Urban Planning by Experiment: Practices, Outcomes, and Impacts

The impact of urban experimentation on planning approaches is so far insufficiently assessed and discussed. This thematic issue sets out to investigate the possibilities limitations ‘urban by experiment,’ defined as an approach that uses innovate improve instruments, approaches, outcomes. It brings together eight contributions presenting original research its relation planning. All are empirically grounded in (illustrative) case studies, mostly from European cities. Here, we summarize discuss major findings across with respect three key themes: practices experimentation, outcomes, impacts We conclude described generated a wide variety substantive learning which, according authors, represent worthwhile additions or alternatives current repertoire instruments However, except for single case, large-scale integration established was not observed, let alone complete transformation practices. An area further concerns between way experiments organized conducted, their