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Bridging differences by design: competencies and individual characteristics of boundary-spanning spatial designers in urban climate adaptation planning

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Urban designers and landscape architects increasingly take up boundary spanning as part of their broadening role towards designing processes, policies, narratives and becoming design-led entrepreneurs. This study mapped the competencies and individual characteristics of boundary-spanning spatial designers in urban climate adaptation planning and revealed that in addition to ‘known’ boundary spanning skills, design-related skills and competences have strong boundary spanning potential. However, boundary spanning is conditioned by the position of the boundary spanner, as well as other organizational, institutional, and environmental factors. These insights are helpful for developing (re)new(ed) educational design-curricula, and aiding spatial designers in becoming competent boundary spanners.

Source: Journal of Urban Design

DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2024.2376682

Authors: Annet Kempenaar, Margo van den Brink, Terry van Dijk, Naim Laeni

Institutions: University of Groningen, Thammasat University

Language: English

Topic: Urban Planning and Landscape Design

Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek