Multifunctional Assessment of Green Infrastructure for Sustainable City Planning

2021 ◽  
pp. 345-357
Author(s):  
M. Pietsch ◽  
M. Makala ◽  
R.-U. Syrbe ◽  
J. Louda
Keyword(s):  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Sustainable City

scholarly journals Sustainable City Forms

2021 ◽  
Vol 1203 (3) ◽  
pp. 032066
Author(s):  
Ilze Stokmane
Keyword(s):  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Well Being ◽  
European Population ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Local Municipalities ◽  
Local Initiatives

Abstract Twenty first century characterises with approach of sustainability in different scales of spatial planning. During the pandemic in 2020 and 2021 more and more attention has been paid on health and well-being of population. Remembering that two thirds of all European population live in cities the theme of sustainability of living environment became even more important following SDG 11 “Sustainable Cities and Communities”. People in the cities more often seek for possibility to spend time outdoors, preferably in nature. It has become the important issue not only for individuals but also for governors of local municipalities and big cities providing such opportunity for their inhabitants. In order to find the best possible solution for development of urban environment it is important to know what are the choices available and best practise realized in spatial planning sustainability context. During the last five decades and even earlier different researchers and city planners have been defining possible city forms to ensure sustainability and well-being of todays and next generations. The purpose of research paper is to show the variety of sustainable city forms outlined in research papers and formed by collaboration of progressive cities. To strengthen the importance of new approaches in city planning, there are examples of the best practise of some European counties following SDGs in spatial planning of their territories showed. The analysis of situation in different countries clarifies that development of green infrastructure, use of local resources and support of local initiatives are the best approaches for any place to reach the sustainability because fulfilling the needs of local inhabitants for qualitative outdoors results in better life not only for locals, it plays also important role for forming good image of municipality and country increasing sense of proud of such place. City municipalities need to put more effort for developing sustainable communities providing healthy and attractive living environment for local and even new inhabitants in place where living, work and recreation are in balance with nature.

Industrial zones is the place where the green city originates

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1857-1880
Author(s):  
N.N. Krupina
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Environmental Security ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Efficient Operation ◽  
Fiscal Incentives ◽  
Industrial Zones

Subject. The article updates the scientific view of the environmental protection greening and the special land use regime as a special city planning means of passive sanitary protection of people from the adverse aerial and technological impact and the recovery of the environment we live in. Objectives. I identify the specifics of designing and efficient operation of environmental protection greening as an inseparable part of the urban ecosystem. The article justifies the technique for strategic positioning of respective infrastructure projects in order to ensure the protective effect. Methods. The study relies upon general methods of analysis, systematization of existing viewpoints and published findings, graphic and logic analysis, matrix-based tools to choose an administrative strategy. Results. I analyzed the air-holding capacity of economic activity in regions and the outcome of air quality monitoring as a risk factor for public health. The article pinpoints operational difficulties in the environmental protection greening facilities and strategic approaches to addressing the issues in order to improve the environmental security of industrial zones. I determine new aspects of public relations and groups of criteria to assess the effectiveness of green infrastructure projects. The article provides the rationale for fiscal incentives for investors and public-private partnership of stakeholders. Conclusions and Relevance. Considering national projects, such as Ecology, Demography, Convenient Urban Environment, I emphasize the relevance of recovering and rehabilitating obsolete environmental protection greening facilities situated in industrial zones of industrially developed cities. Green projects should indeed comply with a set of progressive results of fundamental studies carried in various scientific areas. There should be fiscal incentives in terms of taxes and depreciation on special assets as the basis for the private-municipal partnership in green assets management in order to enhance the environmental security of industrial zones.

Sustainable City as Fantasy

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Policy Maker ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Anthropogenic Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable City

There can be little doubt that our current ecological crisis is being framed through the idea of sustainability. As we plan to deal with anthropogenic climate change, we talk of becoming more sustainable. We are projecting a sustainability vision; a certain future that we desire to achieve. In this paper I offer a Lacanian interpretation of this vision, arguing that we must understand how ideas such as the “sustainable city” operate as fantasy constructs. Here I want to emphasize the particular operation of this fantasy, since it is the very form of this operation that stymies the true politicization of climate change. The paper draws on Žižek's reading of Lacan to illustrate how sustainability (as fantasy) relates to our knowledge of climate change. Two brief illustrations of the operation of sustainability as fantasy are then outlined. The first draws on recent city planning in London, UK, to show how fantasy has gentrified the traumatic elements of climate change. The second illustration draws on a brief conversation with an urban policy-maker to sketch out how transgression is a functioning part of sustainability fantasies. In conclusion the paper turns to the question of politics through a relating of Lacan's psychoanalytical cure with a politicization of economy.

scholarly journals Spatial Orientation Skill Performance with a Workshop Based on Green Infrastructure in Cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Carbonell-Carrera ◽  
Jose Luis Saorin ◽  
Dámari Melián-Díaz ◽  
Stephany Hess-Medler
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Spatial Orientation ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Spatial Skills ◽  
Skill Performance ◽  
Specific Teaching ◽  
The Impact

Better training of spatial skills of green infrastructure managers will contribute to better planning practices in this field. The professionals using geo-spatial technologies in sustainable city planning require, in their curriculum, specific training focused towards the acquisition of spatial skills. Using maps and geo-spatial technologies, spatial orientation skill is needed. In this research, a workshop based on a green infrastructure has been carried out. A specific teaching strategy for the improvement of spatial orientation skill has been performed. In the workshop, 3D technologies of graphic representation of an urban environment were used such as Cad Mapper, Sketch Up Make 2017 and Google Street View. Thirty-two students (22 treatment group, 10 control group) of agronomic engineering participated. The impact on spatial orientation skill was measured with the Perspective Taking-Spatial Orientation test, through pre- and post-tests. No gender differences were found. The Treatment Group obtained a significant increase of 19.27% in their spatial orientation skill. Participants of the Control group did not significantly increase their spatial orientation skill (3.21%). Specific teaching strategies such as those performed in this research can be effective for the training and development of spatial orientation skill, needed for geospatial planning in the field of Green Infrastructures.

scholarly journals Safety Related Challenges when Designing Sustainable Cities

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. p25
Author(s):  
Göran Nygren ◽  
Björn Yndemark ◽  
Johan Lundin
Keyword(s):  
City Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Passive Protection ◽  
Combustible Gas ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
Additional Safety

The transition towards sustainable city planning is challenging from many perspectives, e.g. the speed of development towards fossil free fuels and updating of regulations for controlling risk in the transport infrastructure do not manage to keep an even pace. This applies both at the detailed level regarding technical design requirements and on a more comprehensive performance level of safety objectives that can be verified to confirm compliance with society's safety objectives. This paper presents challenges, experiences and results in connection with the analysis of the risks associated with an underground bus terminal operated with gas-powered buses. A risk analysis approach used in an ongoing project in the final stage of the planning process, which makes it possible to discuss experiences and difficulties based on work in practice. Two main types of injury are studied; fire and explosion, where people can be exposed to both high temperatures, toxic smoke, radiation, pressure waves and impact by flying debris. Fire, may occur with ignition of combustible gas mixture (in air). It can be noted that an underground bus terminal operated by gas-powered buses constitutes a complex facility from a risk perspective and that the risk level without special consideration for additional safety measures is expected to be high. Therefore, a safety concept is required that is balanced between different types of measures, such as supervision, control and safety enhancing installations as well as inherent passive protection.

Sustainable City Planning Strategy Review for Next-Level Technology, Earthquake-Resistant Buildings, Dehradun City

2021 ◽  
pp. 197-207
Author(s):  
Geetanjli Rani ◽  
P. A. Arun ◽  
Nitty Ann Abraham ◽  
Shariq Ansari ◽  
Umar Muktar
Keyword(s):  
City Planning ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Planning Strategy ◽  
Earthquake Resistant

Traditional Urban Planning Approaches and Sustainable City

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Syful Islam
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
City Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City ◽  
Planning Approaches

The quality of city life and well being of city dwellers is central goal of urban planning approaches. Nevertheless, unsystematic and short-term planning approaches of cities have produced incomprehensible sprawl, which deteriorates social, economic and ecological sustainability of the city. The need to alleviate or remove these problems systematically for improving the social, ecological, spatial and economical components of the city is contemporary issue, though most of the planning systems do not yet explicitly address those issues of sustainability. This paper considers Urban planning as a key term as it has the capability to reveal the implications of land use strategies, policies and programmes for the social, economic and physical components of environment. In addition, all the traditional urban planning approaches have outlined to explore their soundness in the sustainable city planning, discuss the main approach followed for sustainable city planning, and outline emerging approach in both theory and sustainable city planning practice.

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