Participative design & planning in contemporary urban projects

Rasmussen, Christina

4. Term

Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning, Master

2012

2012-06-14

103

Nutidig byplanlægning står over for stigende social og miljømæssig kompleksitet, som udfordrer kendte praksisser for design og planlægning. Samtidig åbner denne komplekse, relationelle kontekst for nye tilgange og værktøjer i planlægningskulturer (måder at arbejde med planlægning på). Med afsæt i forfatterens baggrund undersøger afhandlingen de principper og værdier i nyere bydesign-baserede og processorienterede teorier, der adresserer denne kompleksitet, og ser på, hvordan disse værdier spiller sammen i konkrete design- og planlægningsprojekter. Målet er at bygge bro over en oplevet kløft mellem design og planlægning og udforske potentialet i deres samspil. Som case studeres Dreamhamar, en deltagerdrevet og netværksbaseret designproces i Norge, der giver et konkret eksempel på både planlægningens kompleksitet og samspillet mellem design og planlægning i praksis. Casestudiet bygger på interviews med 10 aktører i processen. Resultaterne viser omfattende brug af kommunikations- og deltagelsesværktøjer og -netværk for at involvere og integrere et stigende antal lokale og professionelle aktører. I denne ramme var det ikke meningsfuldt at forsøge at forenkle relationerne mellem design og proces; de var tæt sammenvævede. Dreamhamar illustrerer dermed en udvikling mod mere samarbejdende og deltagende planlægningspraksisser, som man kan bygge videre på fremover.

Contemporary urban planning faces growing social and environmental complexity that challenges established design and planning practices. At the same time, this complex, relational context invites new approaches and tools within planning cultures (the ways planning is practiced). Starting from the author's background, the thesis examines the principles and values in recent urban design-based and process-oriented theories that respond to this complexity, and explores how these values interact in real urban design and planning projects. The aim is to bridge a perceived gap between design and planning and to explore the potential of their interplay. The study focuses on Dreamhamar, a participatory, network-based design process in Norway, as a concrete example of both the complexity of planning processes and the interconnections between design and planning in practice. The case study is based on interviews with 10 participants in the process. The findings show extensive use of communication and participation tools and networks to involve and integrate a growing number of local and professional actors. In this setting, attempts to simplify the relationship between design and process were not useful; they were tightly intertwined. The Dreamhamar experience illustrates an evolution toward more collaborative and participatory planning practices that future efforts can build on.

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Urban design ; Collaborative planning ; Public participation ; Network design ; Urban complexity ; Hamar ; Design-process interrelations

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