Celebrated, not just endured
Rethinking Winter Cities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5696457 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Stout (0000-0001-6657-534X, University of Alberta, corresponding author), D Collins (0000-0002-7981-3586, University of Alberta), Sophie L Stadler (University of Alberta), Ranon Soans (University of Alberta), Emma Sanborn (Luleå University of Technology), Robert J Summers (0000-0003-4857-7354), Robert Summers (0000-0002-7511-2352, University of Alberta) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geography Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-8198 • E-ISSN: 1749-8198 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/gec3.12379 |
| OpenAlex | W2823635987 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 19 |
A winter city is any urban centre that experiences a long, dark, cold, and/or snowy winter. The Winter Cities movement is a more precise concept, referring to cities taking an active role in becoming more appealing and functional in winter, primarily through physical interventions. The movement also has a social purpose, seeking to counter reclusion and "hibernation" in winter through greater use of the public realm. The movement is increasingly influential in policy, as part of a broader shift towards promoting livability and sustainability in cities. However, it has yet to receive sustained scholarly attention. This article brings the Winter City movement more fully into the academic sphere, describing its emergence, purpose, and key attributes, while also examining it critically for silences. Drawing on English- and German-language publications, it places particular emphasis on the range of interventions and design approaches intended to promote greater use of outdoor public spaces, and an associated problematization of quasi-public indoor environments
Aesthetics · Geography · German · Political science · Politics · Problematization · Psychological intervention · Public sphere · Realm · Sociology · Sustainability · Arts, Culture, and Music Studies · Law · Outdoor and Experiential Education · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health
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Urban design in (post)-Arctic cities
The overlooked affordances of winter landscapes supported by modernist welfare urban planning
Spatiotemporal dynamics and nonlinear landscape-driven mechanisms of urban heat islands in a winter city
New Nordicities for Northern communities
Snow-child interactions during the winter season in a temperate zone
The reinvention of indoor walking for sustainable non-motorized active living in winter cities
Impacts of the temporary urban design on the people's behavior - The case study on the winter city Khabarovsk, Russia
Restorative experiences across seasons? Effects of outdoor walking and relaxation exercise during lunch breaks in summer and winter
The built environment in a winter climate
We embrace winter here”
| Citations per year | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |