Conveners
T_10 THEORIES (O): Planning and housing
- Anna Loffing (University of Vienna)
Planning theory has always been influenced by thinkers outside the discipline, such as Jรผrgen Habermas, Chantal Mouffe, and Michel Foucault. โPlanning as transformative action', as the conference title suggests, can be understood as a reference to the work of political theorist Hannah Arendt, which has received little attention in planning theory. Her critical thinking, shaped by the collapse...
The Rural Revitalization Strategy has significantly enhanced the scale, livability, and productivity of rural areas in China. This transformation has led to substantial changes in living spaces, production areas, and social relationships, resulting in the reshaping of rural fields. However, it also faces the dual challenges of ecological environmental issues and the imbalance between...
Scene theory, rooted in a consumption-oriented perspective, conceptualizes space as an arena where diverse consumption symbols and cultural values converge. The theoryโs primary contribution lies in its innovative shift from an economy-driven to a culture-driven urban development paradigm and its introduction of quantitative scene analysis methods. Since the establishment of the historic city...
In the historical process, urban space, urbanization, and urban planning dynamics have been changing and transforming in response to developments that create ruptures in society and living conditions. In the 21st century, innovations in transport and communication technologies have changed the perception of time and space, leading to the redrawing of urban boundaries. This transformation has...
It is time to better understand how despite numerous constrains innovative, equitable practices that lead to progress have emerged in cities in the global south and east, especially acknowledging new development pathways which are different than how cities in the developed countries had evolved. While terms such as โGlobal North and Southโ are defined based on economic performance, the...
This paper aims to analyse how the current housing and rental crisis unfolds in Brazilian and Latin American cities in a context of both (i) the rising role of rental housing as a new frontier for the accumulation of financial real estate capital, and (ii) the limitations of overcoming the housing crisis through planning.
The global cases discussion at the Rental Housing Policies Seminar...
The convergence of global crisesโ e.g. climate change, socio-economic inequitiesโhas highlighted the urgent need for transformative spatial planning that addresses deep-seated inequalities. In this context, social housing offers a critical lens through which to analyse the interplay between space, society, and policy. This paper examines the socio-spatial transformations of social housing in...
Planning practice is a key issue not only to understand the deeper nature of planning system, but also to defend good planning (Parker and Maidment, 2024). It is formulated by the blurring borders of formal paths โ that are related to laws, rules and open democratic processes- and informal mechanisms, which include shadow processes of influence, negotiations and communicative power. Planning...
