An Opportunity for Renewals:: The Participatory Process and Social and Income Diversity in Brownfield Development
2010 (Engelska)Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (masterexamen), 20 poäng / 30 hp
Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
Abstract [en]
Reardon, Mitchell. (2010) An Opportunity for Renewal: The Participatory Process and Social and Income Diversity in Brownfield Developments
Urban and Regional Planning, advanced level, master thesis for master exam in Urban and Regional Planning, 30 ECTS credits.
Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Borén
Language: English
Participatory planning and the redevelopment of brownfield locations have both figured prominently in urban and regional planning strategies in recent decades. Despite their growing importance, these trends have rarely been analysed in concert however. Further, the issues of social and income diversity within this context have received less attention. In recognizing this void, this paper explores the use of participatory planning in brownfield developments, with an emphasis on social and income diversity. Through a review of the participatory planning theories of communicative action and the just city, strategies for promoting participatory planning and social and income diversity, are identified. A case study of Norra Djurgårdsstaden, a brownfield development in Stockholm, Sweden is employed to analyse these strategies. In undertaking the case study, data was collected through interviews and planning documents. This study found that the inherently high cost of redeveloping brownfield locations inhibits social and income diversity and requires an overt response to mitigate it. Participatory planning offers the possibility of engaging stakeholders who may otherwise be ignored, providing the opportunity to create a more inclusive development. It is also clear that an inclusionary goal must be part of a wider strategy, or is otherwise likely to be ignored.
Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
2010.
Nyckelord [en]
Participatory planning, brownfield developments, social and income diversity, communicative action, the just city, Norra Djurgårdsstaden, Stockholm Royal Seaport.
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-39908OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-39908DiVA, id: diva2:321893
Uppsök
samhälle/juridik
Handledare
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