Research in Urbanism Series (Sep 2020)

Towards the co-production of urban space for increased inclusiveness

  • Melanie Humann

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7480/rius.6.102
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6
pp. 243 – 262

Abstract

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Increasingly, civil society is demanding greater participation and involvement in urban development. For this reason, planning processes have become more openly structured in recent years, offering a wider range of opportunities for participation. In order to enable such participation not only in planning but also in producing the city itself, structures for the co-production of urban space have now established themselves. The co-productive city is being made reality by civil society and local actors, whose goal is to create a long-term and sustainable value creation chain. As a counter-model to the neoliberal city, co-productive urban development requires alternative financial and organizational structures. Here our primary focus is the community-based and inclusive production of space that also redefines the role of the planner.

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