Open AccessTo Build the City on Temporary Success
Author(s) -
Zala Velkavrh,
Alenka Korenjak,
Klara Otorepec,
Maša Cvetko
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of public space
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2206-9658
DOI - 10.32891/jps.v4i3.1220
Subject(s) - consumption (sociology) , psychological intervention , process (computing) , urban planning , geography , environmental planning , sociology , civil engineering , computer science , engineering , social science , psychology , psychiatry , operating system
Some urban spaces are more dynamic than others. While the city centre, suburban areas and consumption spaces are rapidly changing and re-shaping, other parts of our cities seem to be stuck in time, in a permanent standstill. Such areas include stagnant construction sites, green areas and public squares in old housing estates and many forgotten, marginal public spaces scattered across the city. Conventional planning tools might be too slow, too weak or too broad to revitalise such spaces. We propose a different, interventionist approach. Temporary interventions have the power to change the planning process, involve more people and require less time.