Cities in transformation processes - Hamburg and Havana (updated)

本研究项目的兴趣集中在探索空间规划的目标、结构和工作方法，以及它们在各自社会环境中的嵌入和相互作用。该研究项目的基本假设是，城市的空间转变是由目标导向的、上级的计划或方案与各种参与者逐渐的日常实践和项目之间的相互作用形成的。这些问题将以汉堡（德国）和哈瓦那（古巴）为例加以审查。一方面，这些例子在社会经济和政治框架条件方面非常不同，但另一方面，在这两种情况下，空间规划都是城市发展的重中之重。该研究项目的目的是分析和理解城市转型的模式、控制方法及其在政治、社会和经济不同背景下的影响。城市转型的模式应该放在城市治理辩论和规划理论讨论的国际背景下。研究方法由两个主要的研究主题决定：一方面，应该揭示各自政治-行政规划系统的控制要求与相关行动者的规划期望之间的相互作用。另一方面，计划在各自的背景下调查上级战略和重要参与者以及不协调的渐进发展过程对城市转型的重要性。研究的内容和空间重点将集中在城市总体规划的分析、中心的发展和居住区的发展。该研究项目将与哈瓦那的两所大学合作进行。

The interest of this research project focuses on the exploration of objectives, structures and working methods of spatial planning as well as their embedding in and interaction with the respective social context. The basic hypothesis of the research project is that the spatial transformation of the city is shaped by the interactions between goal-oriented, superordinate plans or programs and the gradual everyday practices and projects of the various actors. These questions will be examined using the example of Hamburg (Germany) and Havana (Cuba). On the one hand, these examples are very different in terms of socio-economic and political framework conditions, but on the other hand in both contexts spatial planning is given a very high priority for urban development. The aim of the research project is to analyze and understand the patterns of urban transformation, the approaches to control and their effects in politically, socially and economically different contexts. The patterns of urban transformations should be placed in the international context of urban governance debates and planning theory discussions. The research approach is determined by two overarching research topics: On the one hand, the interplay between the claim to control of the respective political-administrative planning system and the planning expectation of the involved actors is supposed to be exposed. On the other hand, it is planned to investigate the importance of superordinate strategies and important actors as well as uncoordinated, gradual development processes for urban transformation in the respective context. The content and spatial focus of the study will focus on the analysis of the overall urban planning, on the development of the centers and the development of residential areas. The research project will be carried out in cooperation with two universities in Havana.