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Reflection on the transformation of Tirana's architectural spaces
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The architectural spaces that form the function of the main squares and bazaars are often considered the best place to understand the history of the city due to their many layers of construction. These areas, as the first urban core of the city, represented a meeting place for people, a place of recreation, and a place where people could discuss politics. This research presents the transformation of two of Tirana's public spaces that have had interventions, as illustrated by the cases of Skenderbeg Square and Tirana-Old Bazaar, which is significant and almost prophetic for the understanding of a country such as Albania. The goal of this study is "participatory architecture," which regenerates infrastructure and public space. These interactions have recently been facilitated by the use of physical and digital planning production through analysis. This method stimulates innovative design, economic growth, cultural heritage activity, and greater tourist coherence.published versio
Actors, Collaboration, and Conflict Dynamics in Local Governments' Urban Regeneration Incentive Strategies
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Urban regeneration entails navigating complex opportunities and challenges for local governments. It involves collaborative efforts among public, private, non-profit organizations (NGOs), and civil society stakeholders to address community needs through regeneration policies and practices. Incentives play a pivotal role in fostering cooperation and acceptance of regeneration initiatives. This paper examines the effectiveness of urban regeneration incentives in promoting collaborative planning in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul. Zeytinburnu, a significant player in Istanbul's regeneration scene, has extensive experience with incentives. The study examined collaboration and governance strategies in the incentive process through a set of in-depth interviews with key stakeholders, and the hypothesis coding method for analysis. Findings reveal shortcomings in stakeholder involvement, transparency, and expectation fulfillment. Feedback mechanisms highlight conflicts and the need for continuous improvement. Transparency, participatory frameworks, comprehensive stakeholder involvement, justice, and conflict resolution emerge as crucial for successful regeneration initiatives. These insights contribute to urban regeneration management and societal endorsement of constructive incentives regeneration schemes might offer.published versio
Deciphering the Scaling Laws and Spatial Structure in Urban Micro-mobility: Empirical Evidence from Bike-Sharing in Shanghai
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Micro-mobility, including bicycles and other low-speed vehicles, significantly enhances urban mobility and provides a sustainable alternative to traditional transport modes. Despite extensive research on the universal laws in urban mobility and its impacts on urban growth, the empirical distribution and allometric scaling phenomenon of micro-mobility like bike-sharing remain poorly understood. This study delves into the scaling laws and spatial dynamics specific to micro-mobility using bike-sharing data from Shanghai. The number of cycling visitation to any location in the city is inversely related to the square of the cycling distance multiplied by the frequency. This scaling relationship is controlled by a parameter that describes the attractiveness of different locations in the city for cycling. It is noteworthy that the size distribution of the spatial clusters, as determined by spatial clustering analysis of the attractiveness, conforms to Ziff's law. This implies that the spatial structure underlying the cycling is a highly ordered, hierarchical system, which coincides with the central place theory. This study provides a framework that can effectively predict the distribution of micro-mobility within a city, which can help to understand and utilize the dynamics of complex urban systems in order to promote more sustainable urban mobility solutions.
Keywords: Micro-mobility; bike visitation; scaling laws; spatial clusters; Zipf's lawpublished versio
In the name of Peace, Sanitise!
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Sanitised space is a concept that is quickly gaining momentum in the disciplines of urban planning and architecture. It refers to the process in which urban space is ‘cleansed’ from all things that make it dirty, undesirable, and differentiated. The process can be achieved through the use of soft power or it can also be achieved through hard power. Through the use of semistructured interviews with municipal officials, this paper seeks to showcase the various efforts by the capital city of Tshwane, South Africa to sanitise space in the name of peace. With the use of examples from public parks, the paper argues that although the sanitisation of space is done in the name of public interest, peace, it often conflicts with the public experience.
Key words: Sanitisation, Public Space, Safety and security, Peace, Symbolic violencepublished versio
Greening the void: actions for the de-sealing and renaturalisation of soils in brownfield regeneration processes
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The decommissioning of industrial sites has started a complex 'season' in which different actions for their reuse have emerged. In addition to the preservation of existing structures, projects have emerged that have chosen to combine the actions with soil de-sealing interventions. This 'demolition without reconstruction' has generated a new permeability and created the conditions for new public facilities and the partial renaturalisation. The analysis of a selection of brownfield redevelopment experience makes it possible to compare both the spatial effects and the relative variety of planning policies adopted. The contribution proposes the identification, analysis, and comparison of some regeneration processes of large brownfield sites, selected in two different Italian cities, which are characterised by the promotion of soil de-sealing and the implementation of NbS.
Keywords: Browfield, de-sealing, Nature-based Solutions, Urban regeneration, Urban planning toolspublished versio
Research on spatial optimization strategies of rural settlements in the Loess Plateau from the perspective of disaster prevention and reduction A case study of Gaoxigou Village,China
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The Loess Plateau is one of the regions with the most serious soil erosion and the most fragile ecological environment in the world. In recent years, the fragile rural settlement space is increasingly challenged by extreme weather, and various natural disasters occur frequently.Therefore, exploring spatial optimization strategies for rural settlements in this area from the perspective of disaster prevention and reduction is of great significance to ensuring the safety of residents and achieving sustainable development of rural settlements.Based on the results of natural disaster risk assessment in Gaoxigou Village, this paper analyzes the coupling relationship between different risk areas and various types of current village Spaces, and puts forward spatial optimization strategies from living space, ecological space and road space.
Keywords: Loess Plateau, rural settlement, spatial optimizationpublished versio
Transit-oriented Development in asymmetrical context : Learning from cross-border paradoxes in the Great Geneva
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Transit-oriented Development (TOD) is hailed as a solution to sustainable urban growth; yet research often overlooks its impact in asymmetrical contexts like cross-border metropolises. This study challenges this gap, examining public transport and urbanisation projects in Great Geneva. The region, nestled between Switzerland and France, faces significant socio-economic and institutional asymmetry. While the Agglomeration Project aims for cohesion, local conflicts abound. Through critical analysis, three paradoxes emerge: the metropolitan, radio-centric, and development paradoxes. These paradoxes question TOD's agency in an asymmetrical context. Understanding these paradoxes is necessary to inform future planning in such regions beyond rhetorical discourses.
Keywords: TOD, cross-border metropolis, asymmetry, planning, conflictspublished versio
Accessibility of local amenities to reduce car dependency : Obsolete concept or change yet to come? The Prague case
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024This paper aims to present a novel interdisciplinary framework investigating the phenomenon of urban transport based on behavioural aspects of mobility interaction with the built environment in the Czech-specific context. The central research question lies in testing the influence of the accessibility of local amenities on car dependency within the suburbs of Prague. The work utilises an activity-based modelling technique, quantifying individual travel behaviour using geolocated travel diaries. The method is based on two regression models, measuring (i) PKT (person kilometres travelled) and (ii) the number of regular car / PT users. Local amenities accessibility constitutes independent variables, whereas personal socio- economic background plus built environment characteristics control variables. The sample comprises suburban residents who are parents of at least one child aged 0-15 and state their home geolocation.
Keywords: Built Environment, Travel Behaviour, Suburbs, Amenities, Educationpublished versio
Re-definition(s) of the role of Central Business Districts under the effect of extreme heat conditions and Climate Change: Evidence from the Mediterranean context
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Central Business Districts have always been the loci of major transformation, redevelopment and constant re- definition(s) regarding their role within large urban territories. Climate Change combined with Urban Heat Island, could render CBDs particularly vulnerable to extreme heat conditions and persistent heatwaves, affecting their key functions and quality of life. This work investigates the above issue through a case study in Athens, a densely populated Mediterranean urban agglomeration. Methodology involves identification of key aspects of the CBD structure that increase its vulnerability to extreme heat waves and related hazards and pressures. Our conclusions state that Climate Change could eventually lead to changes in urban structure, affecting existing CBDs and possibly favoring relocation of activities towards other city zones, where climatic conditions will be more favourable.
Keywords: Central Business District, Climate Change, Heatwaves, Urban Structure, Urban Planning, Athenspublished versio
Exploring the Assessment and Strategies of Street Inclusivity in Suzhou, China
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Nowadays, the concept and significant value of inclusive development are widely recognized globally, making it a fundamental principle in urban planning. Simultaneously, urban spatial development has transitioned from incremental expansion to stock renewal. From strict separation between market blocks to integrated, there is a trend of diversity and inclusion in the spatial form and functionality of streets. Guided by this principle, street design aims to accommodate people of different genders and age groups, thereby promoting more profound face-to-face communication and social activities. In the context of advocating for a fair, diverse, and inclusive urban spatial renewal, it is essential to exploring how to better accommodate various social activities, functional layouts, and the experiences of stakeholder. Creating a friendly and integrated street environment is crucial to further enhance urban inclusivity and social openness. This effort holds significant practical importance. As one of Chinese pilot cities for urban renewal, the city of Suzhou boasts a rich array of distinctive characteristics and historical streets. This paper selected four representative types of streets in Suzhou, using multiple sources of data such as street scenes,Point of Interest(POI) and Location-Based Services (LBS). A street inclusiveness assessment system was constructed to interpret street factors from three dimensions: spatial comfort, functional convenience, and human activities. This study analyzed the correlation between indicators, and uses the Analytie Hierarchy Process (AHP) to determine indicator weights and standardized values. The assessment of inclusive scores for the four streets were calculated. For the measurement of certain indicators, the study adopted the GSAM (Grounded Segment Anything Model) to segment and recognize objects. This model has the capability to automatically segment objects in images or videos, generate high-quality labels, and produce measurement results for the factors with a single click. The total score for inclusivity assessment of the four streets is ultimately determined through a combination weighting method. The results of street inclusive assessment indicated that: (1) "Historical Character Streets" presented good performance across various indicators.This marked them suitable for creating highly inclusive and vibrant gathering spaces. (2) The high street penetration rate and density of store facilities demonstrated the potential for inclusive vitality of "Lifestyle and Culture Streets". (3) "Modern Distinctive Streets" performed better in terms of sky openness and pedestrian friendliness,but have a lower greenery ratio. (4) "Lifestyle Landscape Streets" had a higher quality of greenery and accessibility to other parks, but they showed lower inclusion attributes towards functional formats and human activities. Correlation analysis founded that as street building enclosure increases, the proportion of cultural facilities distribution also increases accordingly, providing a wider range of cultural activities. The indicators of accessibility to park and greenery spaces revealed a positive correlation with the proportion of business facilities, indicating a preference for environmentally superior areas among commercial establishments. In terms of inclusion assessment scores, "Historical Character Streets" and "Lifestyle and Culture Streets" received higher evaluation scores , while "Modern Distinctive Streets" and "Lifestyle Landscape Streets" exhibited lower values in this regard. Accordingly, based on the specific presentation of indicators for these four types of streets, the study proposed corresponding renewal strategies, aiming to assist the relevant authorities in improving the inclusion and vitality of streets. It will enhance the quality and happiness of community residents.
Keywords: Street Inclusion ; urban space; Streets classification; Assessment of Inclusivity; scenario strategiespublished versio