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We are delighted to share our recent publication “From push to partnership: evolving public engagement strategies in pandemic-induced street experiments” on the Journal of Urban Design. This study examines the diverse public engagement tactics applied in government-led street experiments emerged during the Covid-19 global pandemic. Differentiating the tactics, we classified the public engagement approaches into three main structures - Push-Pull, Lean Push-Pull-Network, and Rich Push-Pull-Network. The finding emphasises the importance of rich engagement structure in fostering longer lasting street experiments.
We recently published “Beyond temporary measures: How experiential learning in street experiments shapes urban mobility transitions” on Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. This study examines the role of local government implementers’ learning in sustaining tactical urbanism practices, specifically through the lens of street experiments implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are pleased to share our recent publication, “Experiment Unlearned: Unpacking Leadership and Learning of Key Actors in a Hong Kong Street Experiment”, featured in the ‘Street Experiment’ Special Issue of the Journal of Urban Mobility. This study examines the relationship between leadership and learning among government and civic organisation stakeholders through the lens of a Hong Kong street experiment case study.
Scarlet presented her findings on using language as the medium for studying spatial cognition at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2024 in London.
In July, Dongsheng presented his latest work on value capture and rail transit-oriented development (TOD) at the 18th International Association for China Planning (IACP) Conference in Hangzhou, China.
