De Carli, Beatrice and Apsan Frediani, Alexandre (2021) Situated perspectives on the city: a reflection on scaling participation through design. Environment and Urbanization, 33 (2). pp. 376-395. ISSN 0956-2478
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This article explores the relationship between design methodologies and the scaling of participation in cities. The article recognizes that the scaling of community-led informal settlement upgrading is a central concern in the broader debate on scaling participation, and it interrogates the potential contribution of design methodologies in connecting localized, community-led upgrading initiatives outwards and upwards. We discuss these ideas by drawing on our own experience of devising and facilitating a number of participatory design and planning initiatives titled Change by Design with the non-profit organization Architecture Sans Frontières – UK (ASF-UK). Reflecting on this experience, we argue that the inclusion of a design-based, city-level perspective in localized upgrading initiatives can be a powerful conceptual and practical tool to support horizontal, vertical and deep scaling; and we highlight the importance of constructing this design tool in an embodied and situated manner, so that scaling processes remain firmly grounded in everyday lives and experiences.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | city; design; informal settlement upgrading; participation; scaling; situated practice |
Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 320 Political science 300 Social sciences > 360 Social problems & services; associations 700 The arts; fine & decorative arts > 720 Architecture |
Department: | The School of Art, Architecture and Design |
Depositing User: | Dr Beatrice De Carli |
Date Deposited: | 20 Oct 2022 11:07 |
Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2022 11:07 |
URI: | https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/id/eprint/7981 |
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