Rethinking metropolitan regions: A thematic-temporal-phronetic approach to understand contemporary metropolitan change

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Despite an inspiring debate on issues around metropolitan change, planning and governance contributions which develop and operationalise broader frameworks for analysis are relatively scarce. Approaching metropolitan regions and metropolitan questions has typically taken one of two perspectives – the specificities of individual cases or establishing general principles. In this paper we argue for an alternative approach to conceptualising the planning and governance of metropolitan regions. We develop a heuristic perspective which, due to its focus on thematic, temporal, and phronetic dimensions we refer to as the TTP framework. The aim of the paper is to highlight the value of its tripartite rationale while exploring its potential to facilitate alternative international comparative research across disciplines. The paper concludes by assessing the potential application of the TTP framework beyond planning and governance

Period	14 Nov 2019
Event title	Regional Studies Association Winter Conference: Turbulent Times. Rethinking Regions and Cities
Event type	Conference
Location	London, United KingdomShow on map