Analysing Place and Place-making
Urbanization in Suburban Oslo
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4382482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Per Gunnar Røe (0000-0001-5838-480X, Department of Sociology and Human Geography University of Oslo Moltke Moes vei 31, P.O. Box 1096, Blindern 0317 Oslo Norway, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 498-515 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-1317 • E-ISSN: 1468-2427 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2427.12113 |
| OpenAlex | W1959300571 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 22 |
Despite developments within planning theory challenging the ideal of the rational master plan it may be argued that there is still use for the production of knowledge through analysis in planning. However, the cultural complexity of today's planning contexts, and a move towards governance and entrepreneurial policies, makes it difficult to make places, to achieve social welfare and sustainability. Traditionally, the analysis of places has been done by architects and planners focusing on physical form, having an essentialist perspective of place resembling the theory of genius loci. In Norway, the planning authorities refined this methodology in the 1990s. This approach is, however, not in tune with a progressive view of places as multiple and dynamic social constructions, and may be accused of 'symbolic violence'. If one is to take this view seriously and still be able to make plans, planning must also be based on other types of knowledge. In this article I argue for a socio-cultural approach to reveal social representations and practices that make a place. I use the case of place-making in Sandvika, a suburban 'minicity' outside Oslo, as an example of how a constructivist understanding differs from and may supplement an essentialist approach
Epistemology · Essentialism · Ideal (ethics) · Management science · Perspective (graphical) · Plan (archaeology) · Social constructivism · Social science · Sociology · Sustainability · Computer Science · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Engineering · Public Spaces through Art · Urban Planning and Governance
Attributes of successful place-making in knowledge and innovation spaces
Positioning place-making as a social process
Place-making, place-disruption, and place protection of urban blue spaces
Sustainable suburban mobilities – planning practices and paradoxes
A youthful urban commons
Diversifying the compact city
A Suburban Dreamscape Outshining Urbanism
Moving for mobility? Suburban spatial imaginaries
The social context and politics of large scale urban architecture
Sustainable mobility transitions in suburbia – exploring (dis)connections between transport planning and daily mobility
Aspirational urban vibes and vertical suburbanization in Toronto, Canada
Images of Place, Secularity and Gentrification
Meeting Places and Integration
The city in history
Space and place
Place promotion
Cities and the Creative Class
Mapping the Futures
Globalization and Belonging
Towards a critical geography of architecture
Selling places. The city as cultural capital, past and present
Imagined country; Society, culture and environment
The entrepreneurial city
On Creating the 'City' as a Collective Resource
Putting Architecture in its Social Place
Is High-rise Housing Innovative? Developers' Contradictory Narratives of High-rise Housing in Melbourne
The Cultural Politics of Place
Commentary
New Directions in Planning Theory
The ambivalence of diversity and the politics of urban renaissance
The Political Place of Locality Studies
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |