Project R-13625

COST Action CA18126 WRITING URBAN PLACES. NEW NARRATIVES OF THE EUROPEAN CITY (Writingplace) (Research)

Writing Urban Places is an innovative investigation into developing an understanding of communities, their societies and their situation, through narrative methods. In particular, it focuses on the potential of narrative methods for urban development in European medium-sized cities in Europe. By recognising the value of local urban stories -stories rich in information about citizens' socio-spatial practices, perceptions and expectations, the action aims to articulate a set of concrete literary tools within a wide range of spatial disciplines; bring together scientific research in the fields of literary studies, urban planning and architecture; and position this knowledge in relation to progressive redevelopment policies in medium-sized cities in Europe. The action defines three thematic objectives that it aims to explore both theoretically and in case studies. 1) meaningfulness: enabling local communities and professionals to improve their understanding of their built environment; 2) appropriation: empowering communities by enabling them to better project their feelings onto their built environment. 3) integration: providing concrete tools and methods for building common ground between communities, based on relationships of meaning-making and appropriation of their built environment.

15 March 2019 - 14 September 2023