scholarly journals Gated Neighborhoods, Privatized Amenities and Fragmented Society: Evidence from Residential Experience and Implications for Urban Planning

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Wang ◽  
David Shaw ◽  
Ke Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Planning System ◽  
The Social ◽  
Residential Experience ◽  
New Evidence

Nowadays, urban space has become more fragmented and largely consists of many unconnected enclaves. The significance of neighborhood amenities to resident’s quality of life has been identified in the recent literature. However, studies have inadequately explored the real experience of residents in their use of neighborhood amenities under the gated urban form. Since the 1990s the urban environment of many Chinese cities has been re-shaped by the large creation of gated neighborhoods. Based on a case study in the city of Shenzhen, this paper draws upon evidence of residential satisfaction with local amenities to reveal a significant variation between different neighborhoods. The outcome of the enlarged social differentiation is a result of imbalanced micro-level urban development. The findings also provide new evidence demonstrating the increased fragmentation of society as the consequence of urban privatization. By linking the planning process with the social outcome, this paper reflects on the current strengths and weaknesses of the Chinese urban planning system.

An ePlanning Case Study in Stuttgart Using OPPA 3D

2009 ◽  
pp. 250-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Knapp ◽  
Yun Chen ◽  
Andy Hamilton ◽  
Volker Coors
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Environmental Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
3D Visualization ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Funded Project ◽  
Disciplinary Process

Urban Planning is a multi-disciplinary process. Social-economic, environmental and natural resources issues need to be considered to ensure urban sustainable development and to enhance the quality of human life. As a result, it is necessary to investigate different urban planning techniques and possible new ways to facilitate the urban planning process. In this context, ePlanning, an important section of eGovernment, emerged. In order to enhance the capability of ePlanning, different ePlanning systems have been developed for different planning tasks and purposes. However, the state of the art in ePlanning practice is mainly limited to text or 2D maps. 3D visualization is rare, especially interactive visualization for public participation. Based on the preliminary research in an EU-funded project (i.e. Virtual Environmental Planning Systems), this chapter presents an online 3D public participation system for urban development called OPPA 3D, and its potential benefit to Rosensteinviertel regeneration in Stuttgart.

scholarly journals Compactness is Not Enough: Development and Trends of a Sustainable Urban Concept

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69
Author(s):  
Diana Poškienė ◽  
Dalia Dijokienė
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Compact City ◽  
Urban Forms ◽  
Urban Narrative

Abstract The changing concept of sustainable development is changing the practice of designing sustainable urban forms. The article presents a variety of concepts of a sustainable urban form and their ambiguous assessment – the model of a compact city, if applied in all cases, can cost the quality of one’s environment and the quality of life. New bottom-up trends are emerging in theory and in practice of the 21st century, which focus on the urban planning process which is more inclusive in terms of society. The article discusses examples of the creation of a sustainable urban narrative for the development of a relationship with the community.

scholarly journals Potential Conflicts in the Land-Use Planning Process: A Case Study of the Rural Commune of Oleśnica (Poland)

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-137
Author(s):  
Anna Grochowska ◽  
Martyna Małecka
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Land Use Patterns ◽  
Use Patterns

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to identify compatibilities of land-use patterns resulting from adjacent functions within the rural commune of Oleśnica. The analysis was made based on the relevant studies of conditions and directions of spatial planning, as well as a field inventory. The results of the studies show that the applicable planning document became a potential source of spatial conflicts. On these grounds, a negative assessment was given to the functioning spatial planning system, which, according to the premises of spatial order and sustainable development, should prevent them. The existing incompatibilities are the result of issues with coordination of the local spatial policies. As a consequence, they cause an urban development chaos, lack of proper space shaping, environmental damage and lower the residents‘ quality of life.

scholarly journals The implementation of an urban plan - monitoring and evaluation in the case study of the detailed regulation plan for the reconstruction of four urban blocks in Vracar

Spatium ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 41-51
Author(s):  
Svetlana Dimitrijevic-Markovic ◽  
Natasa Danilovic-Hristic ◽  
Ana Graovac
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Urban Plan ◽  
The Past

Regulation plans have been implemented in Serbia over the past twenty years as the main operational instrument of planning. However, a general, systemic investigation of the effects of their implementation has failed. Because the elements of regulation and the rules for development and construction applied significantly affect the character of an urban space, the intention is to point out the need to establish procedures and criteria for regular evaluation of the built environment and the need to continuously re-examine planning attitudes. The input data for redefining the scope and shape of regulation can be obtained by analyzing the planning process and evaluating its results. The chosen case study encompasses the plan for four urban blocks in Vracar and includes the 15-year period since its adoption. The extent to which the Plan has met the set objectives from the point of view of urban planning and conservation will be investigated through an analysis of the results obtained in practice, while failures and possible improvements will be pointed out.

scholarly journals Morphological Indices as Urban Planning Tools in Northeastern Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivanize Silva ◽  
Rafael Santos ◽  
António Lopes ◽  
Virgínia Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Width Ratio ◽  
Spatial Indices ◽  
Urban Heat ◽  
Morphological Indices ◽  
The City

The purpose of this article is to analyze urban form through the mapping of morphological indices, namely impervious surface fraction, building density, verticality, height/width ratio, roughness length, and porosity, to support urban planning in the city of João Pessoa, PB, in northeastern Brazil. The application of this study identifies and calculates such significant indices for the city’s urban space from a Geographic Information System (GIS) model. The spatial indices play notable roles in climate at different scales, developing guidelines to maximize environmental quality, promote improvements to thermal comfort, minimize the urban heat island in the city of João Pessoa, and provide relevant data (considering microclimate aspects), guiding decisions related to the planning process.

The Quality of the Living Environment versus Natural Factors – the Case Study of Olsztyn

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Wasilewicz-Pszczółkowska ◽  
Agnieszka Szczepanska
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Bodies Of Water ◽  
The City ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Current social requirements concerning the living environment tend to be more and more related to the natural values of the urban space. People are aware of the fact that contact with nature is extremely important for of mental and physical health. Therefore, the quality of the natural environment around the place of living influences the quality of life. The studies confirm that the presence of natural elements in the urban space may expressly affect the improvement of this quality. An example of a city with high quality of life is represented by Olsztyn, the capital of the Warmian- Masurian Province, located within the borders of the functional area of the Green Lungs of Poland, which is characterized by the particularly valuable quality of its natural environment. This is confirmed by the results of the social Diagnosis dated 2015, which put Olsztyn in 4th place among the largest Polish cities in the ranking concerning the quality of life. It is also influenced by the quality of the natural environment, which in the case of Olsztyn is manifested in a large number of green areas and standing bodies of water located within the administrative borders of the city. The aim of this paper is to compare the quality of the living environment of individual boroughs of Olsztyn conditioned by the natural elements (greenery, bodies of water, air, noise) in relation to the received public opinion polling results.

Spatial dimensions of the marginalisation of cycling – marginalisation through rationalisation?

2020 ◽  
pp. 55-72
Author(s):  
Till Koglin
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Spatial Dimension ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Production Of Space ◽  
Transport Planning ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Spatial Dimensions

This chapter analyses the impact of the spatial dimension further and connect the spatial dimension to a form of rationalisation of transport planning that has been very influential in Swedish transport planning. The theoretical starting point for this chapter is threefold. First, the chapter builds on the production of space by Lefebvre. Second, the rationalisation of the social sciences (Marcuse and Flyvbjerg) is connected to the development of transport planning as a rational profession. Third, the concept of urban space wars is used to theorise on the effects of this kind of rationalisation (Bauman). Through this theorisation of space and transport planning an entity into the field of the marginalisation of cycling is developed. From that starting point the Swedish transport and urban planning system is analysed. Through the analysis and the connections to the theoretical framework of this chapter it is shown that Swedish transport and urban planning operate on very rational levels that marginalise cycling in many cities around Sweden. Moreover, it is shown that this rational planning has created urban spaces and infrastructures, which marginalise cycling in several ways and make it hard to use the bicycle for transport in everyday urban life in Sweden.

scholarly journals Technical and logical methods for improving the process of urban planning in Serbia

Spatium ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 27-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Graovac ◽  
Natasa Danilovic-Hristic ◽  
Nebojsa Stefanovic
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Collaborative Planning ◽  
Institutional Framework ◽  
Grey Zone ◽  
The Subject

The subject of the paper is an analysis of the methodology for developing urban plans, considered in a normative, organizational and interest context. Based on current legislation defining the content and procedure for adopting a plan, and the institutional framework that defines the participants in the planning process, a basic methodological model for a planning solution was formed, which was then improved in the context of the collaborative planning paradigm. Starting from the assumption that harmonizing the different interests represents the ?grey zone? of planning in Serbia, the paper explores various methodological steps that would give a space for better cooperation between all stakeholders, and therefore contribute to the improvement of procedures for developing plans and the quality of the planning solutions themselves. On the basis of this research, a methodology for urban planning is defined as a logical and technical method of successively configuring a planning solution in a normative, organizational and interest context. Through analysis of the application of the methodological model in practice and a case study, it was confirmed that the method of producing a plan that includes timely and meaningful cooperation can reconcile the interests of the different stakeholders in planning.

scholarly journals Morphological Indices as Urban Planning Tools in Northeastern Brazil

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivanize Silva ◽  
Rafael Santos ◽  
António Lopes ◽  
Virgínia Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Width Ratio ◽  
Spatial Indices ◽  
Urban Heat ◽  
Morphological Indices ◽  
The City

The purpose of this article is to analyze urban form through the mapping of morphological indices, namely impervious surface fraction, building density, verticality, height/width ratio, roughness length, and porosity, to support urban planning in the city of João Pessoa, PB, in northeastern Brazil. The application of this study identifies and calculates such significant indices for the city's urban space from a Geographic Information System (GIS) model. The spatial indices play notable roles in climate at different scales, developing guidelines to maximize environmental quality, promote improvements to thermal comfort, minimize the urban heat island in the city of João Pessoa, and provide relevant data (considering microclimate aspects), guiding decisions related to the planning process.

scholarly journals Practical Functioning of a Sustainable Urban Complex with a Park—The Case Study of Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5071
Author(s):  
Beata Makowska
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Cultural Center ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Spaces ◽  
Urban Complex

Intensive urban development has created a shortage of urban green areas. The need to economically plan and use urban green spaces has fueled the redefinition of public spaces and parks so as to provide the residents with both recreation and relaxation facilities, as well as a forum for contact with culture. This paper discusses the case of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in the Kallithea district on the outskirts of Athens, near the Mediterranean Sea. It fills a gap in the research on the aspects of the practical functioning of such facilities. The methodology used in the research included an analysis of the literature, the SNFCC’s reports, and an in situ survey. The cultural center hosts a number of events aimed at promoting Greece’s natural and cultural heritage. The paper includes a detailed analysis of the events organized by the SNFCC in the period 2017–2020 and their immense impact on residents. The aim of the study is to show that the creation of the SNFCC with the park areas has functioned as a factor contributing to the improvement of the quality of urban space and the quality of life of the city’s inhabitants. The paper’s conclusions indicate that the sustainable SNFCC project, which fulfils the urban ecology criteria, has been very well received by the visitors—citizens and tourists alike. A program-centered innovation introduced by the SN Park has added great value to their lives. The project contributes to economic and cultural growth, as well as the protection and promotion of heritage.

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