scholarly journals NEGOTIATING AN URBAN FORM: THE STRUGGLE OF A CONCEALED KAMPUNG (KAMPONG) IN A NEW CITY DEVELOPMENT

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
DIAN ALIN MULYASARI ◽  
ANTONY SIHOMBING ◽  
HENDRAJAYA ISNAENI
Keyword(s):  
Urban Form ◽  
City Development ◽  
New City

‘Does Africa not deserve shiny new cities?’ The power of seductive rhetoric around new cities in Africa

Urban Studies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (12) ◽  
pp. 2391-2407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Côté-Roy ◽  
Sarah Moser
Keyword(s):  
Urban Policy ◽  
African Continent ◽  
City Development ◽  
Private Interests ◽  
Right To Development ◽  
Fertile Ground ◽  
New City ◽  
Policy Mobilities ◽  
Urban Visions ◽  
Africa Rising

This paper explores the emerging new master-planned city-building trend on the African continent. Situating our research within urban policy mobilities literature, we investigate the ‘Africa rising’ narrative and representation of Africa as a ‘last development frontier’ and ‘last piece of cake’, an imaginary that provides fertile ground for the construction of new cities. Building upon research on the practices of ‘seduction’ that facilitate urban policy circulation, we argue for the relevance of critically examining elite stakeholder rhetoric to understand the relative ease with which the new city development model is being promoted in Africa. We investigate the enablers, advocates and boosters of new cities, represented mainly by states, corporations, non-profits and consultants to render visible the complex networks of relations and private interests that support and enable the creation and circulation of the new cities model in Africa. We also analyse the pervasive ‘right to development’ argument among African elites, which precludes criticism of new city ventures and circulates problematic assumptions about modernity and development. We conclude by discussing how stakeholder rhetoric limits the range of urban visions that are put into circulation and mobilized for Africa’s urban future.

Form-based recommendations for pedestrian level thermal comfort in compact neighbourhoods – A case study in Glasgow

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nusrath Maharoof ◽  
Rohinton Emmanuel ◽  
Craig Thomson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
City Centre ◽  
City Development ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods ◽  
Outdoor Spaces

<p>In light of climate change as well as challenges associated with urban liveability, many cities are now focusing on outdoor spaces as an extension of living spaces.  Aligned with this, the Glasgow city development plan aims to achieve a healthy and high-quality compact city that supports sustainable development in times of climate change.  However, overheating associated with climate change as well as urban heat island requires planners to identify the thermal comfort consequences of decisions to enhance outdoor living in urban neighbourhoods. Yet, the lack of performance data often hinders planners’ ability to propose guidelines for the health and wellbeing of city dwellers.  In particular, the relationship between compact urban form and heat stress needs to explored.</p><p>In this paper, we explore the thermal performance of neighbourhoods based on vertical and horizontal density parameters that are amenable with planning control. We develop graphic tools for the analysis of neighbourhood thermal performance at street level.  We demonstrate mechanisms to integrate the tool into the planning process of City Centre development in Glasgow by way of thermal comfort guidelines to enhance the liveability of an existing streetscape as well as proposed new developments within pre-determined neighbourhood forms.</p>

Branding the new city: exploring place branding in Saudi Arabia

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 254-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Turki Shoaib ◽  
Ramin Keivani
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Place Branding ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
City Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Physical Form ◽  
Place Brand ◽  
New City

Purpose – This study aims to explore the development of a new city brand in Saudi Arabia. Place Branding theory is geared towards existing places and does not take into account newly developed cities. Here “Place Branding” takes on a new significance. How do we develop a brand for a city that does not yet exist? Who are the actors involved and how do they influence the process? Design/methodology/approach – The study uses discourse analysis to investigate the interplay between actors and place brand development in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) for two separate branding scenarios. It is further structured through the theoretical lens of actor-network theory (ANT) to take advantage of relational aspects that can lend insight on how a brand is created and enacted. Findings – Initial findings suggest that branding messages in KAEC are fragmented with little government or other stakeholder involvement leading to poor brand awareness and performance. The study also emphasises the importance of branding practices in the beginning stages of new city development. It further suggests that the message itself, the conceptual place brand, can represent a socially constructed idea or belief that can shape perceptions about the project before physical form is developed. Originality/value – The case study in Saudi Arabia will highlight the opportunities and pitfalls associated with place branding in the Middle East while comparing the findings with traditional place-branding approaches in existing cities. By contextualizing discourse analysis research within an ANT-based exploration of the KAEC brand’s gestation in Saudi Arabia, the study highlights the meaningfulness of a place brand construct in the process of city creation.

scholarly journals Spatial Patterns of Urban Expansion in Chinese Cities

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Jing Yao ◽  
Ya Ping Wang ◽  
Xiaoxiang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Western China ◽  
City Development ◽  
Chinese Cities ◽  
The City

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> China has experienced high rate urbanization in recent years, with urban population increased from 460 to 750 million and the built-up area of metropolis expanded by almost 60% since 2000. Urban landscape has been dramatically changed by intensified inner-city development and urban sprawl. In recent years, the changes in urban form has transformed from expansion to restructuring. A good understanding of urban expansion and spatial restructuring as a consequence of urbanization has important policy implications, enhancing the knowledge of spatial variations in urban growth in transitional Chinese cities and assisting with sustainable urban and regional planning.</p><p>Using the Landsat satellite images from 1995 to 2015, this research explores urban expansion and its spatial patterns in second-tier Chinese cities, taking Tianjin, Hangzhou and Chengdu as examples, which are the leaders in the urbanization in Northern, Eastern and Western China, respectively. The study area includes the city proper in the three case study cities. Figure 1 shows the expansion of urban area in the three cities over the study time period. By visual inspection, it can be observed that the spatial pattern of urban land use growth varies across the three cities. For example, Tianjin has been largely expanding towards the east, particularly the Tianjin Binhai New Area, which has been rapidly developed into a new city core. The city of Chengdu seems having been expanding toward all directions of the surrounding area, integrated with the adjacent towns into a larger urban agglomeration. Further work will focus on quantitative analysis of the spatial patterns of urban expansion using geographical information system (GIS)-based spatial analytics, as well as the association between urban expansion and socioeconomic changes, with a reflection on the role of national/local policies.</p>

Design of bridges that catalyze city development

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Héctor Beade-Pereda
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Design Problem ◽  
Previous Experience ◽  
City Development ◽  
Design Standards ◽  
Urban Fabric ◽  
City Growth ◽  
The Future ◽  
Natural Step ◽  
New City

<p>In the process of evolution of cities through time, recovering former industrial or railway related areas about to be absorbed (or already absorbed) by the expanding urban fabric for public use is a natural step in the growth of populated areas and a recurrent design problem for engineers and architects.</p><p>The development of these areas almost always requires the design and construction of new infrastructures that improve accessibility, frequently including new bridges. These bridges will generally have the responsibility of being the first designed piece of ambitious and highly expected transformation projects. For this reason, they need be appropriate in two very different scenarios: the long temporary situation (sometimes decades) when they are the only object in the area that meets the design standards of the future development, and the final scenario when bridge and new city should perform as a whole. Successfully responding to the two different contexts and the variable constraints is an exciting challenge for the bridge designers.</p><p>This article explores the keys to be considered when designing bridges that allow and catalyze city growth, using three examples of the author’s previous experience.</p>

scholarly journals Living in the 'liveable' city: Housing, Neighbourhood, and Transport Preferences in New Zealand cities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Frederick Holmes
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Latent Class Model ◽  
Low Density ◽  
City Development ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Unmet Demand ◽  
Car Travel

<p>This thesis investigates preferences for housing, neighbourhoods, and transport in Auckland, New Zealand, supplemented by a comparison with similar research in Wellington and Hamilton. The topic is significant for New Zealand as there is an increasingly urban population, and the interconnected areas of urban form and transport can help the country reduce carbon emissions and provide a healthier, more enjoyable lifestyle for its people. The influence of residents’ preferences and their relationship with urban form on achieving compact city development is investigated.  Historical and current planning rules and policies provide context for an analysis of how urban planning, preferences, and location and travel choices interact. Auckland’s housing and transport policies show a pattern of path dependency: decisions favouring greenfield development, sprawling low-density suburbs, and car-centred transport have driven subsequent investments and influenced the ease of using alternative transport modes. Such rules have also reduced the availability of housing in accessible, medium- to high-density neighbourhoods and may have contributed to the rising costs of this type of housing.  A stated choice survey of 3,285 Auckland households was conducted to investigate the extent to which there is an unmet demand for compact development and alternatives to car travel.  Using the survey results, a multinomial latent class model was developed to examine the preferences of households and the trade-offs they may be willing to make when choosing where to live. This type of model allows for identification of preference groups as a means of understanding the heterogeneity of preferences across the population. There was an unmet demand for accessible, medium-density housing, with some households willing to trade off dwelling size and neighbourhood type for higher accessibility or lower prices. The study also found that more people currently drive than would prefer to, with long journey times, safety concerns, unreliable services, and a lack of infrastructure acting as barriers to active and public transport. Households preferring low density are more likely to occupy their preferred dwelling type and be able to use their preferred transport mode. In contrast, those preferring high accessibility or driven by price are more likely to experience a mismatch between their preferred and current dwelling type, and are less likely to be able to use their preferred transport mode.</p>

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