FINAL EXAM STUFF Flashcards
How does knowledge circulate in cities?
Knowledge circulates like capital, moving throughout a city and becoming fixed in policy and life.
What forms does knowledge take when it circulates?
Knowledge circulates in various forms such as ideas, stories, policy models, best practices, reports, PowerPoints, and films.
Who mobilizes policy knowledge?
Policy knowledge is mobilized by individuals, institutions, and activist organizations, including gurus, consultants, and ordinary people.
How does circulating knowledge shape cities?
Circulating knowledge connects local to global processes, making cities more similar and influencing urban planning and governance.
What is Ciclovia?
Ciclovia originated in Bogotá, Colombia, as car-free Sundays for biking and recreation, later adopted in cities like San Francisco.
What are the guiding questions of policy mobilities literature?
Key questions include how policies move across places, how these movements create similarities, and who the key actors are.
What is ‘policy tourism’?
A practice where policymakers travel to observe policies in action, allowing them to gain insights for their own contexts.
Give examples of policies that have circulated among cities.
Examples include Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). congestion pricing
What is harm reduction in drug policy?
A policy approach focused on reducing negative consequences of drug use rather than eliminating drug use itself.
How has harm reduction manifested in cities?
Cities adapt harm reduction based on shared knowledge, with notable examples like Vancouver’s Insite and various international models.
What does it mean that buildings are ‘sociotechnical assemblages’?
Buildings are complex systems shaped by social factors (people, culture) and technical factors (materials, methods).
What elements are brought together in sociotechnical assemblages?
Elements include people, technologies, ideas, institutions, and spaces that produce urban change.
What does Jane M. Jacobs mean by ‘architecture [can be] a verb not a noun’?
Architecture is a process that shapes social relations and urban life, not just a static object.
What are the relationships between architecture and power?
Architecture symbolizes authority, controls behavior, reinforces social divisions, and communicates values.
What is Brutalism in architecture?
A mid-20th century style characterized by minimalist design, raw materials, and a focus on function over aesthetics.
What are the basic points of Blomley and Willmott’s report, How to Steal a Mountain?
The report critiques how law and planning enable resource extraction on Indigenous land, calling for decolonial approaches.
What are the relationships between naming, places, and power?
Naming is a political act that shapes identity, memory, and control over places.
What does it mean to say that ‘naming is claiming’?
To name a place is to assert ownership and control over it, often reflecting colonial histories.
How is street naming a political technology of urbanism?
Street naming shapes social landscapes and reflects historical narratives and power structures.
What is ‘Terra Nullius’?
A legal concept used to justify colonization by claiming Indigenous lands as empty and unclaimed.
How are maps not neutral mirrors of the world?
Maps reflect the values of their creators, often erasing marginalized communities and serving specific agendas.
How is naming used in urban development and place marketing?
Naming creates identity, adds economic value, and can signal gentrification or attract specific demographics.
How does toponymy relate to memory and ‘futuring’?
Place names preserve collective memory and can signal desired futures by aligning with specific values.
What are examples of Vancouver’s street names and developer naming?
Many streets are named after colonial figures, while developers rebrand neighborhoods to attract investment.
