Experimental Urban Planning: Tensions Behind the Proliferation of Urban Laboratories in Latin America

IF 3.4 2区 经济学 Q1 REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
Sergio Montero, Ryan Anders Whitney, Isabel Peñaranda
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AbstractUrban laboratories are gaining popularity in Latin America as spaces of experimentation within urban planning. Based on semi-structured interviews across Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil, we identify two tensions behind the current proliferation of urban laboratories in Latin America. Firstly, the temporary and informal nature of urban laboratories, while promoting innovative thinking and experimentation, limits their long-term impact. Secondly, their reliance on international best practices and highly educated “trendy urbanists” often hinder their ability to foster more democratic and inclusive outcomes. We conclude by reflecting how these tensions highlight larger challenges in realizing the transformative potential of experimental approaches to planning.Keywords: Experimental urbanismurban laboratoriesco-productionbest practicesLatin America Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsSergio MonteroSergio Montero is Associate Professor of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. His research interests focus around the politics of urban and regional planning, the global circulation of policy knowledge and the exploration of inclusive economic development strategies, particularly in Latin American cities and peripheral regions. s.montero@utoronto.caRyan Anders WhitneyRyan Anders Whitney is a Profesor Investigador in the School of Architecture, Art and Design at the Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico City Campus). His research agenda explores the intersections between urban sustainability and equity, focusing on how urban planning policies and programs are adopted in different cities around the world.Isabel PeñarandaIsabel Peñaranda is a PhD student at the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research relates to the political economy of urban policies in Latin America, specifically relating to land markets and value, informal settlements and forms of peripheral urbanization.
实验性城市规划:拉丁美洲城市实验室激增背后的紧张关系
头巾实验室作为城市规划中的实验空间在拉丁美洲越来越受欢迎。基于对墨西哥、哥伦比亚和巴西的半结构化访谈,我们发现了当前拉丁美洲城市实验室激增背后的两种紧张关系。首先,城市实验室的临时和非正式性质虽然促进了创新思维和实验,但限制了它们的长期影响。其次,他们对国际最佳实践和受过高等教育的“时尚城市专家”的依赖,往往阻碍了他们促进更民主和包容的结果的能力。最后,我们反思了这些紧张关系如何突出了实现实验性规划方法变革潜力的更大挑战。关键词:实验性城市化城市实验室合作生产最佳实践拉丁美洲披露声明作者未报告潜在的利益冲突。本文作者sergio Montero是位于斯卡伯勒的多伦多大学地理与规划副教授。他的研究兴趣集中在城市和区域规划的政治,政策知识的全球流通以及包容性经济发展战略的探索,特别是在拉丁美洲城市和周边地区。s.montero@utoronto.caRyan安德斯·惠特尼瑞安·安德斯·惠特尼是蒙特雷理工大学(墨西哥城校区)建筑、艺术与设计学院的教授调查员。他的研究议程探讨了城市可持续性和公平性之间的交叉点,重点关注世界各地不同城市如何采用城市规划政策和方案。Isabel PeñarandaIsabel Peñaranda是加州大学伯克利分校城市与区域规划系的博士生。她的研究涉及拉丁美洲城市政策的政治经济学,特别是与土地市场和价值、非正式住区和外围城市化形式有关。
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期刊介绍: Planning Theory & Practice provides an international focus for the development of theory and practice in spatial planning and a forum to promote the policy dimensions of space and place. Published four times a year in conjunction with the Royal Town Planning Institute, London, it publishes original articles and review papers from both academics and practitioners with the aim of encouraging more effective, two-way communication between theory and practice. The Editors invite robustly researched papers which raise issues at the leading edge of planning theory and practice, and welcome papers on controversial subjects. Contributors in the early stages of their academic careers are encouraged, as are rejoinders to items previously published.
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