From Here, There, and Everywhere

English-language Media Outlets and Urban Planning Best Practices in the Global South

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ID4383345
AutoresRyan Anders Whitney (0000-0001-8552-4564, autor correspondente)
Ano2022
Volume46
Fascículo3
Páginas466-479
Data de publicação2022-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0309-1317 • E-ISSN: 1468-2427
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1468-2427.13098
OpenAlexW4229442034
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas53

This article explores the referencing of urban planning best practices focused on fostering more 'sustainable' and 'livable' cities by decision makers within the global South. Specifically, I illustrate the role of English-language media outlets in influencing the policy-making process, thereby encouraging local decision makers to adopt some urban planning best practice policies and programs over others. I argue that the media outlets that are commonly drawn on to identify best practices remain located within the global North, obscuring opportunities to conceptualize urban planning from within the context of the South. To theorize my arguments, I position myself within the government department of the Laboratorio para la Ciudad (Laboratory for the City, or LabCDMX) in Mexico City, a local nexus for best practice adoption. I make the case that decision makers frequently use best practices reported on in the English-language media, such as blogs and newspapers, including The New York Times and CityLab. I conclude by suggesting that the North continues to influence Southern decision makers during the policy-making process, regardless of whether these best practices originated in cities within the North or the South

Archaeology · Best practice · Civil engineering · Geography · Local government · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Urban planning · Engineering · Law · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Urban Planning and Governance