Collective Creativity and Complexity in Urban Laboratories: El Campo de Cebada
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. Challenging Environments: Individualisation and Collaboration in Complex Scenarios
2.2. The Right to the City and Urban Complexity
2.3. Collective Creativity in Urban Spaces: Participation, Collaboration, and Co-Creation
2.4. ‘Urban Laboratories’ and Temporary Use of the City
3. Methodology
3.1. Study Case Selection
3.2. Criteria for Case Selection
3.3. Analysis of the Case Study
3.4. Study Variables
3.5. Complexity Map
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Description of the Study Case: ‘El Campo de Cebada’ as a Complex ‘Urban Laboratory’
4.2. Research Variables: Measuring Elements of the Complexity of ‘El Campo de Cebada’
4.2.1. Timeline
4.2.2. Agents
4.2.3. Management
4.2.4. Social Dynamics
4.2.5. Enabling Infrastructures
4.2.6. Actions
4.3. Complexity Map of ‘El Campo de Cebada’
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Martín-Mariscal A, Fernández-Valderrama L. Collective Creativity and Complexity in Urban Laboratories: El Campo de Cebada. Designs. 2024; 8(2):23. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs8020023
Chicago/Turabian StyleMartín-Mariscal, Amanda, and Luz Fernández-Valderrama. 2024. "Collective Creativity and Complexity in Urban Laboratories: El Campo de Cebada" Designs 8, no. 2: 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs8020023