Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.31522/p.25.2(54).2

City Acupuncture as a Participatory Tool in Revitalizing Public Space

Kristina Careva orcid.org/0000-0002-0945-6122 ; Univesity of Zagreb, Faculty of Architecture, Zagreb, Croatia
Rene Lisac ; Univesity of Zagreb, Faculty of Architecture, Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav Pletenac ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, Zagreb, Croatia
Jana Vukić orcid.org/0000-0003-2153-7555 ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The City Acupuncture is an interdisciplinary method developed within the p roject ”Zagreb for me” in order to research the citizens’ attitudes about the revitalization of public urban spaces in Zagreb. This article presents the results of this research and highlights the importance of a participatory model in urban planning and design. The City Acupuncture is conceived as a planning tool aimed at strengthening the bonds between the citizens and their neighborhoods or the city as a whole.

Keywords

City Acupuncture; public space; mixed method; citizens’ participation

Hrčak ID:

192202

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/192202

Publication date:

31.12.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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