Tactical urbanism: Towards an evolutionary cities’ approach?

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1040-1051

  Silva, Paulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Evolutionary paradigm; self organisation; spatial planning; tactical urbanism; urban design

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; SELF ORGANIZATION; SPATIAL PLANNING; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84992692351     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: 14723417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265813516657340     Document Type: Article

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