to reduce opposition to new housing and aid housing growth. This paper focuses on how this policy tool has been implemented with a view to mobilising
-
Ownership and organisation of urban development corporations in Danish towns and cities: a cooperative governance approach Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-11-10 Luise Noring
ABSTRACT Rooted in Pestoff’s third-sector organisation and undergirded by extensive empirical research, this paper considers how different public, private and civic actors interact and cogovern urban development projects. Public actors do not necessarily forego on value generation and capture despite public, private and civic partnerships frequently being analysed in terms of a rise in private values
-
Financing cleaner transportation: understanding changing trends in capturing developer contributions towards sustainable transport infrastructure Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-10-31 Mark Smith
ABSTRACT Transportation and accessibility remain an important consideration in land use planning decision-making if modal shifts towards sustainable forms of transport are to be encouraged. Land value capture (LVC) mechanisms which gather developer contributions can provide new transport infrastructure which supports such a shift. Within England, this has traditionally been pursued through negotiated
-
Flexibility in planning through frequent amendments. The practice of land use planning in Germany Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-10-18 Patricia Feiertag, Johanna Schoppengerd
ABSTRACT How can formal planning deal with uncertainty and rapid change while maintaining high standards of procedural certainty? This paper, using Germany as an example, examines how municipalities handle this dilemma within their existing planning systems. Municipalities use different approaches, ranging from regular redrafting to comprehensive changes or regular amendments. Amendments and complementary
-
Human rights and the city: A case of Ontario, Canada Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-10-02 Sandeep Agrawal, Pradeep Sangapala, Elisabeth Hill, Jill Lang
ABSTRACT Human rights are inalienable rights we each possess by virtue of being human. In Canada, Ontario has been at the forefront of progressive human rights policies. Despite this, human rights complaints related to land use regulations have been on the rise. This study pursues three questions: Why are human rights challenges against land-use regulations increasing? What human rights challenges
-
Multilevel urban policy mobilities through the City Statute: the spreading of Brazilian urban federal law Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-09-27 Rérisson Máximo, Luciana Royer
The City Statute is a legal framework that provides Brazilian urban policy with another dynamic. It guides urban policies across the national territory, and hasgained international prominence at a ...
-
Evaluating the integration of transportation planning in municipal official plans Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-09-23 Lindsey McCain, Dave Guyadeen, Daniel Henstra
ABSTRACT Municipal official plans are useful for mainstreaming transportation objectives into local development planning and decision-making processes. Using a plan quality evaluation, this article assesses whether and how well transportation planning is integrated in municipal official plans of the 30 most populous municipalities in Canada. The results suggest this integration is weak, with a notable
-
Transport and Mobility Planning for Sustainable Development Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-09-14 Brita Hermelin, Malin Henriksson
Published in Planning Practice & Research (Vol. 37, No. 5, 2022)
-
Spatial Justice Education Through Experiential Learning: The Case of AuroraLab in Turin (Italy) Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-09-13 Nadia Caruso, Elena Pede, Cristiana Rossignolo
ABSTRACT The empirical study of spatial inequalities and forms of injustice can be considered a fundamental asset in the academic curricula of spatial planning schools. Several methods and techniques have been experimented worldwide. This paper presents the role of experiential education in relation to spatial justice, applying this frame and methods to a real urban context. The experience of AuroraLAB
-
From territorial capital to regional design: a multidimensional model for territorial analysis and scenario evaluation Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-09-12 Francesco Orsi, Cristina Cavaco, Jorge Gil
Territorial capital is a policy concept that emphasizes the endogenous development and regional competitiveness of particular territories, calling for place-based territorial approaches and greater...
-
Post-COVID-19 mobilities and the housing crisis in European urban and rural destinations. Policy challenges and research agenda Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-09-08 Claire Colomb, Nick Gallent
ABSTRACT The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on working, travel and residential location patterns have attracted much commentary from scholars and practitioners interested in the future of cities and regions. Focusing on Europe, we discuss how pandemic-fuelled remote working and tourism practices have increased the demand for short-term rentals and second homes in rural/coastal areas as well as a
-
Maritime spatial planning: Germany as a forerunner in ecosystem-based management? Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-09-06 Markus Salomon, Jochen Schumacher
ABSTRACT The demand on space in the German EEZ is steadily increasing. In August 2021, Germany published a new spatial plan for its marine areas in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This article examines the extent to which the revision of the German maritime spatial plans meets the requirements of ecosystem-based management. Although the new spatial plan tries to find answers how to coordinate environmental
-
Relational Planning as a Collective Critical Inquiry. Socio-Environmental Justice, Critical Moments and Reflective Responses in Six Years of Studio Teaching Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-08-11 Seppe De Blust, Pieter Van den Broeck, Tim Devos, Frank Moulaert
ABSTRACT This paper presents a practical and pedagogical model of socially innovative planning based on four dialectical relations between actors, institutions and planning instruments that frame, constitute and position planning actions. The paper illustrates and evaluates this model by analysing four spatial planning studios that took place during the authors’ six-year long engagement in a heavily
-
‘Water as Leverage’: design-led planning for urban climate resilience Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-07-26 Annet Kempenaar, Naim Laeni, Margo van den Brink, Tim Busscher, Henk Ovink
To prepare for the impacts of climate change, many Asian cities aim to become climate resilient. This calls for innovative, integrative, inclusive, and transformative planning approaches. Although ...
-
Sharing the Promise of Spatial Justice with Low Wealth Communities of Color Through Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Community Partnerships Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-07-04 Russell M. Smith
ABSTRACT Spatial justice as a theoretical concept holds much promise for exploring, understanding, and solving issues of spatial inequality. However, the application of spatial justice leaves much to be desired. It is important to advance the practice of spatial justice through a variety of educational methodologies. One educational methodology that has been employed in other research areas is the
-
Toward Grounded Planning: Possibilities for Bridging Theory and Practice through Grounded Learning Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Hsiutzu Betty Chang, Wei-Ju Huang
Published in Planning Practice & Research (Vol. 37, No. 4, 2022)
-
Exploring the Types of Blogs Cited in Urban Planning Research Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Abeer Elshater, Hisham Abusaada
ABSTRACT This article discusses the crucial role of blogs in reporting topical materials yet to be adequately discussed in scholarly journals. A scoping study examined 31 samples from 4 types of blogging sources cited in 10 publications published in 7 journals in 2020. We identified four categories of blogs that include 39 community organisations, academics, practitioners, and community members who
-
Beyond Historic Urban Cores: Conservation and Regeneration Practices in the Garden City Area of Marghera (Venice, Italy) Planning Practice and Research Pub Date : 2022-05-31 Remi Wacogne, Enrico Fontanari
ABSTRACT Within the Italian context for urban heritage management, this paper aims to discuss conservation and regeneration as a (potentially) combined practice, through the case of the ‘garden city’ of Marghera. Planned in the Venice mainland in the early XXth century, the district underwent a significant planning experiment in the 1990s, but was listed only recently. After examining the reasoning