The temporal deliberation approach: How to work with time in deliberative processes

Miriam Holst Jensen, Michelle Bastian, Institute of Culture and Learning, Aalborg University, Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture , University of Edinburgh, Oslo School of Environmental Humanities, Department of Philosophy, History of Art and Ideas, University of Oslo

Planning Theory

Published online on June 01, 2026

Abstract

Planning Theory, Ahead of Print.
How do planners engage with the diverse temporalities that shape deliberative processes? Crucially, how might they address the hidden conflicts that this diversity can lead to? This paper advances what we term ‘the Temporal Deliberation Approach’, a ...