The main criteria of selection, following the definition of GUPs, was based on space as an agent of change being one of the central aspects of the work. The selected practices mainly focused on urban embeddedness and the ability to impact discursive and socio-political change through urban lenses.
Practices which were embedded in the urban realm but mainly focused on art and culture, for instance, were not included in the list. Secondly, the choice was based on their rootedness in community, meaning their ability to address the needs of, or ground their work, in a community or area.