Participatory Utopian Sketching: A Methodological Framework for Collaborative Citizen (Re)Imagination of Urban Spatial Futures
Explorations of emerging urban spatial futures increasingly depend on the empathetic interweaving of broad political ideals with grounded democratic involvement. The collaborative planning paradigm (CP) and participatory action research (PAR) have thus gained traction globally, since they centralise...
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ftluleatu:oai:DiVA.org:ltu-90108 2023-05-15T17:44:51+02:00 Participatory Utopian Sketching: A Methodological Framework for Collaborative Citizen (Re)Imagination of Urban Spatial Futures Törnroth, Suzanna Day, Jennie Fürst, Moritz F. Mander, Sarah 2022 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-90108 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2022.102938 eng eng Luleå tekniska universitet, Människa och teknik School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom Institut de géographie et durabilité, Université de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland Tyndall Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom Futures : The journal of policy, planning and futures studies, 0016-3287, 2022, 139, orcid:0000-0001-7598-3310 orcid:0000-0001-6851-1999 orcid:0000-0002-0265-6041 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-90108 doi:10.1016/j.futures.2022.102938 ISI:000856747600005 Scopus 2-s2.0-85133936583 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess imagined urban futures collaborative urban planning utopia citizen engagement participatory utopian sketching methods Design Architecture Arkitektur Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2022 ftluleatu https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2022.102938 2022-12-22T17:10:36Z Explorations of emerging urban spatial futures increasingly depend on the empathetic interweaving of broad political ideals with grounded democratic involvement. The collaborative planning paradigm (CP) and participatory action research (PAR) have thus gained traction globally, since they centralise meaningful involvement of those with lived experiences of the local environment. Building upon this, we argue that ‘utopia’ can offer an alternative paradigm that enhances citizen engagement, by refocusing urban design and planning explorations away from a problem-based orientation to a values-based one. Through a four-stage collaborative framework: 1. Experiencing the Space, 2. Sketching of Utopias, 3. Sharing of Utopias, and 4. Collaborative Analysis, participatory utopian sketching offers the possibility for richer and wider citizen engagement in urban development processes. The novelty of the framework is its tenets of collaboration, citizen inclusivity, playful experimentation, and iterative reflective activity. Its flexibility also allows for multiple real-world applications in the making of urban spatial futures. We demonstrate the methodological framework of participatory utopian sketching using an empirical pilot study examining the spatial imagination of solar panel futures within a neighbourhood located in LuleÃ¥, the provincial capital of Northern Sweden. Thereafter, we provide elucidations on the framework’s opportunities and challenges in wider urban design and planning discourse. Validerad;2022;Nivå 2;2022-04-21 (sofila) Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Luleå University of Technology Publications (DiVA) Futures 139 102938 |
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Explorations of emerging urban spatial futures increasingly depend on the empathetic interweaving of broad political ideals with grounded democratic involvement. The collaborative planning paradigm (CP) and participatory action research (PAR) have thus gained traction globally, since they centralise meaningful involvement of those with lived experiences of the local environment. Building upon this, we argue that ‘utopia’ can offer an alternative paradigm that enhances citizen engagement, by refocusing urban design and planning explorations away from a problem-based orientation to a values-based one. Through a four-stage collaborative framework: 1. Experiencing the Space, 2. Sketching of Utopias, 3. Sharing of Utopias, and 4. Collaborative Analysis, participatory utopian sketching offers the possibility for richer and wider citizen engagement in urban development processes. The novelty of the framework is its tenets of collaboration, citizen inclusivity, playful experimentation, and iterative reflective activity. Its flexibility also allows for multiple real-world applications in the making of urban spatial futures. We demonstrate the methodological framework of participatory utopian sketching using an empirical pilot study examining the spatial imagination of solar panel futures within a neighbourhood located in LuleÃ¥, the provincial capital of Northern Sweden. Thereafter, we provide elucidations on the framework’s opportunities and challenges in wider urban design and planning discourse. Validerad;2022;Nivå 2;2022-04-21 (sofila) |
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Participatory Utopian Sketching: A Methodological Framework for Collaborative Citizen (Re)Imagination of Urban Spatial Futures |
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Participatory Utopian Sketching: A Methodological Framework for Collaborative Citizen (Re)Imagination of Urban Spatial Futures |
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Participatory Utopian Sketching: A Methodological Framework for Collaborative Citizen (Re)Imagination of Urban Spatial Futures |
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