Seeing urban regeneration through an institutional lens: Toward a new contextualism
Author(s)
Kan, Wing Shan
Author(s)
Lejano, R. P.
Date Issued
2015
Publisher
Routledge
Journal
International Journal of Urban Sciences
Volume
19
Issue
3
Start page
257
End page
268
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.
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