Imparting City is a practice-oriented handbook that maps a concrete method-catalogue for experimental urban research, translating participatory mediation techniques into immediately realisable tools for planners, educators, and designers working with complex urban systems.
About This Book
Urban planning is rarely a solitary act, yet the methods for managing its collaborative complexity are seldom taught with precision. Imparting City addresses that gap directly. Structured around cross-disciplinary techniques spanning analytical approaches, concept strategies, and participatory project frameworks, the book positions creative open-ended experimentation as a legitimate and effective planning method. It draws on applied urban mediation practice across six European cities, offering case studies that ground its method-catalogue in real conditions. Equally suited to studio education and professional practice, this is a working reference for anyone navigating the contested, multi-stakeholder territory of contemporary urban design and planning.
Key Features
- 176 pages of method-catalogue entries, analytical frameworks, and participatory process models
- Foreword by Barbara-Ann Campbell-Lange; contributions by Theo Lorenz, Mohamed Fezazi, Alexia Radounikli, and Vera San Payo de Lemos
- Case studies drawn from Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne, London, Madrid, and Wuppertal
- Published by Birkhäuser
What You'll Discover
- A structured method-catalogue of participatory urban mediation techniques designed for immediate application in both academic and professional contexts
- How creative, open-ended experiments function as rigorous, practice-driven research within urban design education
- Cross-disciplinary working methods that bridge planning, design, and community engagement across complex urban projects
- How six distinct European urban contexts — from London to Wuppertal — inform and test the book's participatory process models
About the Author
Tanja Siems is the author and primary researcher behind the handbook's method-catalogue framework. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 176
- Dimensions: 305 x 240 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783035624120
- Publisher: Birkhäuser
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Urban planners, architecture educators, and design practitioners engaged with participatory processes, community co-design, or multi-stakeholder urban development projects.