Tactical urbanism as a teaching tool for moving towards a caring city

Moving towards a caring city requires transforming the starting point in urban design. To introduce this concept in teaching in public space and urban facilities, we work on a case study with a methodology based on Participatory Action Research, developing an action of tactical urbanism. In this action, both students and citizens reflect and generate knowledge so that the future is directed towards a city based on care. Moreover, designing, building and living a transformation of urban space and the relationship that this path offers to all the agents involved, gives rise to possibility of changing the hierarchies of use of public space in our cities. Thus, these reflections and collective creative processes present opportunities for dialogue and negotiation of power in the use of urban space, which must prioritize reproductive uses over current productive ones.