Placemaking with teenagers. Experiences driven from thematic workshops on urban planning
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2020
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Edições Universitárias Lusófonas
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This chapter discusses topics of interest produced in the context of a
pilot phase of thematic workshops on urban planning with teenagers in the Alvalade
neighbourhood (Lisbon). The workshops were developed to encompass topics of
interest relating to teenagers’ perceptions, representations and uses of space.
Another focus was on perceptions and uses of Information and Communication
Technology (ICT). Finally, the workshops tackled the opportunities for participation
and civic engagement and teenagers’ contribution in the design and planning
of public open spaces. On the one hand, this contribution reflects on how to engage
teenagers in critically thinking about the city-making process. Along this line, it
reflects on teenagers’ participation and placemaking and compares initial expectations of researchers with the emerging topics of interest arising within the workshops.
But also, on the other hand, it ponders on how to promote in these students a more
active civic participation. It is suggested that education for citizenship can be indirectly
addressed and explored through the activities conducted within the urban planning
workshops. And, through this, another goal can be achieved: empowering teenagers
with tools and knowledge to become more active and engaged citizens. Even though
this was not initially planned, and therefore no formal evaluation of such results was
conducted, it leaves room for reflection in the present and for future work.
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Série Cultura e Território
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EDUCAÇÃO, EDUCATION, URBANISMO, URBANISM, PLANEAMENTO URBANO, URBAN PLANNING, ESPAÇO PÚBLICO, PUBLIC SPACE, ADOLESCENTES, ADOLESCENTS, EDUCAÇÃO CÍVICA, CIVIC EDUCATION