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creators_name: Koning, J.
title: Utopia Uncovered: The role of Utopia in contemporary spatial planning
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full_text_status: public
abstract: Due to a growing pressure on cities, we are entering a stage where urban life and life in general are becoming unsustainable. Consequently, contemporary planning approaches have to be reconsidered. This thesis aims to do so by looking into the concept of Utopia and finding out what the impacts of contemporary Utopias are on people, places and plans. By conceptualising Utopia in relation to planning, and looking into the ways in which it can have influence, it tries to find out what role Utopias play in planning practice of today. Based on twelve cases of Dutch Utopias, this thesis concludes that there is great merit to considering Utopias in planning and that it offers possibilities for better ways of developing places.
date: 2018
date_type: published
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: RS
tutors_name: Dijk, T. van
keywords_local: Persuasive storytelling
keywords_local: Visions
keywords_local: Spatial planning
keywords_local: Utopia
keywords_local: Radical planning
language_iso: en
titleorder: Utopia Uncovered: The role of Utopia in contemporary spatial planning
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date_of_import: 2020-04-22
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date_issued: 2018-01-01
citation:   Koning, J.  (2018) Utopia Uncovered: The role of Utopia in contemporary spatial planning.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/1666/1/Master_Thesis_-_Appendices_-_J_2.pdf
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/1666/2/Master_Thesis_-_Final_Version__1.pdf