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Bridging differences by design: competencies and individual characteristics of boundary-spanning spatial designers in urban climate adaptation planning

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  • Annet Kempenaar
  • Margo van den Brink
  • Terry van Dijk
  • Naim Laeni

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Urban designers and landscape architects increasingly take up boundary spanning as part of their broadening role towards designing processes, policies, narratives and becoming design-led entrepreneurs. This study mapped the competencies and individual characteristics of boundary-spanning spatial designers in urban climate adaptation planning and revealed that in addition to ‘known’ boundary spanning skills, design-related skills and competences have strong boundary spanning potential. However, boundary spanning is conditioned by the position of the boundary spanner, as well as other organizational, institutional, and environmental factors. These insights are helpful for developing (re)new(ed) educational design-curricula, and aiding spatial designers in becoming competent boundary spanners.

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  • Annet Kempenaar & Margo van den Brink & Terry van Dijk & Naim Laeni, 2025. "Bridging differences by design: competencies and individual characteristics of boundary-spanning spatial designers in urban climate adaptation planning," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(3), pages 295-314, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:30:y:2025:i:3:p:295-314
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2024.2376682
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