Eco-system Services and Integrated Urban Planning. A Multi-criteria Assessment Framework for Ecosystem Urban Forestry Projects

Urbanization has created some of the world's greatest development challenges. At the same time, cities present an opportunity to tackle these challenges comprehensively. For this, an integrated urban development approach is needed. The Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus approach offers cities an integrated urban planning framework to devise sustainability pathways. However, so far there exist no comprehensive guidelines to aid municipal government decision-making on how to apply the Nexus approach in an urban context. This paper highlights the origins of the WEF Nexus approach within the integrated urban planning discourse. It explains the method to introduce Nexus with special emphasis on Nexus training supporting the implementation of the Nexus approach. The “Urban Nexus Development Cycle” as part of the Nexus training, guiding urban practitioners to overcome “silo thinking” is the innovative element as well as the pro-active involvement of universities in the Nexus process.

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Supporting Resilient Urban Planning through Walkability Assessment

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12198131 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (19) ◽

pp. 8131 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Francesca Abastante ◽

Isabella M. Lami ◽

Luigi La Riccia ◽

Marika Gaballo

Keyword(s):

Urban Planning ◽

Public Space ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Assessment Framework ◽

Healthy City ◽

Space Planning ◽

Scientific Debate ◽

Planning Project ◽

Methodological Assessment ◽

Additional Support

The urban planning and evaluation literature suggests that making a walkable city means creating a resilient and healthy city. In recent years, alternative mobility has been the subject of numerous studies, showing that the concept of urban walkability can be used as an additional support in planning resilient cities. Though researchers agree that walkability assessment has a positive impact on public space planning, it is still difficult to include the topic in planning strategies because of its novelty in the scientific debate. This paper will first review the literature on walkability assessment and then propose a multi-methodological assessment framework that fills the gaps in existing assessment methods. The multi-methodological assessment framework contributes to overcoming the idea that objective and subjective aspects are “not part of the same planning project.” Thanks to its combination of hard and soft methods, the assessment framework illustrated in this paper can consider physical and perceptual aspects simultaneously and represent them visually using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). It can thus provide easily readable results that can be applied in establishing guidelines for planning resilient cities.

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APM and Other Driverless Systems for Integrated Urban Planning and Sustainability

Automated People Movers and Transit Systems 2013 ◽

10.1061/9780784412862.023 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Tim Zhang

Keyword(s):

Urban Planning ◽

Integrated Urban Planning

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INTEGRATED URBAN PLANNING IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

САВРЕМЕНА ТЕОРИЈА И ПРАКСА У ГРАДИТЕЉСТВУ ◽

10.7251/stp1813323m ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Brankica Milojević

Keyword(s):

Urban Planning ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Economic Conditions ◽

Complex Nature ◽

Integrated Planning ◽

Planning Approach ◽

The Republic ◽

Legal Frameworks ◽

Integrated Urban Planning

Integrated urban planning is a modern planning approach close connected with the complex nature of the cities and necessity of creating sustainable and resilient settlements. Research has shown that the implementation of integrated urban planning is directly connected to the socio-economic conditions, legal frameworks, technology, and professional and educational potentials of societies, which differ for each country. Research has shown, through concrete examples, that the practice of integrated planning is more prevalent in cities in EU countries than in post-socialist countries. This article focuses on the case study of the Republic of Srpska, where there are many problems in its implementation. Based on the analysis, it can be seen that it is necessary to constantly work on improving the methodology of integrated planning, education, and the training of planners and stakeholders, as well as strengthening the institutional and socio-economic preconditions for its implementation, particularly in post-socialist countries.

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