ABSTRACT

This chapter synthesises the prospective and propositive content of MetroPublicNet's research. It is directly linked with the project's central hypothesis that a Metropolitan Public Space Network strategy could be seen as a politically and technically robust tool to address sustainable urban development challenges. For that, a methodological approach to imagine, discuss, and strategically envision such network is outlined as a territorial design toolbox. The chapter is concluded with a selection of forward-looking, design-oriented forays developed at part of MetroPublicNet's academic partnering in urban and landscape design studios, workshops, and curricular units.