| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 248-267 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Built Environment |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published (VoR) - 2019 |
Funding
While the emergence of crowdfunding pro jects has generated some enthusiasm, their contribution has not been fully explored as participation. What are the circumstances under which such projects are able to create local enthusiasm and support? What is their transformative potential in the context of communities’ interaction with more traditional and structured urban planning frameworks? How are these interactions structured and negotiated? In exploring such questions, we chose to focus on the PCL project for a number of reasons: first for its ambition for long-term impact, through a vision to develop an urban park along a disused coal line in Peckham; second because PCL has generated a significant amount of enthusiasm and support, showing the potential of local activism in transforming local environment. Moreover, PCL was one of the first projects supported by the GLA under the High Street Fund (now Crowdfund London). As such, it represents a pilot project where the Local Authority could explore relationships and procedures around civic crowdfunding. Finally, we chose the PCL project because of its social context: it is an area that is rapidly gentrifying but maintains strong traditions of community activism.