The New Urban Profession: Entering the Age of Uncertainty
The context of urbanism is changing rapidly. The context for working in the field of urban design and planning is influenced by the pace of change; uncertainty; and massive transitions. The urban professional, however, is still used to planning for small changes and repeating traditional approaches....
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| description | The context of urbanism is changing rapidly. The context for working in the field of urban design and planning is influenced by the pace of change; uncertainty; and massive transitions. The urban professional, however, is still used to planning for small changes and repeating traditional approaches. In this paper, we have investigated major future tasks and problems that require rethinking the skills required from people working in the urban arena. By conducting in-depth conversation with leading thinkers in the field, the tension between idealism and the urgency to act versus realism and the trust in current systems dominated by economic laws is present. This results in the conclusion that a different skillset is required in order to face future complexities and to be able to connect design creativity with process sensitivity in short- and long-term periods and at small and large scales. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ad6d56323d34e298c1fb435268dafd52023-11-30T22:41:15ZengMDPI AGUrban Science2413-88512022-02-01611010.3390/urbansci6010010The New Urban Profession: Entering the Age of UncertaintyRob Roggema0Robert Chamski1Department of Built Environment, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, 1817 MN Alkmaar, The NetherlandsDepartment of Built Environment, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, 1817 MN Alkmaar, The NetherlandsThe context of urbanism is changing rapidly. The context for working in the field of urban design and planning is influenced by the pace of change; uncertainty; and massive transitions. The urban professional, however, is still used to planning for small changes and repeating traditional approaches. In this paper, we have investigated major future tasks and problems that require rethinking the skills required from people working in the urban arena. By conducting in-depth conversation with leading thinkers in the field, the tension between idealism and the urgency to act versus realism and the trust in current systems dominated by economic laws is present. This results in the conclusion that a different skillset is required in order to face future complexities and to be able to connect design creativity with process sensitivity in short- and long-term periods and at small and large scales.https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/6/1/10transformationurban planningurban designurban professionalurgency |
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| title | The New Urban Profession: Entering the Age of Uncertainty |
| title_full | The New Urban Profession: Entering the Age of Uncertainty |
| title_fullStr | The New Urban Profession: Entering the Age of Uncertainty |
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| title_short | The New Urban Profession: Entering the Age of Uncertainty |
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| topic | transformation urban planning urban design urban professional urgency |
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