eprintid: 42277 rev_number: 5 eprint_status: archive userid: 1903 dir: disk0/00/04/22/77 datestamp: 2016-08-01 09:38:22 lastmod: 2016-08-01 09:38:22 status_changed: 2016-08-01 09:38:22 type: conference_item metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Trachana, Angelique creators_name: Martín Castillejos, Ana María creators_name: Flores Martínez, Josefina creators_orcid: 0000-0002-4398-4543 creators_orcid: 0000-0001-8574-6386 title: Processes in the construction of public space: bottom up versus topdown processes. Informal spaces and alternative uses ispublished: pub subjects: sociales abstract: A critical review of different urban actions that are taking place in Europe (with special emphasis in the case of Spain) and Latin America, and that are an alternative to the public sector in urban planning. Some of the most common actions are the occupation of empty sites, urban gardens, ephemeral transformations of public space for social and recreational uses, and other practices that generally respond to citizens¿s real needs in depressed neighborhoods and impoverished urban areas. These practices constitute effective responses with little means adapted to the current socio-economic situation that imply austerity in public resources and an optimization in the use of technological tools within easy reach by both, professionals and citizens. They are made possible by the network connectivity resulting in collective actions in the physical space. date: 2015 date_type: published official_url: http://aesop2015.webnode.cz/ full_text_status: public pres_type: paper pagerange: 3456-3468 event_title: 29th Annual AESOP 2015 Congress event_location: Praga event_dates: 13-16 julio 2015 event_type: other institution: Arquitectura department: Ideacion refereed: TRUE isbn: 978-80-01-05782-7 book_title: BOOK OF PROCEEDINGS 29th Annual AESOP 2015 Congress Definite Space – Fuzzy Responsibility rights: by-nc-nd citation: Trachana, Angelique ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4543 , Martín Castillejos, Ana María ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8574-6386 and Flores Martínez, Josefina (2015). Processes in the construction of public space: bottom up versus topdown processes. Informal spaces and alternative uses. In: "29th Annual AESOP 2015 Congress", 13-16 julio 2015, Praga. ISBN 978-80-01-05782-7. pp. 3456-3468. document_url: https://oa.upm.es/42277/1/INVE_MEM_2015_227489.pdf