Is there a doctor in the room? An analytical exploration of local planning in Denmark and a remedy for a healthy future
Authors
Sørensen, Anne Sofie Elgaard ; Lockwood, Emma ; Pedersen, Andrea Falk
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2019
Submitted on
2019-05-23
Pages
148
Abstract
De danske byers fysiske miljø har ændret sig markant, men lokalplanlægningens demokratiske rødder er under pres. I dag fokuserer lokalplanen - den officielle plan, der styrer udvikling - ofte på juridiske og tekniske detaljer og fastlægger byrum for snævert. Det skaber flere problemer: Byen er levende og foranderlig, så lokale bykvaliteter bør forstås som fleksible og i udvikling; kun planlæggere og meget engagerede borgere kan for alvor navigere i en lokalplan; og under processen bruger planlæggere uformelle og kreative greb til at formidle idéer og visioner, men det meste af dette materiale udelades i den endelige plan. Specialet afprøver og udfordrer lokalplanens proces og format for at pege frem mod en bedre praksis. Først kortlægges konflikter og uenigheder i den nuværende lokalplanlægning. På baggrund af analysen formuleres et forskningsspørgsmål og en diagnose, som munder ud i to scenarier - mulige veje til at re-demokratisere lokalplanlægningen. Specialet konkluderer, at en re-demokratisering kan styrke bykvalitet i det byggede miljø.
Danish cities have changed, but the democratic roots of local planning are under pressure. Today, the local plan - the official document that guides development - often centers on legal and technical details and defines urban spaces too narrowly. This creates several problems: cities are living and changing, so local urban qualities should be treated as flexible and evolving; only planners and very engaged citizens can fully navigate a local plan; and during the process, planners use informal and creative tools to share ideas and visions, but most of this material is left out of the final plan. This thesis experiments with the process and format of the local plan to point toward a better future practice. First, it maps current conflicts and controversies in local planning. Based on this analysis, it formulates a research question and a diagnosis that lead to two scenarios - potential ways to re-democratize local planning. The thesis concludes that re-democratizing local planning can strengthen urban quality in the built environment.
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