Newcastle University ePrints -eprint.ncl.ac.uk Tardiveau A, Mallo D. Unpacking and challenging habitus: An approach to temporary urbanism as a socially engaged practice. [Title]Unpacking and challenging habitus: an approach to temporary urbanism as a socially engaged practice [Authors]Armelle Tardiveau and Daniel Mallo 2 [Abstract]Temporary urbanism is attracting worldwide attention and has been praised for its capacity to transform socio-political and physical spaces while at the same time, it has been criticised for its tacit instrumentality as vehicle for the progressive gentrification of the urban environment. A closer look at temporary urbanism reveals a myriad of practices, initiated by a great variety of actors with diverse ways of operating and taking place in a wide range of environments. Rooted in assemblage theory, we situate our design practice in the specificity of an underused space surrounding social housing blocks in Gateshead, explore manifestations of habitus and the capacity of temporary urbanism to reveal and engage with socio-spatial struggles.

Institutional frameworks, coordinated or non-coordinated, for effective urban and regional planning in most developing countries are highly constrained, making it almost impossible to control urban development and management of urban areas, hence the haphazard growth and development bringing about disproportionate distribution of resources in terms of basic infrastructure. It is against this backdrop that this paper purports to critically analyse current institutional frameworks for urban and regional planning in Jos metropolis, Nigeria by identifying the constraints and their effects on the components of institutional framework. The research approach adopted is qualitative and quantitative with deductive-inductive reasoning. The strategy used is 'mixed method' and the instruments employed were questionnaires, face-to-face interviews, case studies documents reviewed with planning authorities in Jos, Nigeria. The quantitative data sets obtained were analysed using N-way ANOVA and the qualitative data were analysed using thematic and content analysis. Statistically, the results showed that the components of institutional framework, specifically, tiers of government (institutions), planning legislations and the administrations were not significantly affected by the culture, physical, political, institutions, financial, knowledge, analytical and legal constraints whilst the planning authorities were significantly constrained. Based on the results recommendations are proffered to practitioners, academia and policy makers.

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Using Gorz’s writing on cities and time as a starting point, this sensory ethnographic study uses pinhole photography to explore how time feels for ‘unemployed’ volunteers at a community garden in the north-east of England. It upholds that the garden’s ability to fill time meaningfully is grounded in the food-growing and composting cycle but is also anchored to the mature trees, structures and artworks – made, grown or maintained by the volunteers themselves, that persist in the space for many years. We argue that urban community gardens offer their denizens an ‘elongated present’ that is fulfilling to the individual while also sustaining community and nature. Emphasising the need for enduring, rather than temporary or pop-up, growing spaces in helping us transition to a sustainable, post-work society, the study thus adds temporal insight to existing scholarship on the importance of community gardens.