Large-Scale Urban Projects in Smaller Metro Areas: Towards a Broader Conceptual Perspective

Annick Leick

Planning Practice & Research, 2015, vol. 30, issue 1, 54-68

Abstract: Large-scale projects seem to be as popular in urban politics as they are risky in implementation. Existing research shows a certain bias towards studying projects in large metropolitan regions. The paper aims at extending the scope of research on large-scale urban projects by analysing such projects in a smaller metropolitan area. The case of the city region and country of Luxembourg shows that decision-makers in small metropolitan regions also make use of large-scale urban projects as a planning and place-making instrument. The case is also used to explore methodological approaches of examining the symbolic nature and discursive place-making dimension of planning large-scale projects, and proposes a methodological approach based on constructivist grounded theory and situational analysis of discourses.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2014.977001

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