InclusiVaart: (Re)defining shared neighbourhood spaces

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-4
Author(s):  
Giovanni Maria Bianchi ◽  
Ziloy Croughs ◽  
Elise Descheemaeker ◽  
Abigail Mier ◽  
Ariel Alexis Pacific ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Demographic Shift ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Transdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Residential Quarter

Cities and dense urban areas are dynamic environments, always adapting to changing circumstances and shocks, such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Vaartkom, a neighbourhood in Leuven, provides an interesting case-study, having undergone a drastic transformation in the past two decades, from dilapidated industrial zone to residential quarter and cultural hot-spot. This has introduced a demographic shift, which inevitably influences the use of public and private space in the neighbourhood, creating new areas for inclusion and exclusion. Our research focuses on how the use of public space has changed under COVID-19, and how community members envision their neighbourhood in a post-COVID context. We employed various methods – such as interviews, site visits, stakeholder and physical mapping exercises – and worked with the community to identify the different areas of in-and exclusivity. Some findings relate to the conflicting expectations about the use and future of public space and the link between the location of public engagement and the level of inclusiveness. This illustrates the magnitude and consciousness of the effort required to be truly inclusive. Above all, our own understanding of inclusivity broadened significantly over the duration of the project, illustrating the clear advantage of using a transdisciplinary approach in research. Our findings have been summarised in a small video.

scholarly journals Mapping Gendered Spaces and Women’s Mobility: A Case Study of Mitathal Village, Haryana

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prerna Siwach
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Gendered Spaces ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Gender Stratification ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
The Village

The most explicit representation of gendering of space is the division between public and private space. Public space—the space of transcendence, production, politics, and power—is the sphere of men, whereas private productive space—the sphere of reproduction—is the women’s space. The spatial perspective developed here recognizes the complexities of a patriarchal society and how these define gender roles, which further help in sustaining gender stratification on the physical space. Whatever mobility women accrue is due to the nature of their work; thus, the nature of work and the gender roles a woman performs define her space of access. Age and caste are two major factors that affect mobility. The study also attempts to explore how “patriarchal bargain” takes place. They are a bargain, in that the “rules” which regulate gender relations in a region are constantly contested and renegotiated in daily life. Forms and expressions of patriarchy are undergoing changes; moreover, it can be said that the village is moving toward a kind of patriarchal bargain that allows women more mobility.

scholarly journals Transgressive actions and the production of public space : policy, people and urban space in Winnipeg's downtown

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Etoile Catherine Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Urban Revitalization ◽  
Space Policy ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Urban Theory ◽  
Downtown Area ◽  
Private Spaces

Public space is planned space. The discourse that takes place among federal, municipal and local governments, as well as the interaction that takes place on the street between people, informs the agenda and values inherent in policy and social norms. Urban revitalization strategies and city bylaws produce public and private spaces, thereby informing the cityscape within which everyone interacts. This study examines the contribution, circulation and regulation of transgressive actions in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in order to consider what these actions reveal about power relations in the urban environment and the production of public space. This research uses both a policy case study and urban theory to investigate the means by which public and private spaces are produced and imbued with the ideologies that shape and maintain these spaces in Winnipeg's downtown area.

scholarly journals Brownfields to Greenfields: Environmental Justice Versus Environmental Gentrification

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 2233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Maantay ◽  
Andrew Maroko
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Community Gardens ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Census Block Group ◽  
Proximity Analysis ◽  
Potential Impact

Gentrification is a growing concern in many urban areas, due to the potential for displacement of lower-income and other vulnerable populations. This process can be accelerated when neighborhood “greening” projects are undertaken via governmental or private investor efforts, resulting in a phenomenon termed environmental or “green” gentrification. Vacant land in lower-income areas is often improved by the existing community through the creation of community gardens, but this contributes to these greening efforts and paradoxically may spur gentrification and subsequent displacement of the gardens’ stewards and neighbors. “Is proximity to community gardens in less affluent neighborhoods associated with an increased likelihood of gentrification?” Using Brooklyn, New York as a case study, we examined this question using Geographic Information Systems and two spatial methods: a census block group proximity analysis, and a hot spot analysis, to determine the potential impact of proximity to community gardens in lower-income areas. The results of the analyses suggest that proximity to community gardens is associated with significant increases in per capita income over the five years study period, which is indicative of areas undergoing gentrification. This has implications for environmental justice because existing lower-income residents are likely to be displaced after their community is improved environmentally.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Relationship between the Environment and User’s Behavior on Unimproved Streets: A Case Study of Da Nang City, Vietnam

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duy Do ◽  
Suguru Mori ◽  
Rie Nomura
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Open Space ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Behavior Setting ◽  
Street Space ◽  
Type C ◽  
The Relationship

One of the most insoluble problems confronted by urban areas in developing countries is the shortage of open space; street space allows daily human activities, promotes social interaction, and is seen as a precondition for the sustainable development of the community. Although some seemingly public space is also built up in Vietnam, street space is often where resident’s go to perform activities. This research aims at studying behaviors of users in old street space and the interaction with existing physical settings; as an input to future renovation and the development of street space in a manner that respects the cultural and social context of the Vietnamese people. User’s behaviors in streets and physical characteristics of space were collected and processed in accordance with theories of behavior setting and proxemics using some methods including place-centered behavioral mapping (PcBM) and visual encounter surveys (VES). The analysis showed that three types of behavior, including (1) Type A where various frequent activities occurred, (2) Type B which discouraged most human activities, and (3) Type C where neither frequent nor infrequent behaviors can represent environmental behavior patterns in the old street spaces of Vietnam and for each of these types of patterns improvements have been proposed by organizing street and pavements layouts detailed in this paper. The proposed improvements are based on the relationship between human behaviors and properties of the street space to assist designers, administers, and authorities in renovating and developing better and more sustainable street space.

scholarly journals Imaginarios urbanos en áreas protegidas de la ciudad de Mar del Plata, Argentina

2021 ◽  
pp. 185-204
Author(s):  
María Belén Loyza ◽  
Ignacio Mariano Azcue Vigil
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Nature Management ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Secondary Information ◽  
The City ◽  
Urban Places

Las reservas naturales dentro de las áreas urbanas brindan servicios ecosistémicos a la población y son de gran importancia para lograr la sostenibilidad urbana. El objetivo del presente artículo es analizar cómo estas áreas protegidas son comprendidas por los habitantes de la ciudad, tomando como caso de estudio la Reserva Natural Puerto Mar del Plata (RNPMdP) y la Reserva Forestal Bosque Peralta Ramos (BPR), ambas pertenecientes al partido de General Pueyrredon (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Con la finalidad de recuperar aquellos imaginarios urbanos que guían las prácticas de las personas, se recurre a fuentes de información primaria y secundaria, como entrevistas en profundidad y documentos oficiales, utilizando una metodología cualitativa de investigación. El miedo asociado a la naturaleza “salvaje”, la búsqueda de control y orden, la tranquilidad de alejarse de los centros urbanos y refugiarse en lugares del periurbano y las diferentes percepciones sobre la gestión en espacios públicos y privados de naturaleza urbana son algunos de los imaginarios abordados. Tomando en cuenta los problemas de conservación que enfrentan las áreas protegidas urbanas, estudiar cómo son comprendidas es necesario para una correcta gestión ambiental urbana.   Abstract Nature reserves within urban areas provide ecosystem services to the population. They have great importance to achieve urban sustainability. The objective of this article is to analyze how these protected areas are understood by the inhabitants of the city, taking as a case study two reserves located in general Pueyrredon, Buenos Aires, Argentina: “Reserva Natural Puerto Mar del Plata” and “Reserva Forestal Bosque Peralta Ramos”. In order to recover the urban imaginaries that guide the practices of people, the research bases on aqualitative research methodology, employing primary and secondary information sources, such as in-depth interviews and official documents. The fear associated with the “wild” nature, the search for control and order, the tranquility of moving away from urban centers and taking refuge in peri-urban places and the different perceptions about urban nature management in public and private spaces are some of the imaginary addressed. Taking into consideration the conservation problems faced by urban protected areas, it is important to study how these spaces are understood, for proper urban environmental management.

scholarly journals Uncovering hidden urban bounty: A case study of Hidden Harvest

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-32
Author(s):  
Chloé Poitevin DesRivières
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food Sovereignty ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Private Lands ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Social Environmental

Urban food systems primarily rely on foods grown in rural spaces, and often face challenges in creating spaces to grow fresh, healthful and affordable food in cities. Urban food harvest organizations aim to overcome these challenges by locating and harvesting food that already exists in cities on the numerous fruit- and nut-bearing trees located on public and private lands. Hidden Harvest is a leading initiative for urban fruit and nut harvesting in Canada, and unique in its for-profit social enterprise model. The organization aims to legitimize and support the practice of harvesting fruits and nuts in urban areas, and provides a means to increase access to—and availability of—fresh, healthful foods hyper-locally in Ottawa, as people harvest from their own (or nearby) neighborhoods. This field report examines the challenges and opportunities faced by Hidden Harvest in attempting to link multiple social, environmental and economic goals relating to food sovereignty, social justice and ecological sustainability. In particular, the organization seeks to establish a self-sustaining business model through innovative solutions and the development of networks with local food processes, food organizations and businesses, which enables Hidden Harvest to grow and develop distinct ties and relationships in Ottawa. This case study reveals how organizations such as Hidden Harvest use food to enhance and tie together local economies, knowledge, food security and community well-being.

scholarly journals Closeness is Not Accessibility: Isolation and Depopulated Rural Areas in the Proximity of Metropolitan Urban Areas, A Case-Study in Inland Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 410-435
Author(s):  
H. S. Martínez Sánchez-Mateos ◽  
A. R. Ruiz Pulpón
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Accessibility Analysis ◽  
Physical Connection ◽  
And Function

Abstract The increase of accessibility is one of the most important strategies to achieve territorial cohesion and slow down depopulation processes in rural areas. Accessibility is a wide concept with a range of interpretations. When it comes to rural areas, usual accessibility measures introducing proximity and ease of physical connection could lead to misinterpretations and a lack of knowledge for rural areas. This study proposes an accessibility analysis based on connection and function of one of the most depopulated territories in inland Spain: the province of Guadalajara (NUTS-3) which constitutes an interesting case-study because its proximity to the Spanish capital city (Madrid) and the integration of part of the province on its dynamics and economic processes. Results show different rural accessibility levels useful for public policies and decision making on infrastructures. In addition, the accessibility model suggested can be applied in other depopulated rural areas of Europe.

scholarly journals STREET TRADE AND THE ATTAINMENT OF URBAN RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ademola Omoegon
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Informal Economy ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Urban Resilience ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Significant Damage ◽  
Development Policies

Rapid urbanization rates and the proliferation of informal activities in vulnerable locations present significant challenges to urban resilience and adaptation, particularly in cities seeking to reduce poverty and improve economic growth. Inclusive urban governance has been identified as being vital to building resilience. Informal employment is the life blood of African cities, as evidenced by the multitude of street traders which abound in urban areas. However, in recent times many city authorities in Africa have adopted neo-liberal development policies which have led to the sanitization of public space and displacement of street traders, as well as a consequent worsening of the already precarious working conditions of traders and a significant damage of their limited associational structure, thus reducing their capacity to participate in urban governance. Through a case study of Lagos, Nigeria which possesses the largest informal economy in Africa, this paper examines the challenges which associations of the working poor face and the effect of this on urban resilience efforts. By exploring the experiences of street traders, the paper aims to investigate their current forms of organisation, their role in urban governance and how these factors can enhance or hinder urban resilience and adaptation. Keywords: Street trade, urban resilience, informal economy, urban governance, Lagos

scholarly journals Transgressive actions and the production of public space : policy, people and urban space in Winnipeg's downtown

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Etoile Catherine Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Urban Revitalization ◽  
Space Policy ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Urban Theory ◽  
Downtown Area ◽  
Private Spaces

Public space is planned space. The discourse that takes place among federal, municipal and local governments, as well as the interaction that takes place on the street between people, informs the agenda and values inherent in policy and social norms. Urban revitalization strategies and city bylaws produce public and private spaces, thereby informing the cityscape within which everyone interacts. This study examines the contribution, circulation and regulation of transgressive actions in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in order to consider what these actions reveal about power relations in the urban environment and the production of public space. This research uses both a policy case study and urban theory to investigate the means by which public and private spaces are produced and imbued with the ideologies that shape and maintain these spaces in Winnipeg's downtown area.

Benefits and barriers associated with take-home-naloxone in the view of Italian service providers

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Rolando ◽  
Franca Beccaria ◽  
Susanna Ronconi
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose Spanning almost 30 years, Italy’s experience with take-home-naloxone (THN) provides an interesting case study on the international scene because of its specific history, regulation and trends in overdose (OD) rates. Accordingly, this study aims to contribute to the evidence base for THN and its delivery in a different setting. Design/methodology/approach The study focuses on service providers’ perceptions of the benefits, risks and barriers associated with THN provision. Data was collected using a mixed-methods approach as follows: an online structured questionnaire (no. of respondents = 63) and two focus groups (no. of total participants = 18). Findings Findings show that service providers believe the benefits of THN far outweigh the risks and accrue to services, as well as users. The study also suggests that the barriers in Italy are mostly ideological and political, and illustrates how resistance to administering THN can re-emerge when ODs are no longer a social emergency. Furthermore, the study found that health and social workers have different attitudes which are also reflected at the level of public and private services, thereby shaping slightly different models of THN supply. Originality/value The study suggests that barriers associated to THN are more ideological and political rather than concrete, which explains why, even where it seems long established, can easily re-emerge once ODs are no longer a social emergency.

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