Reflections on The Reurbanism Paradigm: Re-Weaving The Urban Fabric for Urban Regeneration and Renewal

Within the realm of contemporary urban design theory and practice, a number of authors have conceptualised the trends and processes of city development and planning into a series of urbanisms. This discussion essay examines the overall tenets of the ‘ReUrbanism paradigm’, a paradigm that has long be...

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Published in:Quaestiones geographicae 2018-12, Vol.37 (4), p.5-21
Main Authors: Haas, Tigran, Locke, Ryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Design
Urban areas
urban decline
urban design
urban paradigms
Urban planning
urban regeneration
Urban renewal
urbanism
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Summary:Within the realm of contemporary urban design theory and practice, a number of authors have conceptualised the trends and processes of city development and planning into a series of urbanisms. This discussion essay examines the overall tenets of the ‘ReUrbanism paradigm’, a paradigm that has long been present in city planning and development but has received limited analysis and criticism and has not gained a more integrated position within the professional and academic worlds. This paper continues a paradigm development outline, leaning on the characteristics of other urbanisms in order to develop and provide a frame of reference and to contribute to the ongoing build-up of taxonomies about the trajectory of contemporary urban design thought. Focusing on the American representative case of Detroit, the authors of this paper argue for a better understanding of this urban regeneration paradigm, which they characterise as a rational urban planning & design approach in the contemporary age of inner city renewal.
ISSN:2081-6383
2082-2103
2081-6383
DOI:10.2478/quageo-2018-0037