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Managing public space – A blind spot of urban planning and design
Abstract Managing public space is a big and important blind spot of urban and regional planning and design. Important, because major transition challenges, such as climate adaptation, energy transition, circular economy, mobility, and governance require substantial changes in public space – both physical and social changes. Big, because managing public space entails enormous budgets and potentials over a long period of time in which management and maintenance takes place, which are largely spent operational and sectoral. A more integral and strategic management of public space entails huge potentials, which are hitherto neglected in the academic debate on public space in general and that of cities in particular. This contribution builds on explorative work on management of public space in academia and on a survey of Dutch managing public space practice and pleads for a more systematic academic debate and research on management of public space.
Highlights Due to urbanization and densification the importance of optimal use of public space in society is increasing. Windows of opportunity for major urban transitions arise are at the end of thelifecycle of public space. There is a need in society for an effective management of public space and a demand for a more integral-strategic approach. Challenges in managing public space show similarities to the academic paradigm shift in spatial planning in the 1970s. The academic community need to embrace managing public space as an academic and societal challenge.
Managing public space – A blind spot of urban planning and design
Abstract Managing public space is a big and important blind spot of urban and regional planning and design. Important, because major transition challenges, such as climate adaptation, energy transition, circular economy, mobility, and governance require substantial changes in public space – both physical and social changes. Big, because managing public space entails enormous budgets and potentials over a long period of time in which management and maintenance takes place, which are largely spent operational and sectoral. A more integral and strategic management of public space entails huge potentials, which are hitherto neglected in the academic debate on public space in general and that of cities in particular. This contribution builds on explorative work on management of public space in academia and on a survey of Dutch managing public space practice and pleads for a more systematic academic debate and research on management of public space.
Highlights Due to urbanization and densification the importance of optimal use of public space in society is increasing. Windows of opportunity for major urban transitions arise are at the end of thelifecycle of public space. There is a need in society for an effective management of public space and a demand for a more integral-strategic approach. Challenges in managing public space show similarities to the academic paradigm shift in spatial planning in the 1970s. The academic community need to embrace managing public space as an academic and societal challenge.
Managing public space – A blind spot of urban planning and design
Duivenvoorden, Eva (author) / Hartmann, Thomas (author) / Brinkhuijsen, Marlies (author) / Hesselmans, Ton (author)
Cities ; 109
2020-11-07
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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