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Database research record2024·United Kingdom (London)

Co-designing infrastructures

Sarah Bell, Charlotte Johnson, Tse‐Hui Teh, Kat Austen, Gemma Moore

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This chapter explores co-design in developing urban infrastructures, presenting a six-step "Bottom-Up Infrastructure" model. The method was applied to a rooftop garden on a London social-housing estate, intended to function as drainage infrastructure. The case study revealed the potential for co-design, but also highlighted significant constraints on implementation in cities where communities possess limited power and resources.