Urban humanities as a framework for the study of public space during the pandemic

• Christopher Giamarino ^[1] ; Claire Nelischer ^[1] ; Andrés F. Ramirez ^[1]
  1. [1] University of California System

     University of California System

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of urban design, ISSN 1357-4809, ISSN-e 1469-9664, Nº. 28, 6, 2023, págs. 645-662
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • COVID-19 has revealed limitations in traditional public space research methods. There is a need for new approaches to study and intervene during times of crisis. Interdisciplinary urban humanities approaches can help researchers respond to pandemic public space dynamics. This article develops a framework linking urban humanities practices – thick mapping, filmic sensing, and digital storytelling – to the production of space at multiple scales. A case study is presented of a course that employed these methods and proposed speculative design interventions to accommodate street vending, skateboarding, and unhoused people in the Westlake neighbourhood of Los Angeles.