Changing Interpretations of 'Flexibility' in the Planning Literature: From Opportunism to Creativity?
This article reflects on changing interpretations of flexibility in planning literature from the planning scholars' point of view. Flexibility was seen as a negative feature in the 1960s in the literature. In time, the literature shifted towards the idea that flexibility may be a positive asset that helps the stakeholders of urban development to cope with the challenges of growing complexity and diversity in urban space and society. In the recent literature, flexibility is associated with creativity. The article discusses recent trends in planning literature practice to explain this change.
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: OTB Research Institute, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Publication date: 01 August 2008
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