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Institutionalizing Urban Possibility: Urban Greening and Vacant Land Governance in Three American Cities
Discussions of urban shrinkage have been conspicuously absent from the urban planning literature, although policy practitioners have applied temporary strategies, especially urban greening initiatives, to urban vacant land. However, little is known about the role of temporary strategies on urban development, and the institutional configurations that translate temporary into permanent uses. I ask the question: do weaker land markets foster civic environmental coalitions? I answer this question by examining the influence of land markets on urban governance through a comparative study of three US cities with different land markets: Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. I conclude that poor economic conditions create the possibility for increased political participation of environmental actors, due to the weakened hold of the growth coalition on urban politics, the ability of civic environmental coalitions to purchase land, and the demand for programming on this land. Indeed, political will for urban greening appears to increase as economic capacity diminishes.
Institutionalizing Urban Possibility: Urban Greening and Vacant Land Governance in Three American Cities
Discussions of urban shrinkage have been conspicuously absent from the urban planning literature, although policy practitioners have applied temporary strategies, especially urban greening initiatives, to urban vacant land. However, little is known about the role of temporary strategies on urban development, and the institutional configurations that translate temporary into permanent uses. I ask the question: do weaker land markets foster civic environmental coalitions? I answer this question by examining the influence of land markets on urban governance through a comparative study of three US cities with different land markets: Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. I conclude that poor economic conditions create the possibility for increased political participation of environmental actors, due to the weakened hold of the growth coalition on urban politics, the ability of civic environmental coalitions to purchase land, and the demand for programming on this land. Indeed, political will for urban greening appears to increase as economic capacity diminishes.
Institutionalizing Urban Possibility: Urban Greening and Vacant Land Governance in Three American Cities
Henneberry, John (editor) / Foo, Katherine (author)
2017-05-30
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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