Planning for Vita Activa—Labor, Work, and Action in a Communal Urban Gardening Project in Vienna

Today, communal urban gardening (CUG) is a widespread phenomenon in European cities. Gardening has many positive qualities, ranging from growing healthy food to meaningful everyday life activities and political action. However, its integration into existing urban planning processes remains a challenge. Planning has a great influence on the qualities that can actually be realized by the gardeners. In order to develop a more appropriate planning process for CUG, a deeper understanding of the different activities that people engage in when they are gardening in an urban environment under given conditions is needed. In this paper, a garden project from Vienna is discussed against the background of Arendt’s theory of political action to advance the theoretical debates on the planning of CUGs. The case study shows that the three central spaces of a vita activa can emerge in one place if the appropriate framework conditions are provided through planning: containment, sovereign rights of use, egalitarian participation, plurality, and spatial organization towards the three activities of a vita activa: labor, work, and action.

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Dialectical Design Dialogues: Negotiating Ethics in Participatory Planning by Building a Critical Design Atlas

Urban Planning ◽

10.17645/up.v5i4.3294 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 238-251

Author(s):

Barbara Roosen ◽

Liesbeth Huybrechts ◽

Oswald Devisch ◽

Pieter Van den Broeck

Keyword(s):

Urban Planning ◽

Planning Process ◽

Daily Life ◽

Participatory Planning ◽

Dialectical Approach ◽

Urban Transformations ◽

Planning Processes ◽

Everyday Reality ◽

The City

This article explores ‘dialectical design dialogues’ as an approach to engage with ethics in everyday urban planning contexts. It starts from Paulo Freire’s pedagogical view (1970/2017), in which dialogues imply the establishment of a horizontal relation between professionals and amateurs, in order to understand, question and imagine things in everyday reality, in this case, urban transformations, applied to participatory planning and enriched through David Harvey’s (2000, 2009) dialectical approach. A dialectical approach to design dialogues acknowledges and renegotiates contrasts and convergences of ethical concerns specific to the reality of concrete daily life, rather than artificially presenting daily life as made of consensus or homogeneity. The article analyses an atlas as a tool to facilitate dialectical design dialogues in a case study of a low-density residential neighbourhood in the city of Genk, Belgium. It sees the production of the atlas as a collective endeavour during which planners, authorities and citizens reflect on possible futures starting from a confrontation of competing uses and perspectives of neighbourhood spaces. The article contributes to the state-of-the-art in participatory urban planning in two ways: (1) by reframing the theoretical discussion on ethics by arguing that not only the verbal discourses around designerly atlas techniques but also the techniques themselves can support urban planners in dealing more consciously with ethics (accountability, morality and authorship) throughout urban planning processes, (2) by offering a concrete practice-based example of producing an atlas that supports the participatory articulation and negotiation of dialectical inquiry of ethics through dialogues in a ‘real-time’ urban planning process.

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Scenario-based mission statements

TATuP Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis ◽

10.14512/tatup.30.1.29 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 29-35

Author(s):

Raphael Dietz ◽

Dan Teodorovici ◽

Sigrid Busch ◽

Markus Blesl ◽

Michael Ruddat ◽

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Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Planning Process ◽

Mission Statement ◽

Energy Transition ◽

Mission Statements ◽

Inertial Forces ◽

Transdisciplinary Approach ◽

Energy Infrastructure ◽

Framework Conditions

Using a planning process for the Stuttgart Neckar Valley as a case study, this paper analyzes the urban inertial forces that counteract the transformation of energy infrastructure areas in the context of the energy transition. In order to overcome these forces, a scenario-based mission statement was developed in which spatial scenarios were derived from energy scenarios and finally summarized in a concept plan for the Neckar Valley. The mission statement was developed following an analytical-deliberative and transdisciplinary approach. The approach to mission statement development presented here can respond flexibly to changing framework conditions and thus serve as a model for other cities with large-scale energy infrastructures in transition.

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Assessment of Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) Techniques From Requirement View

Global Business Expansion ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-5481-3.ch005 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 59-75

Author(s):

Abdullah M Basahel

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Planning Process ◽

Global Dimension ◽

Strategic Information ◽

Strategic Information Systems ◽

Strategic Information Systems Planning ◽

Systems Planning ◽

Planning Processes ◽

Information Systems Planning

This study reviews Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) literature with a focus on the global dimension. The research evaluates SISP techniques against Information System (IS) strategic requirements. These techniques can be vital contributors in the IS Strategy (ISS) design process. Therefore, classification of the techniques of ISS planning is developed. Keeping in mind the global dimension, the planning team needs to identify how it can cluster the ISS requirements of an organisation. This may be achieved by analysing the benefits that can be obtained by IS for the organisation. The result of this research is the taxonomy of SISP techniques with a case study for X airlines. This classification can benefit the evaluation of ISS planning processes to support decision makers through the planning process.

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Planning Processes for Reconstruction with Citizen Participation After Large-Scale Disasters: A Case Study of Reconstruction Study Meetings in Miyako City After the Great East Japan Earthquake

Journal of Disaster Research ◽

10.20965/jdr.2016.p0486 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 486-495 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michio Ubaura ◽

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Sei Akiyama ◽

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Citizen Participation ◽

Large Scale ◽

Planning Process ◽

Great East Japan Earthquake ◽

Town Planning ◽

Local Study ◽

Planning Processes ◽

Local Residents

Town planning for reconstruction after large-scale disasters that is led exclusively by the local government may be insufficient. However, it is also difficult to effectively incorporate citizen participation into planning because of insufficient government manpower and a lack of time among citizens. The present study surveys and analyzes a process of mutual coordination between a local government and citizens involved in town reconstruction planning after a large-scale disaster in order to understand how citizens’ participation in the early stages of the planning process for town reconstruction should be. A local study meeting in Miyako City is taken as a case example. As a method of incorporating citizen participation, it is found that the local study meeting was simple and effective method in obtaining consensus among local residents, but was not effective and may even have exacerbated disagreement regarding fundamental issues.

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Tactical capacity planning in hospital departments

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance ◽

10.1108/ijhcqa-11-2017-0218 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 233-245

Author(s):

Agneta Larsson ◽

Anna Fredriksson

Keyword(s):

Capacity Planning ◽

Planning Process ◽

Multiple Case Study ◽

Tactical Planning ◽

Content Type ◽

Essential Components ◽

Multiple Case ◽

Planning Processes ◽

Context Specific

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore tactical planning potential within hospital departments. The study had two objectives: first, to develop a framework for tactical capacity planning in healthcare departments by identifying and structuring essential components for healthcare capacity management; and, second, to identify context-specific requirements and functionality demands on tactical planning processes within healthcare. Design/methodology/approach A framework for tactical capacity planning was developed through a literature review. Additionally, an exploratory multiple-case study was performed, with cases from three Swedish hospital departments, which provide the opportunity to study framework applicability in its natural context. Findings Findings illustrate how an active tactical planning process can facilitate adjustments to capacity. However, the multiple-case study shows that there are contextual differences between departments, depending on available treatments and resources that affect capacity adjustments, and how the planning process activities should be structured. Originality/value This project develops a framework for a tactical capacity-planning process adapted to healthcare provider contexts. By developing the framework, based on the literature and tactical level planning processes within three Swedish hospital case studies, the authors bridge gaps between theory and application regarding healthcare capacity planning.

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Equity, Opportunity, Community Engagement, and the Regional Planning Process: Data and Mapping in Five U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Journal of Planning Education and Research ◽

10.1177/0739456x20945385 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 0739456X2094538

Author(s):

Nicholas Finio ◽

Willow Lung-Amam ◽

Gerrit-Jan Knaap ◽

Casey Dawkins ◽

Brittany Wong

Keyword(s):

Nonprofit Organizations ◽

Spatial Data ◽

Regional Planning ◽

Planning Process ◽

Process Data ◽

Equity Issues ◽

Study Approach ◽

Multiple Case ◽

Planning Processes

Government agencies and nonprofit organizations have increasingly used spatial data to create equity and opportunity atlases or maps. This paper investigates how such maps have been integrated into planning processes, and if they have been useful in catalyzing engagement on equity issues. We employ a multiple case study approach to assess efforts in five U.S. regions: Atlanta, Denver, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Portland, and Seattle. Our findings show that equity and opportunity mapping have stimulated new conversations, local actions, and regional plans, but many regions are still struggling to adopt policies that could meaningfully shift their landscapes of equity and opportunity.

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Unplanning urban transport: Unsolicited urban highways in Lima

Environment and Planning A Economy and Space ◽

10.1177/0308518x211007867 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0308518X2110078

Author(s):

Matteo Stiglich

Keyword(s):

Planning Process ◽

Urban Infrastructure ◽

Urban Transport ◽

Public Private Partnerships ◽

Highway Projects ◽

Private Finance ◽

Planning Processes ◽

Impact Planning ◽

Case Study Methods

During the last three decades, the use of public–private partnerships to deliver urban infrastructure has increased considerably around the world. The objective of this paper is to understand how the availability of private finance that comes with the use of public–private partnerships and, specifically, unsolicited proposals, affects planning. To do so, I investigate the case of Lima, Peru, where between 2009 and 2012 three urban highway projects worth a total of US$1.3bn were approved, and a new metropolitan plan was written in 2014. I use qualitative case study methods to reconstruct the process. I find that the introduction of private finance deeply shapes the planning process, including the selection of the projects that will get built. Thus, beyond transforming the implementation stage of a two-step process, private finance has a profound impact on the planning phase itself by setting constraints on what can be done and to what ends. Furthermore, I find that the logic following the profit motive to prioritize infrastructure projects then becomes embedded within formal planning, as plans are written according to what can be built with private finance. I call the specific mechanism by which this happens “unplanning.” The paper contributes to understanding how public–private partnerships and private finance impact planning processes and outcomes.

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The impact of equipment productivity and pushback width on the mine planning process

Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy ◽

10.17159/2411-9717/1256/2020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 120 (10) ◽

Author(s):

A.S. Araya ◽

M. Nehring ◽

E.T. Vega ◽

N.S. Miranda

Keyword(s):

Planning Process ◽

Mine Planning ◽

Open Pit ◽

Open Pit Mining ◽

Capital Costs ◽

Planning Processes ◽

Equipment Utilization ◽

The Impact ◽

Selection Of

SYNOPSIS Conventional mine planning processes result in the selection of pushback widths that maximize equipment productivity. This paper challenges the current notion that pushback width should be set at the distance that assures maximum equipment productivity. A hypothetical case study is presented, which shows that the value of a project may increase beyond that determined by traditional planning practices. It was found that it may be better to deploy more aggressive mining strategies, which are likely to result in greater operational complexity and thus reduced equipment productivity. A higher equipment productivity, which often corresponds to wider (and therefore a lower number of) pushbacks, will also often result in later ore extraction and require higher capital costs. Keywords: open pit mining, pushback width, mine planning, schemes of exploitation, mining rate, equipment utilization.

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Assessment of Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) Techniques from Requirement View

Advances in Business Information Systems and Analytics - Approaches and Processes for Managing the Economics of Information Systems ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-4983-5.ch017 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 278-294

Author(s):

Abdullah M Basahel

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Planning Process ◽

Global Dimension ◽

Strategic Information ◽

Strategic Information Systems ◽

Strategic Information Systems Planning ◽

Systems Planning ◽

Planning Processes ◽

Information Systems Planning

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Parametric Modeling for Form-Based Planning in Dense Urban Environments

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11205678 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (20) ◽

pp. 5678

Author(s):

Zhang ◽

Liu

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Planning Process ◽

Complex Form ◽

Urban Environments ◽

Parametric Modeling ◽

Coding System ◽

Urban Forms ◽

Real Time Visualization ◽

Planning Processes

Parametric instruments are employed broadly across the building industry. The study of applying parametric techniques to sustainable form-based planning, however, remains insufficient. This paper therefore critically assesses parametric techniques for facilitating form-based planning in an urban environment. The analysis is to twofold: Can a parametric technique truly enhance the form-based planning process more effectively than existing planning processes? and By what means can form-based planning layouts derived from parametric techniques be appraised? Methodologies include a case study in Hong Kong, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and experimental modeling on parametric platforms. Results indicate that the urban forms can be visualized in real-time during planning processes with a parametric coding system. Existing planning processes do not benefit from real-time visualization, but these alone do not necessarily result in more rational planning layouts. Parametric techniques produce visual models effectively but are not a planning panacea. Findings include a criticism of parametric techniques and pertinent instruments in urban projects, as well as valuable insights for the study of complex form-based planning in dense urban socio-environments.

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