Citizen inclusion in urban development projects
Authors
Barfod, Simon Benjamin ; Petersen, Michelle Tuborg
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2020
Submitted on
2020-10-05
Pages
148
Abstract
This thesis examines how citizens are currently involved in the urban development work of the Center for Technology and Environment (TMC) in Høje Taastrup Municipality (HTK), and how their perspectives can be better included. The study is guided by design thinking (IDEO, 2012), Research through design (Lenzholzer & Brown, 2016), a Research caps approach (Tortzen, 2020), and principles from service design thinking (Stickdorn & Schneider, 2011). The analysis finds that TMC’s citizen involvement is marked by risk aversion and outdated urban design practices, reinforced by a belief that the existing process is largely flawless. To address this, the thesis proposes a democratic innovation: a practical staging guide. The guide brings the arena of urban design into public urban spaces where end users are present, changes what is visible in the process, and actively gives citizens a role on the stage so their perspectives can shape urban development. Together, this points to a refreshed approach to urban design that is more open and participatory.
Specialet undersøger, hvordan borgere i dag bliver inddraget i byudviklingsarbejdet i Center for Technology and Environment (TMC) i Høje Taastrup Kommune (HTK), og hvordan deres perspektiver kan blive bedre inkluderet. Undersøgelsen er inspireret af design thinking (IDEO, 2012), Research through design (Lenzholzer & Brown, 2016), en Research caps-tilgang (Tortzen, 2020) og principper fra service design thinking (Stickdorn & Schneider, 2011). Analysen peger på, at TMC’s borgerinddragelse er præget af forsigtighed (risikoavers) og forældede byudviklingspraksisser, understøttet af en tro på, at den nuværende proces stort set er fejlfri. For at ændre dette foreslår specialet en demokratisk innovation: en praktisk staging-guide. Guiden flytter arenaen for byudvikling ud i byens rum, hvor slutbrugerne er til stede, ændrer hvad der er synligt i processen, og giver borgerne en aktiv rolle på scenen, så deres perspektiver kan forme byudviklingen. Samlet peger det på en fornyet tilgang til byudvikling, der er mere åben og deltagerorienteret.
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