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.

scholarly journals The "Foundations and Criterias" the Integration of Transportion Systems in Large Cities' Centres

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 113-129
Author(s):  
Mohammed Kareem Mohessen ◽  
Bahjet Rashad Shahin
Keyword(s):  
City Planning ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Easy Method ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Fundamental Reason ◽  
The City

Transport systems are a major part and a key component of the city and its centre، and directly affect its planning and urban design. Integrated transport systems are considered as a fundamental reason of easy and possible accessibility of people، merchandise and others، as well as they appear distinctly in developed cities' centres، and to achieve such a targeted integration، the main bases must be provided. This study is emerged owing to the absence of a clear vision in our local studies about the integration of transport systems in the centres of large cities to achieve easy possible accessibility in a smooth and easy method، and also appropriate to the actual need for transport in a sustainable way to meet the social، economic and environmental requirements، such that many cities have developed plans to address traffic congestions in a studied approach. Therefore، the research problem is "the lack of a clear and accurate vision of the levels and ways to achieve the integration of transport systems in the centres of large cities، including the city of Baghdad". The research hypothesis is "integrating of different transport levels، contributes to build a sustainable city، and it is a guaranteed assurance to meet the immediate requirements of mobility and accessibility without compromising our communities' comfort in the future". Integration levels and their different foundations are the means to achieve integration to create easy accessibility and provide a sustainable environment by planning for the time being، and adopting sustainable systems in future plans. Thus، the importance of this research comes from the importance of transport systems and the foundations of their integration and their impact on the city planning to match the need for transport easily and in a way that promotes the social، economic and environmental aspects.

scholarly journals Make the Cities Work: Some Stories of Smart City Initiatives Around the Globe

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukmo Pinuji ◽  
Wahyuni Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Smart City ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Institutional Arrangement ◽  
Main Concept ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
The World ◽  
Taking Charge ◽  
The City

The concept of Smart City (SC) has been popular recently, and has been adopted by many cities in the world with various implementation and development. As the world most population now concentrates on urban area, a sustainable city planning and management become important. As the population keeps growing,pressure and tension on a city arise: space for living, waste management, traffic congestion, sufficient clean water resources, and other issues. Beginning in around 2009, the concept of SC was designed to solve problems related to city growth in a sustainable manner. By using technology, Internet of Things (IoT), and community participation, SC aims to make the city a livable place for its inhabitants, putting people as the center of interest and in quality of life in sustainable manners as ultimate goal. This paper aimed to deliver a study on the trend of SC adopted by two cities: Amsterdam and Jakarta. The study was conducted through literature review. The data were analyzed to compare the concept of SC in each city from different parameters, focusing on the developmentprocess, technological adoption, political and institutional arrangement and implementation. The results show that each city has specif ic strategy to implement SC, based on their economic, social, environment and demographic characteristics. It is also important to underline that the main concept of SC is to attract related stakeholders in taking charge of their roles for the success of SC. Furthermore, both cities has a sharing vision in putting environment as the main framework of the development of SC.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Affecting Elements on the Quality of Life and Human Well-Being in Congested Urban Centers; Case Study: Sulaymaniah City

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
Othman Mohammed ◽  
Hoshyar Rasul
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
North East ◽  
The City

This Study is an empiric- analytical research in city planning discipline was conducted in Sulaymaniyah city from Dec. 2015 until July 2017. Geographically Sulaymaniah situates north-east of Republic of Iraq. Like many other urban centers, Sulaymaniyah city as one of the congested urban areas in Kurdistan Region, is almost over populated and congested, resulting in accumulated problems in health-, economical-, services, technical-, social- and planning affairs, which leads to permanent degrading of the natural, and social environment and thus impact on the quality of life, Thus the main concern of this study is firstly finding out the reasons facts indeed responsible for the above described unsatisfied situations and then try to answer the questions whether planning methods (if any) manage to prepare answers to these urgent problems overwhelming the city? The study believes that the cardinal reasons for this situation are the effects of combinations of triple facts, namely: the exponential growth of human population in general- and accompanied problems-, the destroyed balance between rural and urban areas and the political vision of administrative machinery that focus on urban centers by neglecting countryside. The cumulative effect of these facts could be observed in form of many distinctive and at the same time interlocking elements leads to the problems that mentioned above. Among many elements involving, the study handles, analyzes and discusses only the elements indeed responsible for destroying the visual, physical and health conditions of the city inhabitants in Sulaymaniyah. Used criterion in determining these elements are the terms: active element, Passive Element, Critical element, and buffer element, which give the adequate answer to the arise questions.

THE URBAN PLANNING AS A COMPLEX ACTIVITY ORIENTED AT THE FOUNDATION OF SOCIALLY ORIENTED CITY ENVIRONMENT

2019 ◽  
pp. 94-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Bakaeva ◽  
Liliya Chaikovskaya ◽  
Alexandra Kormina
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Complex Activity ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City

Social characteristics of the life quality at the urban area and their relationship with the demographical situation and depopulation factors of the population of present-day Russia are considered in the article. Besides the demographical factor, the ecological component of most cities and locations predetermines at the stable march of the society and provides the security of the urban population vital activity. A new model of socially - oriented urban area is offered. The model is a biosphere compatible conception of the city-building, which was developed by Russian Academy of Architecture and construction sciences. The realization of the social oriented urban area consists in the close - knit execution of some principles, which are directed to the provision of har-monious balance between people and environment. According this position the formation of social -oriented ur-ban area has a connection with the necessity of the rethinking the traditional representation and guidelines and the formation of people’s world outlook in the context of common humanitarian sciences, which were made by the human at the stage of development. At the practice the creation of the social - oriented urban area should be started with the changing of the system of the city control. The system of the city control is the practice of the urban planning within city - planning complex, which is the uniting part of people’s vital activities. In this way there is no alternative of the transition to the symbiont type of relationship between the homuncle and natural environment - the urban planning systems and their natural environment. Such situation can be shown within the difficult and complex problem of the safety with the aim of the social - oriented urban area.

scholarly journals URBAN ENVIRONMENT DESIGN: NEW METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES BASED ON THE BIOSPHERE COMPATIBILITY PARADIGM (PART 2)

2021 ◽  
pp. 115-130
Author(s):  
V. A. Ilyichev ◽  
V. I. Kolchunov ◽  
N. V. Bakaeva ◽  
A. A. Kormina
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
Design Solution ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
City Life ◽  
Residential Neighborhood ◽  
Urban Function ◽  
The City

Statement of the problem. New challenges of our time significantly affect the methodology of urban planning. The development of new principles of city life, regulating the biosphere compatibility of cities and the development of human capital, should be considered an urgent scientific task that requires identifying the patterns of functioning of urban elements of planning structures (residential areas). Results. The paper develops the methodological foundations of urban planning, design and evaluation of design options for residential planning units of the city (quarter, neighborhood, residential area) on the principles of the paradigm of biosphere compatibility of cities and settlements that develop people. A conceptual model of the functional and planning organization of the territory- the hierarchy of city functions - is proposed. An algorithm for evaluating variants of residential area planning projects based on the index of urban function provision has been developed. For each of the functions of the city, the necessary and sufficient composition of indicators for evaluating design decisions is identified. The article discusses the prospect of quantifying the social well-being of the population of residential areas of a biosphere-compatible city as an alternative condition for the formation of a comfortable urban environment.Conclusion. The numerical evaluation of the design solution and a comparative analysis of the level of favorability of a residential neighborhood using the principles of the biosphere compatibility paradigm show what changes are required in the composition of urban planning solutions not only to achieve the quality of the material environment of life, but also human development in all respects.

scholarly journals Planting Design Approach in Sustainable Urban Planning

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-71
Author(s):  
Demet Ulku Gulpınar Sekban ◽  
Ertan Düzgüneş
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Planting Design ◽  
Vegetation Landscape ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sustainable Landscape ◽  
The City

The increased pressures associated with climate change and urbanization processes adversely affect the quality of life of the cities and damage the sustainability of the cities. Sustainability of a city depends on the social, economic and ecological flexible uses that these pressures can tolerate. The examination of these flexible uses within the city brings along the sustainability of the landscape. Landscape serving flexible uses for urban sustainability; All the unconscious elements that make up that landscape, especially the vegetation landscape element, should support the concept of sustainability. Within the scope of the study, it was aimed to determine sustainable design approaches in the fields of planting and to create an evaluation scale accordingly by examining the sustainable planting design approaches in urban scale. An answer was sought to the question of how sustainable the planting activities of Trabzon province are. In the study, 40 studies defined as sustainable landscape areas were examined and 27 sub-parameters were developed under 4 main titles within the framework of these studies. The parameters are examined in the regions represented by the city components that make up the city and it is tried to determine what is necessary for the sustainability of the city

Rural-to-urban migration in Vietnam: conceptualized youth’s vulnerabilities in the city

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nhu Ngoc K. Pham ◽  
Mai Do ◽  
Van H. Bui ◽  
Giang T. Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Urban Migration ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Content Type ◽  
City Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Opportunities ◽  
New City ◽  
The City ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose Vietnam is experiencing high rates of young adult migration from rural hometowns to urban cities in search of new economic and social opportunities. However, limited internal migration research has examined the well-being of this population once they are in the urban destinations, as well as their interactions with the new lifestyles in the cities. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to explore the social transition of young Vietnamese migrants into city life. Design/methodology/approach In-depth interviews were conducted among ten female and six male temporary unmarried migrants, between ages of 18 and 25 years, currently living in Ha Noi through purposive sampling. Findings Despite a higher income in the city, young migrants often suffer from physical and mental health strains that decrease their overall well-being, caused by the factors such as barriers to assimilation to new lifestyles, continued attachment to origin hometowns, financial pressures, and poor living conditions. Important aspects in pre-migration expectations and actual experiences influenced the psychosocial well-being of these young migrants as they transitioned into adulthood during their migration process. Migration to the city and assimilation into city life also changed young migrants’ views on lifestyles and behaviors often considered misconducts in their rural hometowns, such as premarital sex. Female migrants faced higher stigmatization compared to male migrants, often described by fellow migrants as becoming “loose” in the new city. Originality/value The study findings highlight the important gender-specific implications for health services and programs to improve young migrants’ well-being in the city.

scholarly journals Interpretation of Relationship between Urban Planning and Architectural Design

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye Xiaomin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Architecture Design ◽  
Design Concepts ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

Nowadays, the architectural design is mainly based on city planning and design, and will directly affect the city planning and design.The relationship between the two is very close. They complement each other.City planning and design should actively learn some advanced design concepts and technology from architectural design, while, architectural design should keep pace with city planning and design, so that we can promote the harmony and unity of the city maximally. Under the situation of our country’s gradually progress and development, city planning design and architecture design can work together to achieve the purpose of progress,scientifically and rationally carry out the related work of city planning and design, to improve the level and quality of life from the national fundamental. In view of this, this paper mainly analyzes the relationship between urban planning design and architectural design.

scholarly journals Evaluating Walkability through a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Approach: A Lisbon Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1450
Author(s):  
Jônatas Augusto Manzolli ◽  
André Oliveira ◽  
Miguel de Castro Neto
Keyword(s):  
Decision Analysis ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Analysis ◽  
Pedestrian Traffic ◽  
The City

New strategies to improve the quality of urban pedestrian environments are becoming increasingly important in sustainable city planning. This trend has been driven by the advantages that active mobility provides in terms of health, social, and environmental aspects. Our work explores the idea of walkability. This concept refers to the friendliness of the urban environment to pedestrian traffic. We propose a framework based on the multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) methodology to rank streets in terms of walkability levels. The city of Lisbon (Portugal) is the location of the streets under examination. Findings confirmed the framework’s replicability and suggested the possibility of this strategy being used as a support tool for designing urban policies.

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