Temporary and Tactical Urbanism in Australia: Perspectives from Practice

ABSTRACT

“Temporary” and “tactical” (T/T) urbanism is argued to herald a more agile future for urban design and planning, enhancing urban intensity, community engagement, innovation, resilience and local identity. Drawing on interviews with expert practitioners, this paper explores the distinctive character of Australian “T/T” urbanism approaches. It examines their diverse, dynamic assemblages of actors and interests, and their links to neoliberal deregulation, austerity, gentrification, and to long-term state planning and investment. While Australian T/T urbanism follows overseas precedents, it is seen less as a“DIY” or “guerrilla” response to neoliberal regimes, and more focussed on enhancing citizen engagement and collaboration within planning.

摘要

”和“战术”（T/T）城市主义被认为预示着城市设计和规划更加灵活的未来，增强城市强度、社区参与、创新、恢复力和地方认同. 通过对专家实践者的访谈，本文探讨了澳大利亚“T/T”城市化方法的独特特征. 本书考察了它们不同、动态的参与者和利益组合，以及它们与新自由主义放松管制、紧缩、绅士化以及长期国家规划和投资的联系. 虽然澳大利亚的T/T城市主义遵循了国外的先例，但它被视为对新自由主义政权的“DIY”或“游击队”回应，而更多地集中于加强公民参与和规划内的合作.

KEYWORDS:

• Tactical urbanism
• temporary urbanism
• open space
• public interest
• community engagement
• urban design

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Funding

This work was supported by the Australian Research Council [DP180102964].