Co-Evolutionary Urban Planning of a Finnish City for its Low Growth Neighborhoods

Hanna Kosunen, Irina Atkova and Sari Hirvonen-Kantola

Planning Theory & Practice, 2020, vol. 21, issue 4, 552-569

Abstract: Mainstream urban planning relies on economic growth to produce social and environmental benefits, but in low-growth areas that relationship is not functional. We argue that urban planning in low-growth areas could reveal new ways to produce welfare by taking action without pre-defining the outcomes. We define such planning as co-evolutionary, and study how urban planners in the City of Turku, Finland, applied it in three low-growth contexts. We conclude that the approach was recognized, but taking action under conditions of uncertainty was challenging. Further, we identify three activities and challenges related to co-evolutionary urban planning in low-growth areas.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/14649357.2020.1806342

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