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'Trading zone' is a concept introduced by Peter Galison in his
social scientific research on how scientists representing different
sub-cultures and paradigms have been able to coordinate their
interaction locally. In this book, Italian and Finnish planning
researchers extend the use of the concept to different contexts of
urban planning and management, where there is a need for new ideas
and tools in managing the interaction of different stakeholders.
The trading zone concept is approached as a tool in organizing
local platforms and support systems for planning participation,
knowledge production, decision making and local conflict
management. In relation to the former theses of communicative
planning theory that stress the ideals of consensus, mutual
understanding and universal reason, the 'trading zone approach',
outlined in this book, offers a different perspective. It focuses
on the potentiality to coordinate locally the interaction of
different stakeholders without requiring the deeper sharing of
understandings, values and motives between them. Galison's
commentary comes in the form of the book's final chapter.
All over the world societies are facing a number of major problems.
New developments, challenges and opportunities cause these issues
and yet cases tell us that traditional spatial planning responses
and tools are often insufficient to tackle these problems and
challenges. Situated Practices of Strategic Planning draws together
examples from across the globe - from France to Australia; from
Nigeria to the United States, as it observes international
comparisons of the strategic planning process. Many approaches and
policies used today fail to capture the dynamics of urban/regional
transformation and are more concerned with maintaining an existing
social order than challenging and transforming it. Stewarded by a
team of highly regarded and experienced researchers, this book
gives a synthetic view of the process of change and frames future
directions of development. It is unique for its combination of
analysis of international case studies and reflection on critical
nodes and features in strategic planning. This volume will be of
interest to students who study regional planning, academics,
professional planners, and policy makers.
All over the world societies are facing a number of major problems.
New developments, challenges and opportunities cause these issues
and yet cases tell us that traditional spatial planning responses
and tools are often insufficient to tackle these problems and
challenges. Situated Practices of Strategic Planning draws together
examples from across the globe - from France to Australia; from
Nigeria to the United States, as it observes international
comparisons of the strategic planning process. Many approaches and
policies used today fail to capture the dynamics of urban/regional
transformation and are more concerned with maintaining an existing
social order than challenging and transforming it. Stewarded by a
team of highly regarded and experienced researchers, this book
gives a synthetic view of the process of change and frames future
directions of development. It is unique for its combination of
analysis of international case studies and reflection on critical
nodes and features in strategic planning. This volume will be of
interest to students who study regional planning, academics,
professional planners, and policy makers.
Processes of multi-scalar regional urbanization are occurring
worldwide. Such processes are clearly distinguishable from those of
the nineteenth and twentieth centuries due to the shifting concepts
of both the city and the metropolis. International literature
highlights how what we have historically associated with the idea
of cities has long been subjected to consistent reconfiguration,
which involves stressing some of the typical features of the idea
of "cityness". Post-Metropolitan Territories: Looking for a New
Urbanity is the product of a research project funded by the Italian
Ministry for Education, Universities and Research (MIUR). It
constitutes a thorough overview of a country that is one of
Europe's most diverse in terms of regional development and
performance: Italy. This book brings together case studies of a
number of Italian cities and their hinterlands and looks at new
forms of urbanization, exploring themes of sustainability,
industrialization, de-industrialization, governance, city planning
and quality of life. This volume will be of great interest to
academics and students who study regional development, economic
geography and urban studies, as well as civil servants and
policymakers in the field of spatial planning, urban policy,
territorial policies and governance.
Processes of multi-scalar regional urbanization are occurring
worldwide. Such processes are clearly distinguishable from those of
the nineteenth and twentieth centuries due to the shifting concepts
of both the city and the metropolis. International literature
highlights how what we have historically associated with the idea
of cities has long been subjected to consistent reconfiguration,
which involves stressing some of the typical features of the idea
of "cityness". Post-Metropolitan Territories: Looking for a New
Urbanity is the product of a research project funded by the Italian
Ministry for Education, Universities and Research (MIUR). It
constitutes a thorough overview of a country that is one of
Europe's most diverse in terms of regional development and
performance: Italy. This book brings together case studies of a
number of Italian cities and their hinterlands and looks at new
forms of urbanization, exploring themes of sustainability,
industrialization, de-industrialization, governance, city planning
and quality of life. This volume will be of great interest to
academics and students who study regional development, economic
geography and urban studies, as well as civil servants and
policymakers in the field of spatial planning, urban policy,
territorial policies and governance.
This book is an account of how the Milan Provincial Administration
and a team of researchers from Milan Polytechnic worked together to
develop a new 'Strategic Plan' for Milan's urban region. Informed
by innovative conceptions of both how to understand cities in the
contemporary world, and engage in strategic planning work, this
experience has already attracted considerable international
attention. The authors now consolidate their contribution into a
comprehensive account which continually relates theory and practice
Examining the Milan Plan in detail, the book explains the profound
transformations which put great pressure on the traditional
descriptive tools so planners must engage in the production of new
ones. It also proposes that these transformations affect the way in
which urban policies and planning processes are designed. The
project offers insights into - and new directions for - planning
theory more generally, while at the same time testing this powerful
and innovative research hypothesis in an important European city
empirical study. In detailing the results of this project, this
book proposes useful ground-breaking approaches to planning for
similar urban regions.
This book is an account of how the Milan Provincial Administration
and a team of researchers from Milan Polytechnic worked together to
develop a new 'Strategic Plan' for Milan's urban region. Informed
by innovative conceptions of both how to understand cities in the
contemporary world, and engage in strategic planning work, this
experience has already attracted considerable international
attention. The authors now consolidate their contribution into a
comprehensive account which continually relates theory and practice
Examining the Milan Plan in detail, the book explains the profound
transformations which put great pressure on the traditional
descriptive tools so planners must engage in the production of new
ones. It also proposes that these transformations affect the way in
which urban policies and planning processes are designed. The
project offers insights into - and new directions for - planning
theory more generally, while at the same time testing this powerful
and innovative research hypothesis in an important European city
empirical study. In detailing the results of this project, this
book proposes useful ground-breaking approaches to planning for
similar urban regions.
COVID-19 has stressed the condition of radical uncertainty that
increasingly characterises our times and compels cities to learn
new ways to cope with unexpected global urban challenges. The
volume proposes preparedness as a key concept in urban geography,
planning, and policy, inviting international scholars to discuss
its pros and cons. Firstly, it builds a critical theoretical
framework around the concept of preparedness in relation to the
COVID-19 effects and other interconnected crises. Then, the authors
put at work and redefine preparedness, starting from worldwide
surveys, research experiences, public discourses and spatial
strategies analysis in Europe and, more extensively, in Italy.
Finally, the closing section goes beyond the view of preparedness
as an emergency tool, proposing to interpret it more broadly as a
technology supporting a sustainable urban transition. The book
mainly targets academics in urban planning, policy, and geography.
However, the prominence of the topic of preparedness makes the
volume an essential reading not only within social sciences but
further in engineering, basic sciences, and life science. In
addition, the book provides directions to practitioners and civic
leaders in supporting cities and regions to prepare themselves in
the face of pandemics and unpredictable socio-environmental shocks.
'Trading zone' is a concept introduced by Peter Galison in his
social scientific research on how scientists representing different
sub-cultures and paradigms have been able to coordinate their
interaction locally. In this book, Italian and Finnish planning
researchers extend the use of the concept to different contexts of
urban planning and management, where there is a need for new ideas
and tools in managing the interaction of different stakeholders.
The trading zone concept is approached as a tool in organizing
local platforms and support systems for planning participation,
knowledge production, decision making and local conflict
management. In relation to the former theses of communicative
planning theory that stress the ideals of consensus, mutual
understanding and universal reason, the 'trading zone approach',
outlined in this book, offers a different perspective. It focuses
on the potentiality to coordinate locally the interaction of
different stakeholders without requiring the deeper sharing of
understandings, values and motives between them. Galison's
commentary comes in the form of the book's final chapter.
This book presents and discusses methodological approaches and
operational tools aimed at increasing the awareness and skills
necessary to face the social, economic and environmental challenges
usually encountered in spatial planning. In addition, it deals with
the concepts of risk and resilience from both a theoretical and
operational point of view. The book promotes a better understanding
of risk, resilience, and related notions such as vulnerability,
fragility and anti-fragility in urban and landscape studies, while
also analyzing new planning policies. Accordingly, it will benefit
all researchers and public decision-makers looking for an
interdisciplinary approach to risk and resilience.
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