Implementation of the New Urban Agenda on a local level: an effective community engagement methodology for human-centred urban design

Silvia G. Tavares, David Sellars, Karine Dupré and Gregor H. Mews

Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 2024, vol. 17, issue 1, 24-46

Abstract: This paper explores multi-method community engagement activities used to quickly and effectively produce an action plan based on city stakeholders’ perceptions and wishes. A UN-Habitat Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC), focused on promoting urban liveability, adopted a methodology aimed to effectively engage participants through the completion of urban diaries prior to the event. Engagement with participants was further enhanced through urban labs and discussions culminating in a Design Sprint, producing meaningful action statements. The methodology was aimed at capturing impressions, concerns and roles of each stakeholder group in producing human-centred urban environments. Results suggest the adopted methodology was successful in producing a clear set of tangible action statements, identified as potentially generating high impact and requiring low effort to be implemented. These readily applicable actions were compiled by the end of a single but intense workday.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2021.2021972

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