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Urban Peripheries and the 15-Minute City: A comparative study on proximity-based strategies for the transformation of suburban and periurban areas
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Urban areas are responsible for more than 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. As the global urban population increases, future growth will happen primarily in urban peripheries. This raises the question if proximity-based approaches such as the 15-minute city (FMC) can be applied for the sustainable transformation of urban peripheries. Therefore, this study comparing the long-term strategic vision of Melbourne, Portland and Vancouver investigates if these visions address strategies for transformatinng of urban peripheries and if those strategies align with the FMC concept. The study reveals, that the visions, although relying on important points of the FMC, deviate from the original concept regarding the allocation of workspaces: While the urban function of working isn't necessarily a part of complete or 20-minute neighbourhoods, it is one of the essential functions named in the original FMC concept. This is due to challenges which occur when applying proximity-based approaches such as the FMC to urban peripheries which cannot provide the building and population density needed in order to make the provision most daily essentials viable inside a 15-minute walking distance. This poses a dilemma as promoting walking as the main mode of transit is of utter importance for the FMC concept.
Keywords: urban peripheries, 15-minute city, complete neighbourhoods, Zwischenstadt, proximity, mobilitypublished versio
Interpretation and presentation strategies for the heritage of the past: the case of Smyrna
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The port city Izmir has a long history, dates back to Hellenistic times. This multi-layered historic city, known as Smyrna, has enduring powerful connections based on trade within Mediterranean regions. The city was a multi-cultural place especially during the 19th and early 20th centuries, covering diverse typologies of cultural assets formed by diverse communities. Throughout the history, fires, earthquakes, and conflicts affected the urban tissue, which are followed by important planning studies. This paper aims to understand cultural heritage based on the historic roots and develop new strategic framework regarding whole cultural layers. Past plans and spatial maps are analysed in detailed and evaluated. The interpretation and presentation strategies are defined to foster mutual understanding and respect, in a broader sense, building peace among communities.
Keywords: Historic port city, interpretation and presentation, cultural heritage, Smyrna, Izmirpublished versio
Impact of Development Process of Cultural Tourism on the Authenticity of the Production Space of Cultural Heritage Sites
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Production space is an important resource for the survival of local communities. In the process of cultural tourism development, the entry of external resources and the demand of the market will change the original economic production of the heritage site. Different subjects such as local residents, operators from other places, local governments, and planners will continue to recreate the production space. This paper takes Xizhou Ancient Town and Zhoucheng Village in Yunnan Procince, China as examples. Xizhou Ancient Town made full use of rice field resource combined with land transfer procedures, introduced social enterprises to concentrate on farming, and held a "Rice Culture Festival" to create the "Xi" brand of agricultural products. On the basis of the original production tradition of tie-dye handicrafts, Zhoucheng Village renovated the abandoned state-owned factory building as a tiedye museum, integrating sightseeing, display, production, experience and other functions, moving the production work from the original private family workshop to a public cultural place, and further promoting the communication between local villagers. In these two cases, the changes of spatial ownership and function are led by the government and planning departments, which have injected new connotations into the regional agricultural and handicraft traditions. In the process of cultural tourism development, planning, as a leading role with legal effect, should use key spaces as carriers to guide the functional positioning of the region. At the same time, an operation platform should be built to provide positive guidance for cultural heritage sites under the principle of authenticity.
Keywords authenticity, production space, cultural tourism development, Xizhou Ancient Town, Zhoucheng Villagepublished versio
Stepping towards a sustainable future with TOD: Evaluating the Potential of the Lahore city for a Regional Policy Reform
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024This study investigates the potential of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in Lahore, Pakistan, a developing city in South Asia, to address its pressing transport and environmental challenges. Recognized as the world's most polluted city in 2022, Lahore confronts urgent issues exacerbated by urban sprawl and automobile dependency. Despite the introduction of a mass transit system, the city lacks robust urban planning strategies to effectively utilize these services. Our research seeks to bridge this gap by evaluating the TOD potential at 95 transit stations across four transit lines, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Multicriteria Analysis (SMCA). The findings contribute to a sustainable urban planning framework, aiming to assist planners in making informed decisions for the development, funding, and implementation of TOD strategies, as outlined in the Master Plan for Lahore Division (MPLD-2050). This comprehensive approach will act as game changer, rejuvenating Lahore's urban center and promoting sustainable urban growth in emerging economies.
Keywords: Developing City, Game Changer, Sustainable Urban Planning, South Asia Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)published versio
Assessing Public Sentiments in Post-Urban Regeneration: A Location-based Analysis of the Karakoy Salıpazarı, İstanbul
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The historical Karakoy, Salıpazarı District in İstanbul, with its rich urban heritage, has undergone significant transformation catalyzed by the implementation of the Galataport urban regeneration project. This urban endeavor, while aiming to revitalize the waterfront area and enhance the connectivity, has prompted concerns about its impact on the social, physical, daily life practices and the overall identity of locale. Focusing on the social context of urban regeneration, the study aims to discover public attachment patterns in Karaköy Salıpazarı district post urban regeneration Utilizing Location-Based Social Media data, the study conducted sentiment analysis based on Google Maps reviews published in the last year. The data underwent Neuro Linguistic Programing (NLP) process within Microsoft Excel Azure Add-in, and subsequently mapped by employing spatial interpolation methods in ArcGIS. In conjunction with the hot spot analysis of overall ratings and review density heat map, the study claimed that the regeneration efforts in area do not fully align with the needs of city dwellers.published versio
Urban Development Strategies: Navigating the Complexities of Multi-Level Governance in Northern Italy
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024This study examines multi-level governance in Sustainable Urban Development Strategies (SUDs) across Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, and Piedmont in Northern Italy. Utilising stakeholder interviews, document analysis, a CAWI survey, and a thematic laboratory, it explores regional implementation of SUDs. Despite regional variations, two primary needs emerge: policy and planning reforms towards participatory, integrated, and strategic approaches aligned with multi-level governance principles, and strengthened institutional capacity through training to integrate SUD principles and assess their impact. The study concludes by advocating for a cohesive SUD framework with enhanced regional collaboration and capacity building.
Keywords: Sustainable Urban Development Strategies, Multi-Level Governance, Regional Managing Authorities, Cohesion Policy, Northern Italypublished versio
Rural Heritage Governed as Commons: A Case Study of a Chinese Heritage Village from the Cultural Capital Perspective
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The concept of commons in economics and management has been positioned within the heritage field to emphasise their characteristics like Common Pool Resources. Rural heritage governed as commons means building a new understanding of its values, which extends beyond consumerism or state identity to embrace the local community, and implicating dynamic governance processes towards a more sustainable, equal and inclusive development in rural areas. Under the framework of ‘Resources-Governance Community-Governance Systems’ in heritage commons governance and the perspective of transformation of cultural capital, this paper re-examines the two typical eras governance process of a centuries-old village in southwest China. This study first reveals tensions between community heritage versus official heritage and commercial heritage. Secondly, ‘governance community’ is more complex than common sense, particularly, local government has different hierarchies and departments with multiple targets. Besides, an effective conservation and development planning with appropriate mechanisms is the core of coordinating heritage management system, tourism development system, rural revitalisation campaign system, and community self-governance and social-engagement system. Lastly, two cases show that social power and community have the vitality to cover the shortage of physicalised cultural capital, constituting an alternative path towards common benefits and inclusive development of rural heritage communities.
Keywords: rural heritage; governance; commons; cultural capital; heritage communitypublished versio
Inhabiting the rural space. Reflections on the housing emergency of seasonal workers in agriculture
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The intensification of migratory movements towards the European context from the global South is a clear sign of the unstoppable prospect of international mobility, legal and illegal, of populations as a result of changed geopolitical conditions, environmental crises and disasters, poverty and economic uncertainty (Blasco, et al., 2023). These dynamics produce reverberations in terms of demographic transition, imbalance in local economies towards parallel and opaque labour circuits, and spatial transformations in the territories where refugees reside and transit. The contribution intends to focus on the informal settlement of Borgo Mezzanone, where about 4,000 migrants reside on a temporary and permanent basis, engaged in the activity of harvesting agricultural products according to the cyclical nature of the agri-food chain. The contribution is the result of the action-research work carried out by the ArCoD Department of the Polytechnic of Bari for the technical-scientific support of the Apulian Municiities beneficiaries of Measure 5C2 investment 2.2 Integrated Urban Plans for the overcoming of illegal settlements to combat the exploitation of workers in agriculture.
Keywords: informality, migration, housing policypublished versio
Integrating Metaphors for a Planning Ecology. Evaluating the Work of a Local Quality Platform
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Multi-actor collaboration is a major condition within planning situations which include not only analysis, research and design, but also action programs, communication, and implementation. For the sake of integration, five metaphors are introduced to frame a major change in an ongoing planning process, to guide projects towards coherence, and to offer a medium for coordination. The installation of a quality platform offered opportunities for transdisciplinary action research. Through the lens of a planning ecology the paper focusses on the fabric and dynamics of correspondence between contextualized planning actors. After introducing theme, approach and method, the paper elaborates on the notion of ‘planning ecology’, then problematises the case Beringen-Mijn, next reflects on findings concerning metaphors mobilized for and of collaboration. Conclusions reflect on the findings and evaluate the relevance of ‘planning ecology’ as approach.
Keywords collaboration, metaphor, planning ecology, correspondencepublished versio
What practices to overcome the "cultural remoteness" of inner peripheries? A focus on Italian case studies
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The contribution focuses on the role of culture in regeneration practices in inner peripheries. The few culture- based strategies promoted so far in these areas often consist of territorial marketing operations tailored to urban tourism, which risk of trivialising and flattening local culture and identities. Instead, the promotion of a contemporary cultural production, albeit based on local heritage, memories, traditions and identities could strengthen the ongoing socio-economic development strategies and offer alternatives to the prevailing urban cultural model. The critical review of best practices, selected from Italian and European networks that bring together culture-led regeneration practices, allows to explore whether and how current practices in inner peripheries are contributing to generate new "cultural models", tailored to the peculiarities of these areas and alternative to the urban ones.published versio