Magic Lanes : A placemaking approach for laneway spaces in Hong Kong

Sammanfattning

With one of the highest population densities in the world, Hong Kong suffers from a lack of public open space. Despite this situation, open spaces provided by government authorities or private developers often do not meet residents' needs or include residents in the planning and design process. To explore one way that this issue is being addressed, this chapter describes an ongoing placemaking project within Hong Kong's interstitial network of laneways ((sic)) and alleys ((sic)). The key historical, sociocultural, and physical features, opportunities, and constraints of these in-between spaces are discussed. This is followed by an in-depth exploration of the case study Magic Lanes, a pilot project that aims to provide more inclusive public open spaces through placemaking and community co-creation.

Nyckelord

Hong Kong; public space; alleys and lanes; placemaking; co-creation

Publicerad i

Titel: Asian Alleyways : An Urban Vernacular in Times of Globalization
Utgivare: Amsterdam University Press

SLU författare

• Christ, Melissa

  • Institutionen för stad och land, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Kulturgeografi

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5117/9789463729604_CH07
• ISBN: 978-94-6372-960-4
• eISBN: 978-90-4854-401-1

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/113782