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Seeing urban regeneration through an institutional lens: toward a new contextualism

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  • Raul P. Lejano
  • Wing-Shan Kan

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One of the 'tools' of urban regeneration is discourse - that is, the social construction of new strategies for uplifting parts of the city. In this article, we take an institutionalist approach and contrast textualist urban development regimes from contextualist ones, building on recent theoretical advances in institutional contextualism. A review of the institutional literature underscores the utility of this lens in analysing the discourse and practice of urban regeneration. We demonstrate the contrast between text and context in practice and point to a new contextualism in urban planning and design. Drawing upon examples from Hong Kong, we discuss particular challenges, such as textual autopoiesis, for regenerative urban design.

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  • Raul P. Lejano & Wing-Shan Kan, 2015. "Seeing urban regeneration through an institutional lens: toward a new contextualism," International Journal of Urban Sciences, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(3), pages 257-268, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjusxx:v:19:y:2015:i:3:p:257-268
    DOI: 10.1080/12265934.2015.1043328
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    1. Yun-Myong Yi & Tae-Hyoung Tommy Gim, 2018. "What Makes an Old Market Sustainable? An Empirical Analysis on the Economic and Leisure Performances of Traditional Retail Markets in Seoul," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-22, May.
    2. Qingchang He & Andras Reith, 2022. "(Re)Defining Restorative and Regenerative Urban Design and Their Relation to UNSDGs—A Systematic Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-29, December.

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