The transformative power of social innovation in urban planning and local development

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

This issue discusses the concept of social innovation (SI) as a potentially transformative factor in urban planning and local development. SI represents an alternative to economic and technology-oriented approaches to urban development, such as that of ‘smart cities’, ‘creative cities’, etc. This is thanks to the emphasis SI puts on human agency and the empowerment of local communities and citizens to be actively involved in transforming their urban environments. Urban planning could benefit greatly from devoting more attention to SI when addressing the diverse urban problems of today, such as social exclusion, urban segregation, citizen participation and integration, or environmental protection, many of them addressed in the articles gathered in this volume.

Object Details

• ISSN: 2183-7635
• Extent: Seite(n): 1-6
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Urban Planning, 4(1)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Städtebau, Raumplanung, Landschaftsgestaltung ; Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Raumplanung und Regionalforschung ; Siedlungssoziologie, Stadtsoziologie ; Bürger ; Planung ; Transformation ; Innovation ; Stadt ; Mitwirkung ; Integration ; Experiment ; Partizipation ; Beteiligung ; Segregation ; Stadtentwicklung ; Umweltschutz ; regionale Entwicklung

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Nyseth, Torill ; Hamdouch, Abdelillah
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Portugal
• (when): 2019

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v4i1.1950
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST