scholarly journals La Europeización de la política urbana en España en el periodo 2014-2020: análisis de las Estrategias de Desarrollo Urbano Sostenible Integrado (EDUSI) = Europeanization of urban policy in Spain in the period 2014-2020 : analysis of the Integrated Sustainable Urban Development Strategies (ISUDS)

2021 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Community Initiatives ◽  
Profound Influence ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Eu

ResumenLa dimensión urbana de la Política de Cohesión de la Unión Europea (UE) ha ejercido una influencia de calado en la política urbana en el marco español. Dentro de la misma, las Iniciativas Comunitarias URBAN (1994-1999) y URBAN II (2000-2006), y la Iniciativa Urbana (2007-2013) han contribuido a un nivel relevante de europeización de dicha política en el país. En el periodo 2014-2020 el eje urbano de la Política de Cohesión ha contado con continuidad a través del lanzamiento de 173 Estrategias de Desarrollo Urbano Sostenible Integrado (EDUSI) por parte del Ministerio de Hacienda. Su estudio es pertinente en el momento presente al no haberse llevado a cabo todavía un análisis general de este instrumento, y al conllevar el mismo la introducción de un conjunto de cambios importantes en la línea iniciada por instrumentos anteriores. Este trabajo tiene dos objetivos principales: i) analizar y entender la genealogía del instrumento enmarcándolo en el contexto comunitario y español desde una perspectiva diacrónica de europeización; ii) analizar y entender en qué medida las EDUSI suponen la plasmación en el país del enfoque hacia una mayor competitividad de las ciudades, potenciado en la última década en el marco del eje urbano de la Política de Cohesión, en detrimento de un enfoque de regeneración urbana integrada. Para alcanzar ambos objetivos este trabajo lleva a cabo un análisis cualitativo de las EDUSI a través de ocho categorías analíticas. Se llega a un entendimiento en profundidad de la genealogía del instrumento, así como a un conjunto de conclusiones que se acompañan de recomendaciones de política relevantes para orientar el eje urbano de la Política de Cohesión en el periodo 2020-2027.AbstractThe urban axis of the Cohesion Policy has exerted a profound influence on urban policy in the Spanish framework. The URBAN Community Initiatives (1994-1999) and URBAN II (2000-2006), and the Urban Initiative (2007-2013) have resulted in a relevant Europeanization of that policy. In the 2014-2020 period, the urban axis of the EU policy has been formalized in the country through the launch of 173 Integrated Sustainable Urban Development Strategies (ISUDS-EDUSI). The study of this instrument is pertinent at the present time as an in-depth analysis of this instrument has not been addressed so far by the literature. This work has two main objectives: i)to analyze and understand the genealogy of the EDUSI in the UE and Spanishframeworks from a diachronic Europeanization perspective; ii) to analyze and understand to what extent EDUSI represents the embodiment of the approach promoted in the last decade in the framework of Cohesion Policy towards greater competitiveness of cities and efficiency of European Funds at the expense of an integrated urban regeneration vision. To achieve both objectives, this work carries out a qualitative analysis of 167 EDUSI through eight analytical categories. In-depth knowledge of the instrument is reached, as well as a set of conclusions that are accompanied by relevant policy recommendations to guide the urban axis of Cohesion Policy in the 2020-2027 period.

PRIORITIES OF CANADA URBAN DEVELOPMENT: FROM SUSTAINABLE TO SMART CITIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-183
Author(s):  
Vladyslav Kolomechiuk
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Community Initiatives ◽  
Innovative System

The article deals with the priorities and dynamics of the Canada urban development and describes the sustainable cities evolution. The purpose of the work is to compare the main achievements in the implementation of sustainable cities in Canada and to outline the problems and prospects of the formation of smart cities. To date smart cities is also an innovative system, where technologies are used to improve the relationship between citizens and their governments and provide social innovation and improve quality of life. A sustainable and smart cities is a place where citizens work with local authorities to improve service delivery, develop community initiatives and create solutions to improve quality of life. In this context, it is important to analyze the current policy of sustainable urban development in Canada in order to identify problem points and formulate recommendations for further de-velopment.

Sustainable Urban Development, the Dutch Method: Best Practice for the European Integrated Approach?

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
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L. van Middelkoop
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Outer Boundary ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Policy Document ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Legislation ◽  
The Eu

AbstractAn important European environmental policy aim is to create “sustainable cities”. The aim of this article is to explore the possible tensions between environmental measures and urban spatial planning law that can arise in creating such sustainable cities and examine opportunities for integrated sustainable urban planning. The policy document discussed in this article is the European Thematic Strategy on Urban Development of 2006. This Strategy promotes an integrated approach as the tool to achieve sustainable urban development, with the implementation of existing EU environmental legislation as its outer boundary. However, no specific EU legislation has been adopted or is foreseen thereon. The EU merely intends to offer support and guidance to the Member States. But will such a policy suffice to reach the aim? Are not clearer (legislative) parameters needed? Within the EU several “best practices” to the integrated approach are being developed by the Member States. This article highlights the Dutch approach to integrated urban development that could be seen as such a best practice. Particularly relevant in urban (re)development projects are the Dutch 'Interim Act City and Environment approach', the legal Framework for Air Quality in the Dutch Environmental Management Act and the 'Crisis and Recovery Act'. These instruments show chances for integrated urban (re)development. But some points of attention remain even in the Dutch approach, such as the guarantee that the ecological aspect of sustainability must not come off worse. Is EU legislation needed to address these points of attention or will national (or local) action do?

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPITAL CITY THROUGH THE PRISM OF INCLUSIVENESS (A CASE OF KYIV)

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Eu.O. Maruniak ◽  
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S.A. Lisovskyi ◽  
S.A. Pokliatskyi ◽  
A.A. Mozghovyi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Inclusive Development ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Economic Landscape

The problem of inclusive development has recently taken into account in Ukraine, although at the global level and in the EU such discussions have been going on for a long time, as well as key concepts were included in the documents shaping the international policy agenda. The paper aims to identify local markers of inclusion and/or exclusion within the capital post-socialist city, verify participatory approaches within the context of sustainable urban development research, and create a basis for developing recommendations for further improvement of urban policy in Ukraine. The example of the capital, Kyiv, a city that has been integrated into the global economic landscape for several decades, is the most indicative from the point of view of current and anticipated changes. The article outlines the main features of modern discourse in the field of inclusiveness and integrated urban development. On the case of Kyiv and a few urban neighborhoods, based on a survey and expert assessment, local features of the spatial measurement of inclusiveness, such as accessibility and openness of different types of infrastructural objects, organization of urban space, have been analyzed. The surveys, in addition to positive assessments of the availability of urban infrastructure for residents, and high quality of construction of individual facilities, simultaneously have been revealed significant shortcomings, especially for people with disabilities. The role of urban governance and international projects outcomes to achieve new goals of urban environment quality in Ukraine has been emphasized. The scientific novelty of the article is to identify local signs of inclusiveness and exclusivity in the capital city of a post-socialist country in the context of improving urban policy in Ukraine.

scholarly journals Desenvolvimento urbano sustentável: uma contradição de termos?

2000 ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Heloisa Soares de Moura Costa
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Political Ecology ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Urban Analysis ◽  
Different Origins

Poucos conceitos têm sido tão amplamente utilizados como o de desenvolvimento sustentável, num aparente consenso revelador mais de imprecisão do que de clareza em torno de seu significado. Com base em uma revisão de abordagens recentes, argumenta-se que a noção de desenvolvimento urbano sustentável traz consigo conflitos teóricos de difícil, porém não impossível, reconciliação: a) entre as trajetórias da análise ambiental e da análise urbana que, originando-se em áreas do conhecimento diferentes, confluíram na proposta de desenvolvimento sustentável; b) entre formulações teóricas e propostas de intervenção, traduzindo-se no distanciamento entre análise social/urbana crítica e planejamento urbano. São examinadas propostas de planejamento que adotam o discurso e/ou pressupostos de sustentabilidade urbana, discutindo exemplos da literatura internacional — as cidades compactas européias, o movimento californiano por cidades sustentáveis — e, no caso brasileiro, a experiência recente de planejamento urbano em Belo Horizonte.Palavras-chave: planejamento urbano; desenvolvimento sustentável; meio ambiente; política urbana. Abstract: Few concepts have been so widely adopted as sustainable urban development, an apparent consensus revealing more imprecision than coherence of meaning. The paper discusses some aspects of such theoretical and conceptual fragility as a contribution to building an alternative for the future. The concept is considered to have been worn out by excessive fashionable repetition. The paper argues, however, based on a review of recent approaches ranging from political economy to the contributions of political ecology and post-structuralism, that the concept of sustainable urban development embodies conflicts that are difficult but not impossible to solve: a) the conflict between the different origins of and paths followed by environmental analysis and urban analysis, both converging on the proposition of sustainable development; b) the conflict between theory and practice represented by the growing distance between critical social/urban analysis and urban planning. Finally, some planning proposals are examined as examples of adoption of the discourse and assumptions of sustainable development. They are the European compact city proposal; the Californian sustainable cities movement; and, in the Brazilian case, the recent urban planning experience in Belo Horizonte.Keywords: urban planning; sustainable development; environment; urban policy.

scholarly journals European Integral Urban Policies from a Gender Perspective. Gender-Sensitive Measures, Transversality and Gender Approaches

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9543
Author(s):  
María Jesús Rodríguez-García ◽  
Francesca Donati
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Urban Policies ◽  
Integrated Policy ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Employment Education ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Eu

Integrated policy strategies represent an increasingly popular approach in urban development and gender policies. This article analyses the integration between integral urban policies and gender mainstreaming in the European Union. A specific analytical proposal is elaborated and applied to urban policies promoted by the EU in Spain between 1994 and 2013. The Comparative Urban Policy Portfolio Analysis is used to study the inclusion of gender-sensitive policy measures in local project portfolios, their transversality across policy sectors, and the relevance of two main approaches to analyse them. The results show that integral urban development programmes have incorporated gender-sensitive policy measures. Results also show a low level of transversality focused mainly on social integration, although they combine objectives focused on a women-centred approach to classical areas of gender inequality affecting women, i.e., employment, education, health, and a gender approach focused on new welfare challenges linked to care and defamilisation. These results show the relevance of analysing gender approaches included in integral urban policies to comprehend the character of their gender mainstreaming and their potential effects on more gender-equal cities.

scholarly journals Linking Sustainable Urban Development With Town Planning Through Proximity Trade

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Jose Manuel Diaz-Sarachaga
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Town Planning ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Urban Fabric ◽  
Commercial Activities ◽  
Motorized Vehicles

Losses from commercial activities reflect the decline and deterioration of the downtown, the urban fabric and the social structure of the cities. The dependence on motorized vehicles has grown significantly among consumers who must move to meet their daily needs. Such a process marginalizes vulnerable populations by promoting urban lifestyles less sustainable. Proximity trade is therefore becoming increasingly important for those groups because it encourages dynamism among distinct urban areas and reduces the use of vehicles. This urban model addresses a relevant issue as universal accessibility that allows residents to enjoy an available city and move freely without encountering obstacles. The major role played by trade in the creation of wealth and urban fabric demands the integration of commercial areas provisions into urban policy guidelines. In this context, the study aims at developing a set of indicators that link proximity trade with the promotion of sustainable urban development and the model of compact city to be included in Spanish urban planning guidelines. Sixteen indicators were thus formulated around five areas of action: urban morphology, urban complexity, sustainable mobility, urban metabolism and social cohesion.

scholarly journals CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES (CDS) CONTRIBUTION TOWARD SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh ◽  
Nurwati Badarulzaman ◽  
Mastura Jaafar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
City Development ◽  
Planning Approach ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Different Levels

Today one of the important concerns of cities is growth by sustainable development. However sustainable urban development has been used in various forms and explained by various definitions, this subject is accompanied by uncertainty. New approaches in urban planning have attempted to achieve sustainable development. One of these is City Development Strategies (CDS), a new strategic planning approach that has been employed in more than 200 cities worldwide to achieve sustainable growth. However, CDS achieve different levels of success in sustainability. This paper takes the initiative to investigate the contribution of CDS toward sustainable urban development by looking for inclusion of principle of sustainable urban development in CDS themes. However CDS themes are various such as sustainable urban development definitions, therefore this inclusion is different. This paper highlights this relationship and inclusion for one the latest definition of CDS presented by Cities Alliance in 2006. This definition can succeed to achieve sustainability on some aspects, especially environmental and economic sustainability and fail to achieve some ones. This output is discussed in relation to CDS themes that have been applied in developing countries.

scholarly journals Variegated Europeanization and urban policy: Dynamics of policy transfer in France, Italy, Spain and the UK

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliet Carpenter ◽  
Moneyba González Medina ◽  
María Ángeles Huete García ◽  
Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado
Keyword(s):  
Urban Policy ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

This paper explores the dynamics of urban policy transfer in the European Union (EU), critically examining the process of Europeanization in relation to urban issues. The paper takes a comparative approach, analysing the evolution of urban policy and Europeanization in four member states: France, Italy, Spain and the UK from the 1990s up to the current Cohesion Policy period (2014–2020). Using an analytical framework based on three dimensions of Europeanization (direction, object and impact), we examine the extent to which urban policies are moving towards an integrated approach to sustainable urban development, as supported by the EU. The paper highlights the contradictions between processes of convergence through Europeanization, and path-dependent systems and trajectories that forge alternative paths. In doing so, it advances wider debates on the impact of Europeanization in a neo-liberal context by arguing that member states more likely to be affected by Europeanization are those most impacted by national austerity measures. A process of ‘variegated Europeanization’ is proposed to capture the differential practices taking place within the EU with regard to the circulation of the EU’s approach to urban policy.

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