Engaging with the Multiple Temporalities Inherent in Participatory Planning
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Despite growing recognition of time in planning research, few studies explore the role of time in participatory planning contexts. Drawing on critical temporal scholarship, this paper develops an analytical framework, which centers temporal multiplicity, power, and conflicts. It aids planners in identifying, examining, and diagnosing the diverse temporalities – such as rhythms, timings and tempos – that shape participatory planning, to support more equitable and meaningful processes that address temporal concerns and build adaptive capacity. We apply the framework to an empirical illustration, which reveals that temporal differences can both impede collaborations and create opportunities for reflection and mutual learning.
Source: Planning Theory & Practice
Authors: Miriam Holst Jensen, David Laws
Institutions: Aalborg University, University of Amsterdam
Language: English
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4415300784