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The Productive Role of Future Expectations in Participatory Spatial Planning. A Case Study on Urban Park Development in The Netherlands

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  • Ferry van de Mosselaer
  • Dominique Vanneste
  • Patrick van der Duin

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Spatial planning is an inherently future-oriented practice charged with future expectations. Strikingly, the productive role of these expectations has received little scholarly attention. We adopted a grounded theory approach to study the participatory planning process for Seelig Park in Breda, the Netherlands. We observed that expectations are flexible, dynamic and diverse and they can be tuned to fit and justify actions and decisions while keeping the planning process in motion. We conclude that expectations become productive as a means for ‘recalibration,’ reflecting the continuous quest for equilibrium between action and legitimacy in the politically negotiated context of spatial planning.

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  • Ferry van de Mosselaer & Dominique Vanneste & Patrick van der Duin, 2023. "The Productive Role of Future Expectations in Participatory Spatial Planning. A Case Study on Urban Park Development in The Netherlands," Planning Theory & Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(5), pages 607-620, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:rptpxx:v:24:y:2023:i:5:p:607-620
    DOI: 10.1080/14649357.2023.2288199
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