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The Transformative Power of Social Innovation in Urban Planning and Local Development

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  • Torill Nyseth

    (Department of Social Sciences, Uit, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway)

  • Abdelillah Hamdouch

    (Research Laboratory on Cities, Territories, Environment and Societies, University of Tours, France)

Abstract

This issue discusses the concept of social innovation (SI) as a potentially transformative factor in urban planning and local development. SI represents an alternative to economic and technology-oriented approaches to urban development, such as that of ‘smart cities’, ‘creative cities’, etc. This is thanks to the emphasis SI puts on human agency and the empowerment of local communities and citizens to be actively involved in transforming their urban environments. Urban planning could benefit greatly from devoting more attention to SI when addressing the diverse urban problems of today, such as social exclusion, urban segregation, citizen participation and integration, or environmental protection, many of them addressed in the articles gathered in this volume.

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  • Torill Nyseth & Abdelillah Hamdouch, 2019. "The Transformative Power of Social Innovation in Urban Planning and Local Development," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 4(1), pages 1-6.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:urbpla:v:4:y:2019:i:1:p:1-6
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