A Self-critical Analysis of a Running Research Project to Improve the Sustainability of Public Place Management. Serge SCHMITZ, Sarai DE GRAEF
- Serge SCHMITZ. Department of Geography, University of Liege, Belgium
- Sarai DE GRAEF. Institute for Social and Economic Geography, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Abstract
The paper presents the way a framework for (self-)assessment to improve the sustainability of practices in public places and spaces was created during the first months of the Topozym action research. It underlines obstacles encountered and solutions found by a multidisciplinary team in creating this tool. Based on this critical self-analysis, the difficulties of putting the theoretical ideas on action research in practice are discussed.
Cite this article
SCHMITZ S., DE GRAEF S., 2008. A Self-critical Analysis of a Running Research Project to Improve the Sustainability of Public Place Management. In International Conference of Territorial Intelligence, Huelva 2007. Papers on territorial intelligence and governance, participative action-research and territorial development, Observatorio Local de Empleo, Huelva, 2008, p. 591-597. <URL: http://www.territorial-intelligence.eu/index.php/huelva07/Schmitz>
