打印

作者

来源

URBAN STUDIES,Vol.54,Issue2,P.421-436

语言

英文

关键字

do-it-yourself (DIY) urbanism; feminist urban scholarship; intersectional feminism; race; class and gender; urban planning policy and practice; TEMPORARY USES; CREATIVE CITY; POLITICS; CRITIQUE; SCIENCE; GENDER; SPACES

作者单位

[LaFrombois, Megan Heim] Univ Illinois, Chicago, IL 60607 USA. [LaFrombois, Megan Heim] Univ Illinois, Urban Planning & Policy, 412 South Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607 USA. LaFrombois, MH (reprint author), Univ Illinois, Urban Planning & Policy, 412 South Peoria St, Chicago, IL 60607 USA. E-Mail: mlafro2@uic.edu

摘要

This paper is a theoretical exploration of dominant conceptualisations of do-it-yourself urbanism, which draws from and contributes to feminist inquiries into urban planning and policies. Do-ityourself urbanism is defined as unauthorised, grassroots, and citizen-led urban planning interventions that are small scale, functional, temporary, creative, and place specific; are focused on reclaiming and re-purposing urban spaces; and take place outside formal urban planning structures and systems. This paper questions and complicates the dominant discourses surrounding do-ityourself urbanism by highlighting the racialised, classed, gendered, and sexualised ` blind spots' and biases found within conceptualisations of the topic, its activities, actors, and spaces. It also investigates how do-it-yourself urbanism activities and actors are connected to and embedded in larger urban systems and policies. I argue that the dominant discourses of do-it-yourself urbanism focus on a narrow set of urban planning interventions, which may have major implications for cities and their residents. However, the terrain of do-it-yourself urbanism is diverse, fluid, paradoxical, and at times subversive, revealing bright spots for more inclusive and reflexive practice.