A knowledge-based urban paradox

2008 ◽  
pp. 221-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana María Fernández-Maldonado ◽  
Arie Romein
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Economic Sector ◽  
Business Climate ◽  
Creative People ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Employment Situation ◽  
Cultural Amenities ◽  
The City

Despite its strong technological profile, the city of Delft has problems to improve its employment situation. What is more, Delft’s considerable knowledge base has not been sufficient to promote a sustainable type of urban development that could benefit all of its citizens. This case-study analyses Delft’s current business and people climates with the purpose to indicate directions for the adjustment of Delft’s local development strategy to improve its sustainability. The results point out that Delft has placed very much emphasis on improving its business climate, but not so much attention has been paid to its people climate. Delft Knowledge City strategy still has little to offer to creative and foreign knowledge workers and students. In terms of people climate, shortages in housing and cultural amenities diminish Delft’s capacity to attract creative people. Further, the strategy still remains divorced from the worries of common citizens and the non-knowledge economic sector.

Change or continuation? Long-term city management on the example of local development strategy of Katowice

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Podgórska-Rykała
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Large City ◽  
The Other ◽  
City Management ◽  
Common Elements ◽  
The Public ◽  
The City

The aim of this article is to look at strategic management of a large city from the two different perspectives: theoretical and empirical. In the first part the author focused on theoretical fundaments of management, particularly of the public strategic management. The second part presented the characteristics of the process of strategic management based on empirical data: two strategic documents adopted in Katowice over the last number of years were analysed. One of these documents is a currently binding one and the other is of an archival character. Referring to both the systematics and the means of preparation of these documents, as well as to their content, the author showed their common elements and the transformation which have occurred over the last number of years concerning the manner and approach to strategic management in the city. Based on documents analysis, the author answered the question asked in the introduction, which is whether in relation to the long-term policy of Katowice can one talk about change or continuation.

scholarly journals Procedimientos para la selección de ideas y fuentes de financiamiento de emprendimientos / Procedures for selection of ideas and sources of financing ventures

Ciencia Unemi ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (14) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Carlos Veloz Navarrete ◽  
Oscar Parada Gutierrez
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Funding Source ◽  
Poultry Farm ◽  
Theoretical Methods ◽  
Toma De Decisiones ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Selection Of

La selección de las mejores ideas de emprendimientos y fuentes idóneas de financiamiento, constituyen elementos importantes para la toma de decisiones en las pequeñas y medianas empresas locales. Por esta razón se desarrollaron dos procedimientos teóricos basados en el análisis multicriterio. La aplicación de los procedimientos en el contexto de un estudio de casos permitió seleccionar la mejor idea de negocio y la evaluación de la fuente de financiamiento asociada a un proyecto relacionado con la creación de una granja avícola, que contribuye a la estrategia de desarrollo local y seguridad alimentaria. AbstractThe selection of the best ideas of entrepreneurship and good sources of financing are important elements in decision-making in small and medium enterprises. For this reason two theoretical methods based on multi-criteria analysis were developed. The application of the procedures in the context of a case study allowed us to select the best business idea and assessment of the funding source associated with a project related to the creation of a poultry farm, contributing to local development strategy and security food.

The Knowledge Urbanity in Qatar

2018 ◽  
pp. 60-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali A. Alraouf
Keyword(s):  
City Planning ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Guiding Principle ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Creative City ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
The City

This chapter illustrates the alternative approach to knowledge-based urban development that Qatar adopted to cope with the challenges of the post-carbon paradigm and to construct a new identity as a knowledge-based model of development within the Middle East. Using the capital city, Doha, as the main case study, the chapter provides analysis of the city evolution from the discovery of oil until the contemporary stage where knowledge economy is envisioned as its future and the guiding principle for its urban and architectural projects. The analysis covers the city planning level and how future masterplan is geared towards KBUD and then some influential projects will be assessed. The chapter concludes with a holistic understanding of the case of Doha as a knowledge and creative city that succeeded to craft a new urban brand within the Gulf and Middle Eastern cities.

Developing a Conceptual Framework for Knowledge-Based Urban Development in Isfahan, Iran

2019 ◽  
pp. 490-508
Author(s):  
Marjaneh Farhangi
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Effective Factors ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The City

We have witnessed vast economic, social, technological, and environmental changes that have influenced patterns of urbanization. Through all these years urban planning has also experienced major reforms. During last two decades, with emergence of knowledge economy, it is claimed that the nature of urban development has changed; this new notion of development is called knowledge-based urban development. As there is not clear methodology for directing cities development process, this chapter aims to formulate a conceptual model for cities leadership towards knowledge-based urban development. This chapter considers the city of Isfahan, Iran as a case study. Finally, a model is proposed according to literature review and using ANP method for analyzing the data gathered from the context. This conceptual model has also prioritized effective factors for KBUD.

Slow Tourism in Large Cities: Creating Slow Districts

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (0) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Anna Wilkońska
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Specific Binding ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Slow Movement ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The City ◽  
Method Analysis ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose. Discussion regarding the development potential of large cities with respect to the idea of slow tourism, especially in the context of designated areas of specific city districts. References were made to the city of Cracow. Method. Analysis of literature on the subject made references to issues related to the idea of slow movement with respect to cities (slow city) and tourism (slow tourism). Analysis of Cracow’s case, in the context of the establishment of a slow district which is scheduled in the city, allowed for practical references with respect to the discussed issue. Findings. The performed analyses showed the complexity of the issue of slow movement, but also its attractiveness for large cities and tourists (e.g. on account of environmental protection). However, popularisation of the idea of slow movement also entails risks, especially related to its mass character and, in effect, its commercialisation. Research and conclusion limitations. Analysis of literature on the subject only referred to a fragment of the issue and case analysis focused on only one municipal centre. Practical implications. References were made to specific binding tasks from the Tourism Development Strategy of Cracow. Originality. References were made to a large municipal centre which, in the context of the slow movement idea, is a rare subject of academic papers. The subject matter was connected to specific examples of slow districts, planned in the strategic document for Cracow. Type of paper. Overview-type article and case study.

The Creative Sustainable Development Strategy of Old Downtown Areas - A Case Study on the Regeneration of the Old Industrial District beside Xietang River in Shanghai

2012 ◽  
Vol 209-211 ◽  
pp. 1674-1678
Author(s):  
Chang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Industrial District ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Modern Language ◽  
Downtown Area ◽  
The City

Old downtown areas are faced with numerous threats such as removal and rebuilding. The purpose of this research is to reinvigorate the old downtown by low-carbon method rather than the elimination. The article elaborates the understanding of design in the respect of old downtown area renewal with case study of the renewal design of the old industrial district beside Xietang River. And it is pointed out that architectural design and landscape plan should revitalize the site in the city with a combination of retaining site’s history and context with modern language and new technology, which meets the needs of the citizens and realizes the site’s sustainable development.

scholarly journals Understanding the Correlation between Landscape Pattern and Vertical Urban Volume by Time-Series Remote Sensing Data: A Case Study of Melbourne

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Mengyu Ge ◽  
Shenghui Fang ◽  
Yan Gong ◽  
Pengjie Tao ◽  
Guang Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Landscape Pattern ◽  
Local Development ◽  
3D Structure ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Landscape Patterns ◽  
Surface Pattern ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
The City

Urbanization is changing the world’s surface pattern more and more drastically, which brings many social and ecological problems. Quantifying the changes in the landscape pattern and 3D structure of the city is important to understand these issues. This research study used Melbourne, a compact city, as a case study, and focused on landscape patterns and vertical urban volume (volume mean (VM), volume standard deviation (VSD)) and investigate the correlation between them from the scope of different scales and functions by Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques. We found: (1) From 2000 to 2012, the landscape pattern had a trend of decreasing fragmentation and increasing patch aggregation. The growth of VM and VSD was more severe than that of landscape metrics, and presented a “high–low” situation from the city center to the surroundings, maintaining the structure of “large east and small west”. (2) Landscape pattern was found closely associated with the urban volume. In the entire study area, landscape pattern patches with low fragmentation and high aggregation were directly proportional to VM with high value, which represented high urbanization, and patches with high connectivity and fragmentation had a positive relationship with high VSD, which represented strong spatial recognition. (3) The urban volumes of different urban functional areas were affected by different landscape patterns, and the analysis based on the local development situation can explain the internal mechanism of the interaction between the landscape pattern and the urban volume.

scholarly journals Densification and School Segregation: The Case of Oslo

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Cavicchia ◽  
Roberta Cucca
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
School Segregation ◽  
Residential Patterns ◽  
Social Divisions ◽  
Social Mix ◽  
Planning Approach ◽  
The City ◽  
Shed Light

Urban densification has become a desirable development strategy in several cities. In addition to its environmental benefits, densification is also advocated as able to promote conditions for better coexistence and social mix. Studies have shed light on the likelihood of densification affecting residential patterns, but no attention has been paid so far to understanding the possible consequences on school segregation dynamics. As residential and school population composition are strongly intertwined, we argue that densification patterns may be associated with specific dynamics in school segregation. This study may thus pave the way to a better understanding of an understudied relationship. Using Oslo as a case study, we investigate how urban densification, here implemented through a neoliberal planning approach, can be associated with different forms of gentrification and new social divisions that are somewhat mirrored in the school segregation patterns of the city.

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