-So the distinction between formal and informal is actually irrelevant, since the practices we consider informal are also conditioned by existing policies and regulations? -Absolutely. These two dialectically opposite categories are intended to distinguish two types of planning, which supposedly represent equal and opposing managerial processes that form contemporary urban environments. If the first echoes the tradition of central state-led decision-making in planning, the second assumes a process where lack of governmental control has been replaced by a type of city development based on seemingly autonomous and impromptu popular practices.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 01:44:47 +0000
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