Prof. Dr. Adrienne Grêt-Regamey | Aménagement du paysage et des systèmes urbains
Difference-Oriented Urban Planning (DiffUrb)
Cities are characterised by pluralism of people and uses. This fact is becoming increasingly relevant in the practice of urban planning. The handling of differences of life conditions and spatial and temporal use is frequently based on an understanding that looks at only a single feature such as income, the analysis of some spaces, or of a particular time of the day. This study critically examines this restrictive understanding of differences, an understanding that imposes exclusive features on individuals, places or of a particular time of the day, thereby simplifying complex realities. First, we include in the concept of difference numerous existing personal, spatial and temporal features such as social position, income, age, gender, language, disability, and religion, as also the differentiated use of spaces. The aim is to understand these characteristics in their intersectional combination and dissolve representations of supposedly homogeneous uses of the city. Second, we will challenge the current understanding of urban planning by establishing a new, innovative urban planning approach – difference-oriented urban planning. This approach conceptualises difference to be a part of planning theory and practice
This is a joint project between two chairs:
- Planning of Landscapes and Urban Systems (PLUS), Prof. Dr. Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
- Transport Planning and Systems (IVT), Prof. Dr. Kay Axhausen
