Writing Urban Places proposes an innovative investigation and implementation of a process for developing human understanding of communities, their society, and their situatedness, by narrative methods. It focuses particularly on the potential of narrative methods for urban development in European medium-sized cities.
By recognising the value of local urban narratives – stories rich in information regarding citizens socio-spatial practices, perceptions and expectations – the Action aims to articulate a set of concrete literary devices within a host of spatial disciplines; bringing together scientific research in the fields of literary studies, urban planning and architecture; and positioning this knowledge vis-à-vis progressive redevelopment policies carried out in medium-sized cities in Europe.
Working Groups
WG 1 – Science Communication
Working Group 1 is responsible for the overall communication and output of the initiative, via the dissemination of the status…
WG 2 – Theoretical Framework
Working Group 2 is concerned with how theoretical reflections can stimulate the thinking and praxis of narrating urban places of medium-sized…
WG 3 – Methodological Framework
The objectives of WG3 include the investigation and development of appropriate analytical and projective methods to understand narratives…
WG 4 – Fieldwork
The core of WG4 fieldwork’s activities is site-specific research. Each study consists of two phases, an analytical and a projective phase…
