Urban infrastructure finance and its relationship to land markets, land development, and sustainability: a case study of the city of Islamabad, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Adil Rauf ◽  
Olaf Weber
Keyword(s):  
Land Development ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Land Markets ◽  
Infrastructure Finance ◽  
The City

scholarly journals Skateboarding as a tool for reading the city

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Polina Yu. Krutskikh
Keyword(s):  
Urban Youth ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Youth Sports ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
The Common ◽  
The City

Modern urban youth sports cultures are notable for their diverse and complex nature. The question arises as to what analytical approach should be used to study their multifaceted character. Using the St Petersburg skateboard scene as an example, the article shows the advantages in applying the concept of the post-sport cultures to understand how the common functions of urban infrastructure are redefined, what trends exist on the scene, how they shape the meanings attributed to them by the scene participants, and how those signs are read.  The study also employs the solidarity approach to describe the interactions between the scene participants through the ideas and ideological controversies shared by them. The focus of the paper is how to apply solidarity approach to study the nature of urban post-sport cultures based on St Petersburg skateboard scene case study. Given the lack of Russian publications on the topic, the study is also aimed at inscribing the Russian skateboarding experience into the Western academic context.

Lively Infrastructure

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 137-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ash Amin
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Social ◽  
Community Solidarity ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
Struggle For Recognition ◽  
The City

This paper examines the social life and sociality of urban infrastructure. Drawing on a case study of land occupations and informal settlements in the city of Belo Horizonte in Brazil, where the staples of life such as water, electricity, shelter and sanitation are co-constructed by the poor, the paper argues that infrastructures – visible and invisible – are deeply implicated in not only the making and unmaking of individual lives, but also in the experience of community, solidarity and struggle for recognition. Infrastructure is proposed as a gathering force and political intermediary of considerable significance in shaping the rights of the poor to the city and their capacity to claim those rights.

The Cyclical Nature of the Territorial Development of Large Cities: A Case Study of Wrocław (Poland)

2019 ◽  
pp. 009614421987786
Author(s):  
Robert Szmytkie
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Specific Pattern ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Subsequent Period ◽  
Nearest Neighborhood ◽  
The City

The primary aim of the study was to identify the process of territorial development of large cities in Central and Eastern Europe based on the example of Wrocław. The analysis of the administrative boundaries changes; population density and land development revealed specific features of the territorial growth of large cities, which due to their repeatability indicate the cyclical nature of the processes. The specific pattern of territorial development in large cities can be described as follows: each period of socioeconomic development of the city contributes to an increase in population density within urban boundaries, and then to the sprawl of the city into its nearest neighborhood. The suburban area is an extension of the city and over time is incorporated into administrative boundaries of the city. Extension of the city usually reduces the population density within its new boundaries. Each subsequent period of prosperity in the city initiates another cycle of spatial development.

The New Urban Infrastructure Crisis Competition for Urban Space

1997 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Marvin ◽  
Simon Slater
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Competing Demands ◽  
Road Space ◽  
The City ◽  
Privately Owned

British cities are now experiencing unprecedented competition for surface and subsurface urban space. Restructuring of the utilities sector has created privately owned companies that are now engaged in major programs of infrastructure renewal while massive investments are underway in retrofitting new forms of telecommunications, energy, and transportation infrastructure. Above the ground, increasing mobility has created new demands for urban road space for the movement of goods and people. Focusing on a case study of Sheffield, the article identifies the competing demands for space, examines the broader implications of these new tensions, and evaluates how far the city is able to mediate between competing demands. The article concludes by raising serious questions about the ability of urban policy to mediate between private companies' demands for urban space in the United Kingdom.

scholarly journals Mechanisms of Densification of the City in the Neoliberal Economy - a Case Study: the Surroundings of the Eastern Part of the Former Airport Runway Rakowice-Czyżyny in Cracow

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (27) ◽  
pp. 81-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominika Hołuj ◽  
Artur Hołuj
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
New Urbanism ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Field Analysis ◽  
Airport Runway ◽  
The City

Abstract The article is a case study of land use planning in the surroundings of the eastern side of the runway of the former airport Rakowice-Czyżyny in Cracow. The area was chosen because it is an example reflecting the history of many urban spaces that are well connected externally, well equipped in infrastructure, and favourably located in the city. They are now the scene of an intense market game, which arrogates to itself the almost unlimited right to determine the land use. Therefore, a study was conducted to verify the knowledge in that field. The analysis was based, inter alia, on differentiated source materials (including historical ones), a survey of press materials (mostly local ones), interviews with residents, the field analysis carried out in the research area and data analysis (primary market of real estate). The chosen example allowed the authors to confirm the theorems on the growing threats to the spatial order in a situation of struggle between supporters of neoliberal urbanism and broadly defined new urbanism. The latter cannot exist without spatial planning but since1990 in Poland we have been able to observe a crisis in this area. It leads to chaotic, too concentrated development in urban areas. This demonstrates that while the criticism of the new urbanism is in some dimensions justified, it cannot be used to legalize voluntary land development. This possibility of social and political permission for arbitrariness generates an “appetite” for space understood primarily as an economic good.

Land Readjustment in Kathmandu Valley

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 46-55
Author(s):  
Sunaina Karmacharya
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Residential Neighborhood ◽  
Land Readjustment ◽  
The Government ◽  
The City

 Urban expansion of Kathmandu Valley is taking place at the fast rate challenging urban managers and planners of the city. In-migration has resulted in the unplanned urban growth of the city with the shortage of serviced land for urban development in Kathmandu. So Land Readjustment (LR) technique has been used as urban land development tool by the government. There are twenty two LR projects completed, and some of the projects are ongoing in the valley. The overview of the Land Readjustment technique of Kathmandu Valley has been done to explore the required measures needed to reform the existing legal and Institutional Framework and procedure of LR. Among the implemented LR projects, Nayabazar Land pooling has been selected for the case study as almost all the plots have been developed. Now, it is a dense residential neighborhood. The instruments used for research are literature study, in-depth interviews with different stakeholders of LR projects and landowners. Field visit and questionnaire survey in case study area are conducted regarding the street network and open space of the area. The existing system of LR technique is studied relating it with international experience mainly the case of Germany and Japan to draw positive inferences to explore the wider scope of LR technique for the comprehensive development in urban areas.

scholarly journals A Few Steps Away yet Worlds Apart: A Closer Look at Changing Streetscapes in Abu Dhabi

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdellatif Qamhaieh
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
City Branding ◽  
Rapid Pace ◽  
Urban Upgrading ◽  
The City ◽  
City Planners

Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, continues to change at a rapid pace in response to city branding efforts. Significant investments in the city’s urban infrastructure and its built environment are widespread, as Abu Dhabi attempts to compete on the world stage and lure in tourists, corporations, and investors alike. City planners have been busy updating the city’s urban spaces and streetscapes. They have been transforming it into a sleek and modern contemporary Arab city with a ‘high-end’ feel – which has been successful thus far. As a result, Abu Dhabi’s name has become synonymous with luxury, and the city’s overall quality, livability, and resilience have improved significantly. At the other end of the spectrum, the lower-income segments of the society appear to be missing from the urban planning effort. Some of the urban upgrading interventions might be unintentionally taking away some of the vibrant and diverse aspects of informal street life. This is especially true in some areas, where monotonous and sterile newer environments and streetscapes are replacing the older, informal environments, mostly inhabited by lower-income workers. This paper takes a closer look at some of these older spaces and streetscapes in Abu Dhabi. Through a case study, it attempts to shed some light on some of these vibrant areas, which could potentially vanish soon. It also attempts to highlight the energetic nature of these streetscapes and bring this to the attention of city planners. The paper argues that valuable lessons could be learned from these informal spaces and that these lessons could contribute positively to future planning efforts in the city.

scholarly journals Coordinated State Analysis and Differential Regulation of Territorial Spatial Functions in Underdeveloped Regions: A Case Study of Gansu Province, China

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 950
Author(s):  
Baopeng Xie ◽  
Quanxi Wang ◽  
Beiying Huang ◽  
Ying Chen ◽  
Jie Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Pattern ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Gansu Province ◽  
Ecological Function ◽  
Coordinated Development ◽  
Space Function ◽  
And Function ◽  
Protection Pattern ◽  
The City

The coordinated development of territorial spatial functions is the main manifestation of the sustainable utilization of territorial resources. Identifying spatial functions and their coordinated relationship has become an important guarantee for regional coordinated development, and is of great significance to the construction of a sustainable land development and protection pattern. This study constructs a classification and function scoring system for Production-Living-Ecological Spaces (PLES) by using land-use data from Gansu Province in 2000 and 2020, and revises the spatial functions of the land to supplement the deficiencies of existing related researches by combining socio-economic data (GDP, population density) and ecosystem service value data. In the aforementioned works, the Mechanical Equilibrium Model in physics is referenced to explore the coordinated state among territorial spatial functions. The results show that the high-value areas of production function are mainly distributed in the eastern and central areas of the Loess Plateau, with a strip-like distribution in the Hexi Corridor. The high-value areas of living function are consistent with that in the center of the city. The distribution of high-value areas of ecological function is in line with the topographic distribution pattern of mountainous areas in Gansu Province. The distribution pattern of the coordinated state of land space function in Gansu Province is relatively stable from 2000 to 2020. Simultaneously, the functional dominant area and the promotion area are identified according to the deviation of the coordinated degree of production-living-ecological function. After clarifying the functional characteristics of each county, the author proposes a differentiated regulation strategy of territorial spatial function.

scholarly journals Methodological Proposal for Redesigning Informal Communities - Constructing Resilience in Hydrological Stress Conditions

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-62
Author(s):  
Luiz Fernando Flores Cerqueira ◽  
Luciene Pimentel da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Local Scale ◽  
Management Group ◽  
Development Methodology ◽  
Hydrological Stress ◽  
Informal Communities ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
The City

Abstract The paper presents a methodological proposal in the form of a framework for redesigning informal settlements based on Low-impact Design and Development methodology. It involves the management of rainwater through the implementation of urban infrastructure on local scale in a decentralized and collaborative manner. It served as an object of study the region of Baixada de Jacarepagua, a vector of expansion of the city of Rio de Janeiro. The proposed framework adopts Action-Research methodology. The stages envisaged in the framework are: (i) initial, which involves approaching the community, establishing bonds and setting up a management group, (ii) diagnosis, and (iii) project. The application of the framework is demonstrated by means of a case study of the community, which typifies the slums in areas of marshland and the peripheral urban landscape. It is believed that this framework can guide the urban redesign of other communities within the perspective of sustainable development.

scholarly journals To Ally or Not? The Critical Factors of a New Alliance Model in Urban Infrastructure Projects

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-78
Author(s):  
Pekka Valkama ◽  
Lasse Oulasvirta ◽  
Ilari Karppi
Keyword(s):  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Collaborative Project ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
Development Phases ◽  
Infrastructure Investments ◽  
The City

The research explains the background of an alliance model which is a new collaborative project concept in urban infrastructure investments and reviews stakeholder views of applied alliances based on a case study analys­ing project experiences in the city of Tampere, Finland. The alliance model is considered a potential solution for some of the chronic productivity and other problems of the building industry and the classic difficulties in public-sector investment projects, but the model fits a purpose primarily only in publicly funded, technically challenging and sufficiently large projects. The alliance model has initiation, development and implementation phases, and of these phases, the interviewed experts named the development phases as particularly critical, as team spirit, shared ethos, and joint goals must all be built in that phase before the actual collaboration between contract parties can be initiated.

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