Phelps, NA;
Silva, C;
(2018)
Mind the gaps! A research agenda for urban interstices.
Urban Studies
, 55
(6)
pp. 1203-1222.
10.1177/0042098017732714.
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Abstract
Processes of urbanisation can hardly be considered without reference to the spaces that lie between developments. However, the literature on such interstitial spaces is fragmentary. In this paper we draw together insights from the extant literature into a research agenda on urban interstices. We propose a research agenda centred on four themes: the multiple geographic scales at which the interstitial spaces of urban sprawl might be analysed; the pending nature of such spaces; their planned or unplanned character and their relational properties. We develop these themes, briefly illustrating them with reference to the case of metropolitan area of Santiago de Chile. In conclusion, we emphasise some of the implications of interstitial spaces for theories of urban politics and their value in forcing inter-disciplinarity in urban studies.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Mind the gaps! A research agenda for urban interstices |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0042098017732714 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098017732714 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Built environment, infrastructure, interstices, land use, planning, urbanisation |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Planning |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10028157 |
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