Temporary and Tactical Urbanism: (Re)Assembling Urban Space

Synopsis

Temporary and Tactical Urbanism examines a key set of urban design strategies that have emerged in the twenty-first century. Such projects range from guerrilla gardens and bike lanes to more formalised temporary beaches and swimming pools, parklets, pop-up plazas and buildings and container towns. These practices enable diverse forms of economic, social and artistic life that are usually repressed by the fixities of urban form and its management. This book takes a thematic approach to explore what the scope of this practice is, and understand why it has risen to prominence, how it works, who is involved, and what its implications are for the future of city design and planning. It critically examines the material, social, economic and political complexities that surround and enable these small, ephemeral urban interventions. It identifies their short-term and long-term implications for urban intensity, diversity, creativity and adaptability. The book's insights into temporary and tactical urbanism have particular relevance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has highlighted both the need and the possibility of quickly transforming urban spaces worldwide. They also reveal significant lessons for the long-term planning and design of buildings, landscapes and cities.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

208 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000638431

Related ISBNs:

9781032256542, 9781032256535, 9781003284390

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/06/22

Copyrighted By:

Quentin Stevens and Kim Dovey

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Politics and Government, Sociology

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.