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Co-Evolutionary Urban Planning of a Finnish City for its Low Growth Neighborhoods

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  • Hanna Kosunen
  • Irina Atkova
  • Sari Hirvonen-Kantola

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Mainstream urban planning relies on economic growth to produce social and environmental benefits, but in low-growth areas that relationship is not functional. We argue that urban planning in low-growth areas could reveal new ways to produce welfare by taking action without pre-defining the outcomes. We define such planning as co-evolutionary, and study how urban planners in the City of Turku, Finland, applied it in three low-growth contexts. We conclude that the approach was recognized, but taking action under conditions of uncertainty was challenging. Further, we identify three activities and challenges related to co-evolutionary urban planning in low-growth areas.

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  • Hanna Kosunen & Irina Atkova & Sari Hirvonen-Kantola, 2020. "Co-Evolutionary Urban Planning of a Finnish City for its Low Growth Neighborhoods," Planning Theory & Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(4), pages 552-569, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rptpxx:v:21:y:2020:i:4:p:552-569
    DOI: 10.1080/14649357.2020.1806342
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