Co-Creating Change: Seedbed Interventions as Catalysts for Equitable Urban Planning—The Case of Umeå
The ongoing urbanisation and densification at the intersection with increasing environmental and health crises demand a holistic, equitable, and inclusive approach to urban planning, which has also been highlighted in the EU Green Deal’s inclusive approach to sustainable urban planning aligned with...
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| author | Julia Gäckle Mariia Chebotareva Bianka Plüschke-Altof Jannis Meul Ilkka Väänänen Shreya Utkarsh Axel Timpe Frank Lohrberg Taru Suutari Eva Maaherra Lovheim Tadhg MacIntyre |
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| description | The ongoing urbanisation and densification at the intersection with increasing environmental and health crises demand a holistic, equitable, and inclusive approach to urban planning, which has also been highlighted in the EU Green Deal’s inclusive approach to sustainable urban planning aligned with the UN SDGs’ “Leave No One Behind.” This article introduces the seedbed intervention as a novel, community-driven, co-creative approach to Nature-based Solutions (NbS) that addresses gaps in equitable and inclusive urban planning frameworks. On the case of Umeå (Sweden), the article introduces the seedbed intervention approach and demonstrates how the approach facilitates the development of locally appropriate and sustainable NbS. The results show that the seedbed intervention approach improved the alignment between local needs and NbS design, connected diverse user groups, and catalysed curiosity, interest, and participation among citizens with the help of applying art-based methods. By demonstrating the practical application of a seedbed intervention, this research contributes to the development of scalable frameworks for more equitable and inclusive urban planning. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-06da0c99cc064a4e8667d89b2998a26f2025-08-20T03:42:35ZengCogitatioUrban Planning2183-76352025-03-0110010.17645/up.91184071Co-Creating Change: Seedbed Interventions as Catalysts for Equitable Urban Planning—The Case of UmeåJulia Gäckle0Mariia Chebotareva1Bianka Plüschke-Altof2Jannis Meul3Ilkka Väänänen4Shreya Utkarsh5Axel Timpe6Frank Lohrberg7Taru Suutari8Eva Maaherra Lovheim9Tadhg MacIntyre10Institute of Landscape Architecture, RWTH Aachen University, GermanySchool of Natural Sciences and Health, Tallinn University, Estonia / School of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu, EstoniaSchool of Natural Sciences and Health, Tallinn University, Estonia / School of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu, Estonia / Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, EstoniaInstitute of Landscape Architecture, RWTH Aachen University, GermanyFaculty of Health Care, LAB University of Applied Sciences, FinlandICLEI European Secretariat, GermanyInstitute of Landscape Architecture, RWTH Aachen University, GermanyInstitute of Landscape Architecture, RWTH Aachen University, GermanyMunicipality of Lahti, FinlandMunicipality of Umeå, SwedenDepartment of Psychology, Maynooth University, IrelandThe ongoing urbanisation and densification at the intersection with increasing environmental and health crises demand a holistic, equitable, and inclusive approach to urban planning, which has also been highlighted in the EU Green Deal’s inclusive approach to sustainable urban planning aligned with the UN SDGs’ “Leave No One Behind.” This article introduces the seedbed intervention as a novel, community-driven, co-creative approach to Nature-based Solutions (NbS) that addresses gaps in equitable and inclusive urban planning frameworks. On the case of Umeå (Sweden), the article introduces the seedbed intervention approach and demonstrates how the approach facilitates the development of locally appropriate and sustainable NbS. The results show that the seedbed intervention approach improved the alignment between local needs and NbS design, connected diverse user groups, and catalysed curiosity, interest, and participation among citizens with the help of applying art-based methods. By demonstrating the practical application of a seedbed intervention, this research contributes to the development of scalable frameworks for more equitable and inclusive urban planning.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/9118art-based methodsco-creationequitable citiesinclusivitynature-based solutionssdg 11seedbed interventionsustainable planningurban green spaces |
| spellingShingle | Julia Gäckle Mariia Chebotareva Bianka Plüschke-Altof Jannis Meul Ilkka Väänänen Shreya Utkarsh Axel Timpe Frank Lohrberg Taru Suutari Eva Maaherra Lovheim Tadhg MacIntyre Co-Creating Change: Seedbed Interventions as Catalysts for Equitable Urban Planning—The Case of Umeå Urban Planning art-based methods co-creation equitable cities inclusivity nature-based solutions sdg 11 seedbed intervention sustainable planning urban green spaces |
| title | Co-Creating Change: Seedbed Interventions as Catalysts for Equitable Urban Planning—The Case of Umeå |
| title_full | Co-Creating Change: Seedbed Interventions as Catalysts for Equitable Urban Planning—The Case of Umeå |
| title_fullStr | Co-Creating Change: Seedbed Interventions as Catalysts for Equitable Urban Planning—The Case of Umeå |
| title_full_unstemmed | Co-Creating Change: Seedbed Interventions as Catalysts for Equitable Urban Planning—The Case of Umeå |
| title_short | Co-Creating Change: Seedbed Interventions as Catalysts for Equitable Urban Planning—The Case of Umeå |
| title_sort | co creating change seedbed interventions as catalysts for equitable urban planning the case of umea |
| topic | art-based methods co-creation equitable cities inclusivity nature-based solutions sdg 11 seedbed intervention sustainable planning urban green spaces |
| url | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/9118 |
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