The paper presents the way a framework for (self-)assessment to improve the sustainability of practices in public places and spaces was created during the first months of the Topozym action research. It underlines obstacles encountered and solutions found by a multidisciplinary team in creating this tool. Based on this critical self-analysis, the difficulties of putting the theoretical ideas on action research in practice are discussed.
SCHMITZ S., DE GRAEF S., 2008. A Self-critical Analysis of a Running Research Project to Improve the Sustainability of Public Place Management. In International Conference of Territorial Intelligence, Huelva 2007. Papers on territorial intelligence and governance, participative action-research and territorial development, Observatorio Local de Empleo, Huelva, 2008, p. 591-597. <URL: http://www.territorial-intelligence.eu/index.php/huelva07/Schmitz>