The logic of design: its role in understanding the antecedents of urban informality

Kiran Keswani

Journal of Urban Design, 2019, vol. 24, issue 4, 656-675

Abstract: The everyday life of a city can generate informality in urban space, particularly in emerging economies. Using the grounded theory approach, this paper looks at how urban space in a market precinct is negotiated through tactics of street vendors and strategies of the government. It draws upon Herbert Simon’s work on decision making to show how a vendor moves from an existing situation to a preferred situation and terms this as situation satisfaction. It suggests a theoretical framework to understand the relation between the logic, decision and action of stakeholders to resolve the conflict between planning criteria and ground reality.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2018.1479960

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