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Planning, temporary urbanism and citizen-led alternative-substitute place-making in the Global South

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This paper argues that planning in the Global South needs to be embedded within a more complex and systemic framework based on understanding cities' functions and transformations, at both local and regional levels, whilst advocating for and incorporating informal and temporary dynamics. This is to differentiate between two competing processes: formal planning and citizen-led place-making, here considered as a form of reactive alternative-substitute place-making that occurs when there is no available alternative. The paper calls for a better integration of such impermanent, adaptable, temporary and alternative forms of place-making into the planning process for regional futures.

Source: Regional Studies

DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2019.1665645

Authors: Lauren Andres, Hakeem Bakare, John R. Bryson, Winnie Khaemba, Lorena Melgaço, George R. Mwaniki

Institutions: University College London, University of Birmingham, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, African Centre for Technology Studies

Language: English

Topic: Urban Planning and Governance

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Department for International Development, UK Government, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Natural Environment Research Council