Planning beyond the horizon: The Tromsø experiment

• Published in: Planning Theory
• Main Authors: Nyseth, Torill, Pløger, John, Holm, Trine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2010
• Subjects: Geography, Planning and Development; Norway; Tromsø
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1473095210366196; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1473095210366196

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.