Seeing urban regeneration through an institutional lens: toward a new contextualism

Raul P. Lejano*, Wing Shan Kan

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    Abstract

    One of the ‘tools’ of urban regeneration is discourse – that is, the social construction of new strategies for uplifting parts of the city. In this article, we take an institutionalist approach and contrast textualist urban development regimes from contextualist ones, building on recent theoretical advances in institutional contextualism. A review of the institutional literature underscores the utility of this lens in analysing the discourse and practice of urban regeneration. We demonstrate the contrast between text and context in practice and point to a new contextualism in urban planning and design. Drawing upon examples from Hong Kong, we discuss particular challenges, such as textual autopoiesis, for regenerative urban design.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)257-268
    Number of pages12
    JournalInternational Journal of Urban Sciences
    Volume19
    Issue number3
    Early online date20 May 2015
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2 Sept 2015

    User-Defined Keywords

    • urban regeneration
    • contextualism
    • urban design

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