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A techno-anthropological investigation: The being of the craftsmen in the Medieval City

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Term

4. term

Publication year

2020

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Pages

82

Abstract

Specialet undersøger, hvilke værdier og udfordringer håndværkere i Middelalderbyen i København kan møde, hvis biltrafikken bliver reduceret. Arbejdet er lavet i samarbejde med Københavns Kommune, Teknik- og Miljøforvaltningen. For at forstå håndværkernes situation kombinerer vi interviews med flere perspektiver. Post-fænomenologi bruges til at undersøge, hvordan værktøj og udstyr former oplevelsen af arbejdet. Værdifølsomt design hjælper med at identificere de menneskelige værdier, som bør indgå i løsninger. Vi trækker også på Jan Gehls menneskerettede byplanlægning og Slow City-bevægelsens fokus på langsomme, menneskevenlige byrum. På den baggrund beskriver vi, hvilke værdier der præger håndværkernes praksis, og hvilken rolle deres værktøj spiller for deres faglige identitet. Vi undersøger, hvordan de bruger områdets infrastruktur i den historiske bykerne, og hvordan deres arbejde er en integreret del af byen. Afslutningsvis giver vi anbefalinger og konkrete tekniske forslag, der kan hjælpe Teknik- og Miljøforvaltningen med bedre at inkludere håndværkere i bybilledet, når biltrafikken reduceres.

This thesis examines the values and challenges that craftsmen in Copenhagen's Medieval City may face if car traffic is reduced. The project was carried out in collaboration with the City of Copenhagen's Technical and Environmental Administration. To understand their situation, we combine interviews with several perspectives. Post-phenomenology is used to explore how tools and equipment shape how people experience their work. Value-sensitive design helps surface human values that should guide solutions. We also draw on Jan Gehl's people-first urbanism and the Slow City movement's focus on slower, human-scale streets. Based on this empirical and theoretical work, we describe the values that guide craftsmen's practices and the role their tools play in forming professional identity. We examine how they use the area's infrastructure in the historic city core and how their work is an integral part of city life. Finally, we offer recommendations and practical technical suggestions to help the Technical and Environmental Administration include craftsmen more fully in the townscape as car traffic is reduced.

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