Social Processes in the Production of Public Spaces: Structuring Forces and Actors in the Renewal of a Deprived Neighbourhood in Barcelona

Calderon, Camilo; Chelleri, Lorenzo

doi:10.1080/13574809.2013.800449

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“…It can also be seen in how assumptions of preferred forms of experiencing and developing the landscape, based on the values of elites or ethnic majorities, give greater power to the claims of people within these groups, subordinating those of minorities or unrepresented groups. Similarly, given the dominant political discourses giving primacy to economic benefits, the interests of actors whose values attach to such economic primacy will be reinforced, while the values of those with a social and environmental focus will be subordinated (Calderon & Chelleri, 2013). Finally, the landscape itself is an agent of power (Mitchell, 1994) that disciplines and subjectifies individuals into certain forms of experiencing, valuing and acting in the landscape.…”

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Politicising the landscape: a theoretical contribution towards the development of participation in landscape planning

Calderon

Butler

2019

Landscape Research

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In this paper, we engage with the topic of public participation in landscape planning. Academic discussions and policy rhetoric tend to build on a conceptualisation of landscape as a democratic entity, yet practices of participatory landscape planning often fall short of these ideals. Most scholars approach this rhetoric-practice gap from procedural and normative positions, defining what makes a successful participatory process. We take an alternative approach, scrutinising the role of landscape planning theory in participatory shortcomings, and reveal how poor substantive theorisation of 'the political' nature of landscapes contributes to the difficulties in realising participatory ideals. We engage theoretically with the political dimension, conceptualising and explaining the implications that differences, conflicts and power relations have for participation in landscape planning, that is, politicising the landscape. This theoretical engagement helps bring about a much-needed realignment of substantive theory, procedural theory and practice for developing participation in landscape planning.

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Section: Landscape and Powermentioning

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Politicising the landscape: a theoretical contribution towards the development of participation in landscape planning

Calderon

Butler

2019

Landscape Research

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“…After the turn of the century, solving the problems in La Mina became a political priority. The well-known renewal of Barcelona's coastline reached the surrounding area of La Mina, bringing with it projects such as museums and conference centres that could boost real estate development and attract capital investment (Calderon and Chelleri 2013). This provided strong political and economic support, leading to a 10-year urban renewal plan, The Transformation Plan for La Mina (TPLM).…”

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“…Accordingly, residents felt that instead of considering their needs and claims, improvements responded to the financial strategy of the TPLM, which was dependant on profits from private developments and followed more general market-driven discourses and real estate dynamics in the city. This included the design of the rambla which conditioned its vitality on the commercial activities planned for the ground floor of the new buildings (Calderon and Chelleri 2013).…”

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Unearthing the political: differences, conflicts and power in participatory urban design

Calderon

2019

Journal of Urban Design

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This paper aims to advance the development of participation in urban design from a substantive standpoint. It departs from a prevailing focus on ideals of participation and describing participatory methods and processes. Instead, the paper stresses the need to acknowledge 'the political' nature of public spaces and how this challenges participatory urban design processes. This leads to a substantive exploration of differences, conflicts and power in the planning and design of public spaces, i.e., unearthing the political. The case of a participatory process in a neighbourhgood of Barcelona illustrates the theoretical discussion. This helps bring forward a much-needed critical and reflective, rather than idealistic, theorization and practice of participation in urban design.

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“…Technically, it concerns human experience and builds on social and physical aspects of the place (Calderon and Chelleri, 2013;Kratochvíl, 2013). People's engagement with public open spaces is underpinned by the understanding of the dynamics of people's place involvement (Scott, 1999).…”

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Engagement in public open spaces across age groups: The case of Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur city, Malaysia

2014

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People's engagement with public open spaces is complex and affected by different factors.The importance of people's needs differs according to their age groups. In this respect, what this article aims to unveil is the priority of needs in public open spaces across age groups. A self-administered questionnaire survey collected the opinions of 400 people aged 13 years and above using the time-interval sampling method. The results revealed that the strongest inverse relationship existed between age and social needs. This illustrated that old people are less likely to carry out social interaction with other groups or to explore public open spaces compared to younger people. In turn, old people are more concerned about their physical and environmental needs. Exploring the dichotomies between the needs of old and young people highlights the intergenerational conflicts that challenge urban designers and decision makers to ameliorate the design and management of future public open spaces. URBAN DESIGN International (2015) 20, 93-106.

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Social Processes in the Production of Public Spaces: Structuring Forces and Actors in the Renewal of a Deprived Neighbourhood in Barcelona

Cited by 17 publications

References 33 publications

Politicising the landscape: a theoretical contribution towards the development of participation in landscape planning

Politicising the landscape: a theoretical contribution towards the development of participation in landscape planning

Unearthing the political: differences, conflicts and power in participatory urban design

Engagement in public open spaces across age groups: The case of Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur city, Malaysia

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