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Transforming Cities Through Temporary Urbanism - A Comparative International Overview (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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Transforming Cities Through Temporary Urbanism - A Comparative International Overview (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Series: The Urban Book Series
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This book advances the reflexion into how temporary urbanism is
shaping cities across the world. Temporary urbanism has become a
core concept in urban development, and its application is
increasingly crossing the borders of both the North and the Global
South. There is a need to reflect upon the diverse ways of
understanding and implementing the temporary in the production of
space internationally and discuss what this means, for both
research and practice. Divided into two sections, the book compiles
and reflects upon the various attempts to reframe and
reconceptualise temporary urbanism. The first section focuses on
reframing and reconceptualising temporary urbanisms. It develops
the argument that temporary urbanism allows a reinterrogation of
the role of temporalities and non-permanence into the place-making
process and hence in the production and reproduction of cities,
including the adaptability of existing spaces and production of new
spaces. While drawing upon different theoretical and conceptual
framings (permeability, assemblage, rhythms, waiting, ...), authors
bring insights from various case studies: the Dublin Biennial
(Ireland), temporary uses in Geneva (Switzerland), temporary urban
settlements in sub-Saharan Africa, refugees' camp in Beirut
(Lebanon) and political protests in Skopje (Republic of Macedonia).
The second section looks at unwrapping the complexity and diversity
of temporary urbanisms. It aims at securing a better understanding
of the complexity and diversity of temporary urbanism, including a
dialogue between various experiences both in the Global North and
in the Global South. It looks at the implications of temporary
urbanism in the delivery of planning and considers how and by whom
cities are governed and transformed. Again, a range of examples are
mobilised by contributors spanning from temporary uses and projects
in London (UK), Santiago (Chile), Paris (France), Vancouver
(Canada), Barcelona (Spain), Budapest (Hungary), Beijing (China),
Sao Paulo (Brazil) and Milwaukee (USA). This book will be of
interests to all researchers, practitioners, and students who want
to gain a more thorough understanding of the topic of temporary
urbanism, compare its diversity and similarities across different
contexts, and reflect on the wider implications of temporary
urbanisms for urban transformations.
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