Regulations

This research area is grounded in the understanding that urban production is never merely the outcome of individual interactions; rather, it unfolds within structured frameworks that both regulate these interactions and are, in turn, shaped by them. Researchers in this group adopt a pluralist perspective on the sources of regulation that govern, emerge from, and interact with collective action — viewing them as products of negotiation, compromise, conflict, and power dynamics.

This thematic area pays particular attention to the long-term reconfigurations of actor networks, the shifting issues that become the focus of collective action, the instruments that underpin these actions, and the evolving modalities through which they are implemented.

Bringing together architects, economists, geographers, legal scholars, political scientists, historians, sociologists, and urban planners, this group conducts interdisciplinary research on collective action in fields such as housing, land use, urban planning, urban agriculture, nature in cities, and the productive city. These processes are examined through the lens of public policy, strategic and regulatory planning, and urban design, as well as through the practices of civil society.