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Searching for an open future: planning history as a means of peri-urban landscape analysis

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    Abstract

    The paper studies the need to acknowledge planning history in order to grasp the character of contemporary landscapes. The aim of the study was to critically examine how the shadows of past planning frame the current discourse on peri-urban landscapes and, inspired by actor-network-theory, to explore the potential for new stories through a symmetrical analysis of historical planning documents. This is illustrated here using a case study of a municipality in Sweden. The paper argues that a combination of critical and creative reading could enrich the planning debate and open up new strategies for investigations and policies concerning hybrid landscapes.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1549-1569
    Number of pages21
    JournalJournal of Environmental Planning and Management
    Volume56
    Issue number10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
      SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

    Keywords

    • Green structure
    • hybrid landscapes
    • landscape characterisation
    • landscape history
    • symmetrical analysis
    • urban fringe

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