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Understanding self-organization and formal institutions in peri-urban transformations:A case study from Beijing
This article explores the mechanisms of urban self-organization and the role of formal institutions in shaping peri-urban areas. A case study of Gaobeidian, a former rural village that is now part of Beijing, examines the mechanisms of change and the interdependent relations between institutions and bottom-up initiatives that drive peri-urban transformations. The paper presents two main contributions: (1) it identifies the differences between government-controlled planning, shared governance, self-governance and self-organization and how these intertwine in urban transformations; (2) it proposes three distinct roles played by institutions in relation to self-organization: triggering, constraining and enabling. The empirical study of this Chinese case will enrich the current debate on planning for self-organizing cities by revealing the impact of, and the various responses to, self-organization dynamics in a hierarchical institutional environment.
Understanding self-organization and formal institutions in peri-urban transformations:A case study from Beijing
This article explores the mechanisms of urban self-organization and the role of formal institutions in shaping peri-urban areas. A case study of Gaobeidian, a former rural village that is now part of Beijing, examines the mechanisms of change and the interdependent relations between institutions and bottom-up initiatives that drive peri-urban transformations. The paper presents two main contributions: (1) it identifies the differences between government-controlled planning, shared governance, self-governance and self-organization and how these intertwine in urban transformations; (2) it proposes three distinct roles played by institutions in relation to self-organization: triggering, constraining and enabling. The empirical study of this Chinese case will enrich the current debate on planning for self-organizing cities by revealing the impact of, and the various responses to, self-organization dynamics in a hierarchical institutional environment.
Understanding self-organization and formal institutions in peri-urban transformations:A case study from Beijing
Zhang, Shuhai (author) / de Roo, Gert (author) / Rauws, Ward (author)
2020-02-01
Zhang, S, de Roo, G & Rauws, W 2020, 'Understanding self-organization and formal institutions in peri-urban transformations : A case study from Beijing', Environment and planning b-Urban analytics and city science, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 287-303. https://doi.org/10.1177/2399808319888223
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