Creating 'resilience imaginaries' for city-regional planning. Issue 4 (3rd April 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pitidis, Vangelis; Coaffee, Jon; Bouikidis, Aphrodite
• Is Part Of: Regional studies. Volume 57:Issue 4(2023)
• Page Start: 698
• Page End: 711
• Publication Date: 2023-04-03
• Subjects: collective visioning -- Thessaloniki -- city-regional planning -- resilience -- social construction -- socio-spatial imaginaries; R50; Regional planning -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 307.14
• DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2047916
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-3404

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Resilience narratives have gathered increased attention in city-regional planning over the last two decades, emphasizing holistic foresight, long-term strategic visioning, cross-sectoral integration and collaborative modes of planning. Combining such resilience narratives with the established idea of socio-spatial imaginaries, we introduce the novel concept of 'resilience imaginaries' and explore its application in the city-region of Thessaloniki, Greece. This paper illustrates that resilience imaginaries can be viewed as dynamic and politically contested visions for long-term city-regional development, collectively structured by civic stakeholders, institutionally expressed through city-regional governance transformations and materially manifested through city-regional planning interventions.