scholarly journals A Lacanian understanding of urban development plans under the neoliberal discourse

2020 ◽  
pp. 147309522098111
Author(s):  
Elham Bahmanteymouri
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Late Capitalism ◽  
Hegemonic Discourse ◽  
Surplus Value ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
Market Rationality ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The City

Urban development and land release policies in the city fringes are criticised because they often fail to achieve their objectives such as providing affordable housing for low to moderate-income groups as well as provision of infrastructure and transportation. From a Marxian point of view, urban development plans fail because of the inherent contradictions of capital, and consequently, maximisation of surplus-value becomes the main objectives of land supply policies. In this paper, I draw on the Lacanian concept of drive and use the homology between Marxian surplus-value and Lacanian surplus-enjoyment to explain how the market rationality of neoliberalism (late-capitalism) deflects the desired objectives of urban development plans (UDPs); that is, the desire to provide affordable housing and urban services and infrastructure instead facilitates speculative activities on land in the suburban areas of a metropolis, such as Perth, Western Australia. In particular, the paper focuses on the neoliberal intuitional and financial dimensions of UDPs. In conclusion, I suggest how planners may deal with the pressure of the lack in the hegemonic discourse of neoliberalism in order to avoid the stuckness of the logic of drive materialised in the operation of planning institutions.

scholarly journals SPATIAL PATTERN OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR FOR THE MONTREAL URBAN COMMUNITY

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shohel Reza Amin ◽  
Umma Tamima
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Spatial Pattern ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Spatial Data Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Development Indicator ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The City

The City of Montreal initiated a First Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development in 2005 followed by a Community and Corporate Sustainable Development Plan in 2010–2015. This study proposes a sustainable urban development indicator (SUDI) for each Montreal Urban Community (MUC) to evaluate the achievements of sustainable development plans. This study identifies thirty-two variables as the attributes of sustainable urban development. The multivariate technique and Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis are applied to determine the spatial pattern of SUDI for each MUC. The spatial pattern of SUDI identifies that Ville Marie, Verdun, Sud-Ouest, Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Plateau Mont-Royal have strong sustainable development. The findings of this study help the City of Montreal to understand the improvement of the sustainable development plans for Montreal city and to distribute the municipal budget for the community benefits accordingly.

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Development for Costal City Case Study: Bourg El-Bourols City

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1039-1047
Author(s):  
Amany Ragheb ◽  
Haithem El Sharnouby
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Coastal Cities ◽  
Cultural Systems ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Distinct Character ◽  
Development Area ◽  
The City ◽  
Current Reality

Comprehensive urban development varies from place to place according to the different natural environment, unplanned urban development on coastal cities led to an urban disruption and random possession of lands, Burj Al-Burullus is a coastal city with high environmental sensitivity and has many environmental, social, and cultural systems that qualify it to be a development area with a distinct character. The challenges of urban development represent the biggest challenge to development in the region. Despite the presence of many development plans in the region, there is no clear methodology that considers the resources and the distinct potentials of these areas to make use of them in solving the problems that hinder development. The research presents an attempt to reach a mechanism through which sustainable urban development can be achieved in all economic, social, and demographic aspects. In addition, it contributes to formulating a vision and developing a strategy to achieve sustainable urban development, with the participation of economic institutions in a way that stimulates these institutions to invest. The research studies and evaluates the current reality of Burj Al-Burullus city using GIS in terms of the characteristics and activities of the city and explores its developmental reality. The research attempts to find appropriate urban solutions to overcome these urban challenges and develop plans to be used as a link between the challenges and development results and to be followed in the development of the region and similar areas.

scholarly journals Which urban development for Algiers far from oil dependency? Towards TOD solution

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Boubezari ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Transit Oriented Development ◽  
The Development Strategy ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The City

This paper is questioning which kind of urban development is adequate for Algiers far from oil dependency and basing on what was achieved since the approval of its Masterplan in December 2016 and regarding to the potentialities and opportunities already set in the territory. The very principle of development in the territorial model already outlined a solution oriented towards the reorganization of traffic according to a principle of macro-mesh transport network structuring a new poly-centrality. At the nodes of this network, the place of these centralities, exchange hubs have been programmed. Thus, all the conditions are met so that in a second step, in terms of details, the city of Algiers can opt for a Transit-Oriented Development TOD that makes Algiers an attractive and competitive territory. By an analysis of the contents of the policy orientations of the PDAU (masterplan) of Algiers1 , a participative observation of the actions carried out by the city of Algiers, one will identify the goals already achieved for the development strategy plan. One will also show that the TOD solution is the easiest if not the only one and that all the legal and strategic conditions are met to facilitate the transition to detailed development plans.

scholarly journals The influence of landscape and urban development on modeling of transport of pollutants in Krasnoyarsk city

2021 ◽  
Vol 2057 (1) ◽  
pp. 012134
Author(s):  
S A Filimonov ◽  
V D Meshkova ◽  
A A Dekterev ◽  
A A Gavrilov ◽  
K Yu Litvintsev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Reynolds Equations ◽  
Micro Scale ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
Model Based ◽  
The City

Abstract The paper presents the numerical simulation of the distribution of pollutants in winter in the atmosphere of Krasnoyarsk city. The source of the pollution is the suburban areas of the city of Krasnoyarsk, in which coal stove heating prevails. A micro-scale mathematical model based on the solution of the system of non-stationary Reynolds equations is used for modeling. The influence of various factors, such as elements of terrain and urban development, on the distribution of pollutants is studied in the paper.

scholarly journals Within the City: Ongoing Experiences in Local Urban Development Plans

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-85
Author(s):  
Federica Benelli ◽  
Stefano Magaudda
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Lazio Region ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The City

The article presents a series of urban regeneration programmes carried out in the Lazio Region from 2011 to 2016, and financed by the resources of the cohesion policy 2007–2013. It covers: programme background, experience of the Municipality of Aprilia analysed in its most relevant details, some reflections concerning opportunities and limits of the programme, and some key elements to be developed in future research.

Cinephilia in Ruins

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
York City ◽  
Upward Mobility ◽  
Cultural Elite ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The City ◽  
Second Wave

Chapter 4 considers the second wave of cinephilia and the art house theater boom particularly in New York City alongside the emergence of underground cinemas intended for the cultural elite (1960–1970). The art house is discussed alongside Robert Moses’s urban development plans for the city, which exemplifies its attempts to sell an illusion of transportation and class and cultural upward mobility. Both kinds of theaters represented versions of cinematic ruins: the art house theater for its debt to luxurious capital, and the underground cinema, like Aldo Tambellini’s Black Gate, for its fallout shelter-like environment. Both are also examples of the kinds of “serious” moviegoing ultimately made possible by Schlanger and neutralization.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Tree Pattern in Street Canyons on Thermal Conditions and Human Comfort. Assessment of an Urban Renewal Project in Historical District in Lodz (Poland)

Atmosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 751
Author(s):  
Anna Dominika Bochenek ◽  
Katarzyna Klemm
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Street Canyons ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Planning Department ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
East West

The implementation of adaptation strategies has become an essential activity of spatial planning departments. Passive technologies related to the introduction of natural components in the form of vegetation are used, especially in urban development plans, to mitigate the effects of climate change and thus improve the quality of citizen life. Nature-Based Solutions are of particular importance in the areas of strict city centers, where historical building structures are subject to legal protection. In this study, the authors tested the influence of high greenery on the microclimatic conditions in the areas of typical street canyons (east–west and north–south orientations). Authors included the established greenery strategy by the City Planning Department. To estimate the impact of the assumed scenarios, a CFD tool was used—the ENVI-met application, which is commonly used in the field of urban microclimatology. Studies have shown that the introduction of 10% of green area contributed to a maximum air temperature reduction of 0.80 °C (17:00) in an east–west-oriented canyon, 0.49 °C (10:00) in a north–south canyon. The scenarios, assumed by the City Planning Department, related to the introduction of a greater amount of greenery turned out to be a less effective solution. The impact of greenery on the thermal comfort felt by humans was also determined. The reduction in the PET index was a maximum of 10.80 °C (14:00) in an east–west canyon; 6.66 °C (14:00) in a canyon area with a north–south orientation. This research might constitute the foundations to a re-evaluation of the urban development plans. The outcomes can lead to taking alternative direction of city layout transformations.

scholarly journals URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORICAL AREAS IN TYUMEN LATE IN THE 19th AND EARLY 20th CENTURIES

2019 ◽  
pp. 24-36
Author(s):  
E. I. Volynets ◽  
I. V. Kulikova
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Town Planning ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
The Road ◽  
Historical Factors ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Architecture Development ◽  
The City

Design/methodology/approach: The historical and urban development of Tyumen is analyzed for the period of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The city division into historical areas and administrative districts and the current state of historical areas are considered. The territories of districts and characteristic architectural features are revealed. Purpose: The purpose of this work is to show the development of architecture of the city late in the 19th and early 20th centuries with regard to economic, political and historical factors. Research findings: The analysis of historical areas of Tyumen is given from the point of view of its urban development and architecture. The research utilizes modern and historical maps of the city of Tyumen and scientific publications. The research method consists of the analysis of information about the urban development using the literature and the correlation of this information with historical materials. The analysis is given to architectural dominants and their impact on the architectural and planning of historical areas. Research findings: The definition of historical areas locations and the analysis of the architecture development in Tyumen of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The diagrams are suggested for the location of architectural areas (churches, factories) and important town-planning elements (squares, squares, cemeteries, etc.) in the city infrastructure. Originality/value: The analysis is given to the intensive population growth in Tyumen, which affects the road system. For the last decade, a new system of streets has been developed both inside and outside the city. This fact affects both the urban planning and the architectural appearance of the city because some of architectural areas have been lost.

scholarly journals Environmental urbanism and sustainable cities

2021 ◽  
Vol 900 (1) ◽  
pp. 012031
Author(s):  
M Ostárek
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Management And Development ◽  
Energy Environment ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The City

Abstract The paper focuses on the links between sustainability and urbanism with a focus on the environment. In order to achieve the sustainability of cities, it is necessary to monitor the balance between economic, social and environmental interests, and urbanization is closely linked to this. Urbanism with a focus on the environment or ecological urbanism is a type that focuses on projects in ecological aspects, such as humidification, temperature reduction in the city, energy buildings, planting, urban surfaces, etc. Sustainability of cities is also one of the topics of the United Nations which generally addresses Sustainable Development Goals. In order to achieve the goal of sustainable cities, it is necessary to ensure access to trouble-free and affordable housing and services for all citizens by 2030. This development program is set for the time period 2015-2030. As far as the city is concerned, this in itself fundamentally affects the quality of the surrounding environment, especially interventions in undeveloped areas, land use and city administration. Spatial urban development is also focused in detail on searching and regeneration of unused areas which can have a negative impact in the form of slower growth or decline. The newly emerging BIM method, which demonstrably streamlines the management and development of cities, can also contribute to overall sustainability which further leads to the concept of smart cities. It is a concept of smart cities of urban development that moves to the sectors of management, energy, environment, infrastructure and population in an effort to streamline the management and development of cities using new methods. The result of the work is to show cities as the powerful player in reducing of greenhouse gas emissions which can help to build more liveable environment. Cities are not the biggest problem but the biggest opportunity for change.

scholarly journals VALSTYBĖ IR MIESTAS: URBANISTINĖ PLĖTRA GALIŲ PERSISKIRSTYMO APLINKOJE/THE STATE AND THE CITY: URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF CHANGING POWER RELATIONS

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 232-239
Author(s):  
Vytautas Rubavičius
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
State Power ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
Capitalist System ◽  
Urban Development Policy ◽  
The City ◽  
European Regional ◽  
Supranational Level ◽  
Local Levels

The paper examines the changing character of nation / state power and power relationships between state, regions and cities under the conditions of rapid grobalization and postfordist capitalism. European states, regions and cities sustain not only the pressure of globalizational factors and challenges, but they are the targets of Euro-integrational policy, especcially that of Euro-regionalization and urbanization. A part of state power is transmitted up to a supranational level and some part – down to regional and local levels, thus the authorities of a subnational level are empowered to act on their own account for good competitive positions in domestic and global markets. Some peculiarities of Lithuania‘s transition to a capitalist system are highlighted and landmarks of urbanization are concidered. Attention is paid to Vilnius urban development from the point of view of European regional and urban development policy trends. Santrauka Globalizacijos veiksniai menkina valstybės galią ir keičia jos pobūdį, o Europos Sąjungos plėtra, taip pat jos vykdoma eurointegracijos politika įtvirtina naują valstybės ir regionų bei miestų santykių konfigūraciją. Valstybėms narėms vis labiau susisaistant dalis valstybės galios perduodama į aukštesnį supranacionalinį lygmenį, o dalis į žemesnį subnacionalinį lygmenį. Miestai ir regionai įgauna vis daugiau savarankiškumo, jų valdymo srityje ryškus perėjimas nuo centralizuoto prie daugialygio ar tinklinio, nuo vadybinio prie antrepreneriško valdymo. ES plėtojama Europos regionalizavimo politika ne tik teikia galimybių megzti tiesioginius regionų bei miestų ryšius, bet ir skatina kurti naujus miestų valdymo modelius, kurie laiduotų valdžios, visuomenės ir verslo partnerystę ir padėtų urbanistiniams regionams tapti konkurencingiems globalinėse rinkose. Straipsnyje aptariami kai kurie valstybės ir miestų santykių, taip pat miestų valdymo kaitos aspektai, svarstoma, kaip Lietuvos ir Vilniaus urbanistinė plėtra siejasi su europinės euroregionizacijos politikos nustatomomis gairėmis ir tos politikos teikiamomis galimybėmis.

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