Affiliation:
1. School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Abstract
Numerous novel planning concepts have been developed in pursuit of better urban environments, while many are notoriously difficult to define. Lacan’s master signifier is widely employed to criticise these vague, fashionable concepts but lacks a specific examination tool. To fill this gap, this article develops an analytical framework based on Lacanian discourse analysis (LDA) to decipher the complex social relations in the process of applying new concepts to planning policymaking and practice. A comprehensive review of the UK urban village movement is used to demonstrate how this framework provides a deeper analysis, arguing that urban villages are understood differently depending on individual social positions, which, to some extent, determine their actions towards planning practice.
Funder
China Scholarship Council
Jiangsu Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent Program
Subject
Geography, Planning and Development
Cited by
3 articles.
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