scholarly journals Challenges in Adapting Sustainable City Solutions from Finland to Different Contexts Worldwide: A Libyan Case Study

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1883
Author(s):  
Carmen Antuña-Rozado ◽  
Justo García-Navarro ◽  
Pekka Huovila
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Global South ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Human Settlements ◽  
Technical Research ◽  
The World ◽  
Flexible Framework

The EcoCity concept presented here has been designed in Finland and improved through collaboration with local partners and stakeholders to adapt to varying contexts while trying to provide solutions for the improvement of human settlements around the world, particularly in the Global South. Supported by specific methodologies and effective facilitation processes and skills, also developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. (VTT), it provides a structured yet flexible framework for conducting the complex dialogue leading to ecocity implementation, the importance of which is typically overlooked. This article discusses the theoretical underpinnings of the concept in relation to the general ecocity debate, as well as its main historical influences linked to the Finnish urban development tradition. The process thus enabled is illustrated by a Libyan case study.

scholarly journals Gated communities in Bahrain: historical and urban geographies

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-167
Author(s):  
Zia Salim
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Global South ◽  
Gated Communities ◽  
Gated Community ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Arab Gulf ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Gated Developments

Residential gating is a notable element in cities worldwide, but notable gaps exist in studies of residential gating in smaller cities and the Global South. This article examines the historical and urban geographies of residential gating in the Arab Gulf, using a case study from Bahrain. This research adds new nuance to studies of gated communities by presenting a case study from a smaller city in the Global South and integrating observations and interviews. The results explain the reasons for gated community development in Bahrain and provide insight into gated communities’ built and social environments in Bahrain. The article concludes that in ordinary cities, understanding urban development in general, and gated developments in particular, demands attention to their spatiotemporal contexts. Attention to these contexts can provide new insights that contribute to efforts to interpret and theorise contemporary urbanisation processes.

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.

Editorial: An Expedition into Architecture and Urbanism of the Global South

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-5
Author(s):  
Ashraf M. Salama ◽  
David Grierson
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Global South ◽  
Place Making ◽  
Place Management ◽  
Architectural Production ◽  
The World

The nations of Africa, Central and Latin America, and most of Asia are collectively known as the Global South, which includes practically 157 of a total of 184 recognized states in the world according to United Nations reports. Metaphorically, it can be argued that most of the efforts in architectural production, city planning, place making, place management, and urban development are taking place in the Global South and will continue to be so over the next several decades.

Exposing smart cities and eco-cities: Frankenstein urbanism and the sustainability challenges of the experimental city

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Cugurullo
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Experimental Models ◽  
Built Environments ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Incompatible Elements ◽  
The World ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

In recent years, the world has seen the emergence of a number of urban projects which, under the banner of experimentation, have promoted alternative models of city-making capable, in theory, of creating sustainable built environments. Among these supposedly experimental models, the smart city and the eco-city stand out in terms of geographical diffusion, and are hailed by their advocates as the mark of an innovative urbanism based on a scientific approach to urban development. Through the analysis of Hong Kong and Masdar City, examples of a smart-city agenda and an eco-city project respectively, this paper questions the sustainability of so-called smart cities and eco-cities, by investigating the extent to which they are developed in a controlled and systematic manner as their developers claim. More specifically, the paper counterclaims mainstream understandings of smart and ecological urbanism, arguing that what are promoted as cohesive settlements shaped by a homogeneous vision of the sustainable city, are actually fragmented cities made of disconnected and often incongruous pieces of urban fabric. Theoretically, these claims are discussed through the concept of Frankenstein urbanism which draws upon Mary Shelley’s novel as a metaphor for unsuccessful experiments generated by the forced union of different, incompatible elements.

scholarly journals The influence of the geological–geomorphological setting on human settlements and historical urban development: the case study of Isernia (southern Italy)

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Pietro P. C. Aucelli ◽  
Ettore Valente ◽  
Gianluigi Di Paola ◽  
Vincenzo Amato ◽  
Massimo Cesarano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Human Settlements

An Interactive videodisc project: a case study from the Technical Research Centre of Finland

1988 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-182
Author(s):  
Riitta Nurminen Anneli Heimbürger ◽  
Mervi Lehto
Keyword(s):  
Research Centre ◽  
Interactive Videodisc ◽  
Technical Research

scholarly journals Revitalization: A Case Study of Likoni’s Urban Landscape

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse Murima Ayubu ◽  
◽  
Draughting Jorum Ayub ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Global South ◽  
Southern Region ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The World ◽  
Kenyan Coast ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Coast Region

The idea of having an area undergo revitalization carries with it some hope that a newness of some sort would possibly emerge if at all the end goal is attained. Observations around the world have been made on the impact that comes along with revitalization thus in a bid to not only partake in developing selected areas, policy makers also work tirelessly to bring the experience of such achievements to the locals hence sustaining the sensitivity of the flagship projects. Likoni, located in the southern region of Mombasa County, is one of the vibrant towns along the endowed Kenyan coast region. Recently, it has undergone a series of urbanization protocols although much can still be done to raise her status as a proper hub of urbanization. Being another town in a ‘global south’ region, it faces numerous challenges both internally and externally hence a limiting factor to its development.

scholarly journals Forgrønning av motorsport gjennom innovativ eventledelse. En casestudie av Zürich E Prix 2018

2020 ◽  
pp. 185-206
Author(s):  
Hans Erik Næss ◽  
Rune Bjerke
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Event Management ◽  
City Development ◽  
World Championship ◽  
Evaluative Criteria ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media

This chapter argues that event management and co-creation of green values require a different approach to and evaluative criteria for success than traditional ones. To substantiate this claim we turn to motorsports, which in relation to green values traditionally has been an adversary. With the advent of Formula E, a world championship for all-electric racing cars looking like those in Formula 1, this relation has been changed. Since its inauguration in 2014, the championship has continuously operationalized its vision of combining door-to-door racing with eco-friendly technology. One of the solutions has been to rethink event organization when hosting races, racing only in cities to reduce the ecological footprint from participants, spectators, sponsors and the media. The effects of this strategy were confirmed in 2019 when Formula E became the only motorsport championship in the world to be granted ISO20121 certification. Part of the explanation was that the urban localization of races makes it possible to integrate event offerings (e.g. partnership with universities, investor celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, and entrepreneurs like Elon Musk) with the championship’s aim of contributing to smart city development and a green shift. Based on a qualitative case study of the 2018 Zürich E Prix, the Swiss Formula E event, this chapter therefore introduces lessons for event managers on how to combine the characteristics of track-based racing, commercial requirements, and urban development.

Sustainable Urban Development

2017 ◽  
pp. 61-71
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.

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