Situating

The notion of ‘situated knowledge’ highlights that knowledge always reflects the particular perspectives of the knower. As a set of methods, situating invites us to reflect on how we position ourselves in relation to places and to one another. Taking a situated approach to urban practice involves centring lived experiences, particularly experiences of exclusion, rather than technical knowledge; approaching sites and people through careful listening and observation; and working with others to understand situations together, and from within.