Planning beyond the horizon: The Tromsø experiment

Through a case study of urban planning in Tromsø, Norway, Jean Hillier’s idea of a multi-planar theory of planning is discussed. Hillier’s theory explores the potential of the concept of becoming as creative experimentation. Our aim with this article is to explore the concept of planning as experime...

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Published in:Planning Theory
Main Authors: Nyseth, Torill, Pløger, John, Holm, Trine
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2010
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1473095210366196
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1473095210366196
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Summary:Through a case study of urban planning in Tromsø, Norway, Jean Hillier’s idea of a multi-planar theory of planning is discussed. Hillier’s theory explores the potential of the concept of becoming as creative experimentation. Our aim with this article is to explore the concept of planning as experimentation. The case study is a democratic experiment with planning as a more open, transparent and inclusive process, and it represented a break with institutionalized practices. The article analyses this experiment through a post-structural approach and how it relates to planning practice.