A top-down experiment in Co-Creation in Greater Paris

2020 ◽  
pp. 137-154
Author(s):  
Ségolène Pruvot
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Public Authority ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
Creative Ability ◽  
Creative Cities ◽  
Area North ◽  
The City

This chapter explores how Plaine Commune, the local authority in charge of urban development in an area north of Paris, has implemented a ‘top-down’ art-based collaborative process, which may be regarded as Co-Creation. The chapter analyses whether and how a process initiated by a public authority can be understood as part of the Co-Creation method defined in this book. The chapter places the reflection in the frame of the Creative Cities debate (Florida, Landry) and looks at whether and how Co-Creation can be used as a tool for inclusive Creative Cities strategies. The case-study reveals that local authorities can innovate by calling in artists for their specific creative ability, involving them as mediators, to help develop new ways of making the city, together with urban planners and residents.

scholarly journals The Five-Minute-Walk Distance Concept, Case Study: City of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-100
Author(s):  
Oana Strinu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Walk Distance ◽  
The City ◽  
Minute Walk Distance ◽  
Minute Walk

"The Five-Minute-Walk Distance Concept, Case Study: City of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. This term, also known as the “pedestrian shed”, refers to the distance that would make a person’s option of walking or driving to a destination differ. The distance is visualized as a 400-meter radius area most commonly found in some major cities or capitals’ downtown areas/main areas. To further highlight the characteristics of this concept I applied it on a case study of the city of Cluj-Napoca, checking the adherence of many areas against the concept’s principles. This will display the percentage of studied areas that meet the definition criteria and the results will indicate the proposed collection of measures to be adopted by the local authorities to increase the area definition validity score and to improve the citizens quality of life. This concept could be easily replicated in any city or capital and its metrics could be used to assess citizens. Keywords: neighborhood, 5-minute walking distance, urban development, city driving, pedestrian shed."

scholarly journals HOW ARE PUBLIC SPACES SUSTAINING CULTURAL IDENTITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF CHINA’S INCREASINGLY GLOBALLY FOCUSED URBAN DEVELOPMENTS: USING A CASE STUDY OF PUTUO IN SHANGHAI

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-205
Author(s):  
Hee Sun (Sunny) Choi
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Cultural Identities ◽  
Urban Change ◽  
Global Presence ◽  
The City

This paper explores what it means for a public space to embody the city within rapid urban change in contemporary urban development and how a space can accomplish this by embracing the culture of the city, its people and its places, using the particular case of Putuo, Shanghai in China. The paper employs mapping and empirical surveys to learn how the local community use the act of communal dance in everyday public spaces of this neighborhood, and seeks not to find generalizable rules for how humans comprehend a city, but instead to better understand how local inhabitants and their chosen activities can influence their built environment. The findings from this emphasize the importance to identify how public spaces can help to define cities with China’s emerging global presence, whilst addressing the ways in which local needs and perspectives can be preserved.

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 Brownfield Redevelopment In Toronto, Ontario: An Examination Of Sustainability And The Toronto Portlands

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Hayek
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Brownfield Redevelopment ◽  
Development Literature ◽  
The City

Brownfields are "abandoned, vacant, derelict or underutilized commercial and industrial properties where past actions have resulted in actual or perceived contamination" (NRTEE, 2003, p.1). Brownfield redevelopment, because of its contributions to urban sustainability, intensification and environmental quality, has become a critical issue in urban development literature of late. Through case-study research this paper aims to evaluate the relative sustainability of four Port Lands brownfield redevelopments that involve converting brownfields into green space in the City of Toronto. This study has shown how brownfield redevelopment and more specifically, turning brownfields into green space represent an application of all three pillars of sustainability. However, the exact extent of how this type of redevelopment represents an application of sustainable development cannot be truly measured or quantified. It has also highlighted the need to develop a comprehensive set of sustainability indicators that can be specifically applied to projects that aim to convert brownfields into green space.

scholarly journals Urban Vitality Evaluation and Spatial Correlation Research: A Case Study from Shanghai, China

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1195
Author(s):  
Jiangang Shi ◽  
Wei Miao ◽  
Hongyun Si ◽  
Ting Liu
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Central Area ◽  
Spatial Distribution Characteristics ◽  
Primary Driver ◽  
Effective Decision ◽  
Development Evaluation ◽  
Effective Decision Making ◽  
The City

Urban vitality is the primary driver of urban development. However, assessing urban vitality has always been a challenge. This paper builds on the research framework of sustainable development evaluation and selects evaluation indicators from the three systems of urban operation: economy, society, and environment. The deviation maximization (DM) method is used to evaluate urban vitality. Shanghai is then used as a case study for evaluation, and the comprehensive index of urban vitality is calculated for the city from 2010 to 2019. The evaluation results indicate that the urban vitality of Shanghai experienced a significant upward trend over ten years (2010–2019), which shows that the urban competitiveness of Shanghai is constantly strengthening. Next, the study focuses on the administrative region of Shanghai, to calculate the regional vitality level of Shanghai from 2010 to 2019 and to explore its spatial distribution characteristics. Then, a spatial autocorrelation analysis is used to explore the mechanism that affects the spatial distribution of urban vitality. The results demonstrate that the urban vitality in Shanghai shows a significant positive correlation in space. Moreover, there is a “High–High” gathering area, which includes Huangpu, Xuhui, Hongkou, and Changning in central area of Shanghai. This research provides a theoretical reference to support effective decision-making with respect to high-quality urban development.

scholarly journals Building Preservation Case Study of Pancasila Building in Pasuruan City

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (08) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prof. Dr. Lalu Mulyadi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
City Development ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The City

Some cities in Indonesia have a long history of city development, in East Java, for example the cities of Surabaya, Malang, Blitar, Kediri and Pasuruan are cities that have a history of urban development that still maintains the identity of the city. old buildings or colonial buildings, these buildings can still be suspected through the characteristics of building shapes and the use of ornaments that are characterized by European buildings. For this European building to be preserved, it is necessary to conduct a feasibility study of the aesthetic value contained in the building. The case study taken in writing this article is the Pancasila Building in the city of Pasuruan. The method used is descriptive analysis topically. To support the discussion in this article, field observations and literature studies were conducted. The findings in this study were to determine the physical identity of the building and the meaning of building ornaments.

scholarly journals City Resilience towards Coastal Hazards: An Integrated Bottom-Up and Top-Down Assessment

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 2823
Author(s):  
Rina Suryani Oktari ◽  
Syamsidik ◽  
Rinaldi Idroes ◽  
Hizir Sofyan ◽  
Khairul Munadi
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Coastal Hazards ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Household Surveys ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
The City ◽  
Banda Aceh

Community resilience is increasingly required to adapt to the effects of the frequency and severity of the ever-increasing number of coastal hazards. This paper uses the case study of the city of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, which was devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, with the aim of investigating the city’s level of resilience towards coastal hazards. This paper aims to: (i) assess the preparedness of coastal communities; (ii) evaluate the level of resilience of the city to coastal hazards; and (iii) formulate strategic steps in an effort to mitigate coastal hazards in Banda Aceh. The evaluation was conducted using mixed methods (both quantitative and qualitative) through data triangulation. Data collection involved 311 household surveys, two focus group discussions with 30 participants, and interviews with seven representatives from government and non-government organisations. Regarding the survey, the preparedness level of Banda Aceh’s residents is categorised as “low“. The results of overall city resilience assessments are also classified as “low”. This finding indicates that more planned, systematic, and sustainable efforts are needed. Hence, this study also recommends strategies to enhance resilience in dealing with coastal hazards.

Sustainable Urban Development

2018 ◽  
pp. 30-40
Author(s):  
Nicola Boccella ◽  
Irene Salerno
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
The World ◽  
University Of Rome ◽  
The City

The concept of participation in sustainable urban development practices is actually more and more popular in Europe and all over the world. In parallel, there is a rapid growth of urban design and planning projects including local communities in urban development planning activities. According to such concepts, this chapter, starting from the description of the results of field and desk researches carried out by ‘La Sapienza' University of Rome and related to communities involvement strategies currently available in Europe, describes and analyses a case study based on a concrete application of theoretical and methodological approaches, and two more cases of possible application of an integrated methodology. All the projects described concern the city of Rome.

Developing a Conceptual Framework for Knowledge-Based Urban Development in Isfahan, Iran

2019 ◽  
pp. 490-508
Author(s):  
Marjaneh Farhangi
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Effective Factors ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The City

We have witnessed vast economic, social, technological, and environmental changes that have influenced patterns of urbanization. Through all these years urban planning has also experienced major reforms. During last two decades, with emergence of knowledge economy, it is claimed that the nature of urban development has changed; this new notion of development is called knowledge-based urban development. As there is not clear methodology for directing cities development process, this chapter aims to formulate a conceptual model for cities leadership towards knowledge-based urban development. This chapter considers the city of Isfahan, Iran as a case study. Finally, a model is proposed according to literature review and using ANP method for analyzing the data gathered from the context. This conceptual model has also prioritized effective factors for KBUD.

Belonging to Green

2022 ◽  
pp. 20-45
Author(s):  
Tülay Zıvalı Turhan ◽  
Hatice Ayataç
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Environmental Attributes ◽  
Post War ◽  
The City ◽  
Depth Interviews

Sarajevo's natural layout is extensively green as it covers large rural and natural areas. The city struggles with an insufficient urban layout in terms of environmental quality. Through a top-down approach, this study investigates the user's perception of ‘green' and examines the environmental attributes of place attachment in the case of Sarajevo. The semi-structured study is based on online surveys with experts and in-depth interviews with residents and applies a reframed model of place attachment which provides both a quantitative and qualitative translation of, among other aspects, environmental factors. Within this framework, the research presents a recap of Sarajevo's environmental experiences and focuses on lessons learned regarding the post-war urban development in the environmental context of the city.

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