Translating ‘New Compactism’, circulation of knowledge and local mutations: Copenhagen’s Sydhavn as case study
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Translating ‘New Compactism’, circulation of knowledge and local mutations : Copenhagen’s Sydhavn as case study. / Adelfio, Marco; Navarro Aguiar, Ulises; Fertner, Christian.
In: International Planning Studies, Vol. 27, No. 2, 09.2022, p. 173–195.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Translating ‘New Compactism’, circulation of knowledge and local mutations
T2 - Copenhagen’s Sydhavn as case study
AU - Adelfio, Marco
AU - Navarro Aguiar, Ulises
AU - Fertner, Christian
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - The international circulation of urban design concepts often leads to their characterization as transferable ideals defined by a set of universalized ‘best practices’ that are simply implemented in new localities, as is typical of top-down approaches to planning. Recently, the compact city and New Urbanism have become trendy concepts informing the development of urban projects across geographies. This research draws on ANT sensitivities and policy mobilities studies to examine the regeneration of Copenhagen’s Southern Harbour (Sydhavn) wherein the compact city and New Urbanism ideals, together with a declared inspiration from Dutch architecture, were originally incorporated in the masterplan. Through the analysis of documents and semi-structured interviews, the paper illustrates how these ideals – merged as 'New Compactism' – were mobilized and re-intepreted by local actors in Sydhavn. It thus adds to our understanding of how the circulation of such ideals is not a matter of implementation, but a complex social process of translation that entails struggle and transformation.
AB - The international circulation of urban design concepts often leads to their characterization as transferable ideals defined by a set of universalized ‘best practices’ that are simply implemented in new localities, as is typical of top-down approaches to planning. Recently, the compact city and New Urbanism have become trendy concepts informing the development of urban projects across geographies. This research draws on ANT sensitivities and policy mobilities studies to examine the regeneration of Copenhagen’s Southern Harbour (Sydhavn) wherein the compact city and New Urbanism ideals, together with a declared inspiration from Dutch architecture, were originally incorporated in the masterplan. Through the analysis of documents and semi-structured interviews, the paper illustrates how these ideals – merged as 'New Compactism' – were mobilized and re-intepreted by local actors in Sydhavn. It thus adds to our understanding of how the circulation of such ideals is not a matter of implementation, but a complex social process of translation that entails struggle and transformation.
KW - Urban planning
KW - Sydhavn
KW - new urbanism
KW - compact city
KW - urban transformation
U2 - 10.1080/13563475.2021.1979943
DO - 10.1080/13563475.2021.1979943
M3 - Journal article
VL - 27
SP - 173
EP - 195
JO - International Planning Studies
JF - International Planning Studies
SN - 1356-3475
IS - 2
ER -
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