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Conflictual Natures: the role of architectural imagination in building paths for ecological transition in the city of Goias - Brasil
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024This article addresses the intertwined history of Goias City and Vermelho River to show how social perceptions about nature evolve alongside social dynamics. Different nature perspectives were interpreted as tools shaping the socio-natural phenomenon. The study analysed nature's social construction across history by treating it as a design object and by aligning a new right to nature akin to Lefebvre's right to produce the city as a work of art. Design workshop was used to analyse societal perceptions of the river and it uncovered conflicting views. It explored micro-utopian approaches to foster counter-hegemonic ecological transitions by merging utopian ideals with practicality and challenging conventional nature narratives. This perspective can help establish benchmarks for alternative practices and build a socially active approach to ecological transition strategies.
Keywords: environmental conflicts; micro-utopias; design-thinkingpublished versio
Stakeholders of participatory planning: a comparison between Megacities and Cities in Europe
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Participatory planning is regarded as an accelerator of sustainable development. However, it comes with its own set of challenges. In this paper, we study the challenges that are explicit in the case of Megacities. As they are more prominent in our current years, megacities form a large portion of their countries' population, not to mention they constitute an issue when combatting climate change. In the context of megacities, the analysis of the participation process requires a breakdown of the one factor which constitutes the biggest difference between its application in cities and megacities: the stakeholders and their extrapolation. Following this method, a solution for its implementation in megacities is proposed highlighting the use of digital tools and following the learnings from the city of "Vinnytsia" and applying them to the case of the megacity of "London".
Keywords: Participatory Planning - Megacities - City Development-Planning Stakeholderspublished versio
Exploring new methodological approaches to mapping socio-spatial mobilities
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024This paper highlights mobility as a methods paradigm by reviewing mobile methods from a theoretical and empirical perspective, i.e., adopted for a study focused on socio-spatial mobilities of urban marginalised women (UMW) in peri-urban areas of New Delhi, India. The article discusses the approach and design of mobile methods for this case study, including mobile ethnography using new technologies like GPS. We highlight that mobile methods enable the study of significant elements like scale and everyday mobilities. We discuss the challenges and opportunities for researchers that come with the use new technologies within mobile methods. By doing so we highlight the significance of using mobile methods to explore new research techniques that present a holistic perspective towards understanding mobility.
Keywords: Mobile methods, Socio-spatial mobility, Scale, New technologies, GPSpublished versio
Navigating complexity: Exploring land planning and management challenges in Morocco
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024This paper investigates the complexities of land management in Morocco, highlighting the shortcomings of its land tenure system and the challenges stemming from planning techniques. It examines the legal, institutional, and operational frameworks, revealing how limited consideration of land characteristics in planning processes leads to significant implementation constraints. The analysis addresses governance issues, land programming across multiple levels-national sectoral, strategic territorial, and urban-and the financial and legislative obstacles to land mobilisation. Additionally, this paper assesses the current urban policy to underscore the gaps in land resource optimisation. Finally, it identifies sustainable land use practices and proposes strategies for revitalising land management in Morocco, grounded in international standards and best practices.
Key words: Land governance, planning processes, urban policy.published versio
Achieving proximity in Public Space: Inclusion, Flexibility and Accessibility
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The city of proximity can be defined as a city able to offer to all its inhabitants everything they need to live, work and have fun to be reached on foot or bike in no more than 20 minutes (Moreno, 2020). An important factor is that the city of proximity has to be created with the support of a wide process of participation with the actors involved and interested in its realization. Starting from these premises, this study - carried out in the framework of the research project PRIN 2020 SUMMA #20209F3A37 - aims at presenting the process of participation and the proposed project interventions for the regeneration of the former fair of Rome, interested by dismission and then isolation from the rest of the neighbourhood. As a result, the 25 principles Charter of Proximity - flexible, inclusive and updatable - was realized, which consists in a holistic tool for design or verify proximity in an area and assure equitable accessibility (Sepe, 2023).
Keywords: public space, proximity, inclusion, flexibility, accessibilitypublished versio
Fallacies and Revisions: Evaluation of Economic Benefits of Development Rights Transfer and Density Bonus -- 17th and 69th Neighborhoods in Shanghai Hongkou Historic Conservation Districts Regeneration as the Case
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Development rights transfer and density bonus (TDR&DB)are often vaguely and implicitly used as a financial compensation tool in historic conservation districts regeneration in Shanghai to compensate to achieve a comprehensive cost-benefit balance. However, this is a misinterpretation and deviation of the effect of TDR&DB. This paper takes the 17th and 69th neighborhoods in Hongkou District as an example, explains the constraints on the cost-benefit of the regeneration, analyzes the market mechanism of TDR&DB, and evaluates the economic benefits of TDR&DB in detail with the help of land value allocation rate method and revenue reduction method. The study concludes that: 1) local governments often have the false illusion of FAR when using TDR&DB, they should restrain their urge to increase FAR and restore the basic attributes of public interest orientation of TDR&DB. They should explore the shift from the land expropriation model to the rights conversion model to reduce the cost of urban regeneration; 2) the idea of cost-benefit balance has obscured the essence and value of TDR, the essence of the TDR is to realize the efficient utilization of overall spatial resources through the dynamic adjustment of development rights. This provides a new way for the introduction of this system into our country; 3) market players can obtain more economic benefits by using TDR&DB, and they should make more "special public contributions" for the regional development. It is suggested to introduce the concepts of "incentive coefficient" and "incentive amount" to accurately evaluate the "special public contributions"; 4) The TDR&DB should take into account their external effects on the surrounding areas, and further research should be conducted to quantify and evaluate the external effects of the receiving lots, so as to promote the practical application of TDR&DB. The above conclusions can provide useful references for constructing a sustainable urban regeneration mechanism in China.
Key Words: Development rights transfer and density bonus (TDR&DB), Evaluation of Economic Benefits, Economic calculations, historic conservation districts, Market mechanism, Urban regenerationpublished versio
Awareness and Willingness of Chinese Households to Reduce Carbon Footprint in Daily Life
No full textoai:eprints.aesop-planning.eu:20.500.14235/2360Game changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024This study investigates variations in carbon reduction willingness among households across different regions of China, exploring associations with household structure, economic status, and living conditions. A methodology was developed to calculate households' willingness to reduce carbon emissions. Efforts were made to assess carbon reduction willingness across various provinces and cities in areas such as transportation, food, products, energy usage, and awareness of carbon neutrality. The findings suggest that while Chinese households demonstrate a proactive willingness to reduce carbon emissions related to food and products, there is an evident need to enhance their willingness in the areas of transportation and energy usage. Furthermore, the research identifies household income, geographic location, residential area, and length of residence as significant determinants of household carbon reduction willingness.
Keywords: Households carbon footprint; Carbon reduction willingness; Household structurepublished versio
How far do decision-makers see? A spatiotemporal investigation of flood risk governance in a French Alps city
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024At the confluence of two rivers, the Grenoble Metropolitan area of France is a fabric of municipalities surrounded by Alpine massifs. Despite the absence of a major flood since 1859, flood risks persist, further amplified by climate uncertainties. We investigated how institutional structures manage these evolving risks. From previous research using Q-methodology, we found tensions related to spatial and jurisdictional aspects of flood risk management. To gain a deeper understanding of the temporal aspects not apparent from the Q-method study, we conducted a thematic analysis of seven interviews of study participants who hold managerial positions. Even though the interviewees were well aware of flood history and climate change, regulatory and policy mechanisms often impede the mobilisation of a long-term view into flood risk management strategies.
Keywords: flood risk governance; policy myopia; institutional inertia; thematic analysis; Francepublished versio
An Analysis of Value Reconstruction in Constructive Protection Practice for Archaeological Site Parks
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Archaeological site parks, as a government led form of site protection and utilization, are reflected in a series of constructive protection practices for the site, involving the site itself and its surrounding areas. In the construction process of the archaeological site parks, not only should the focus be on protecting the site itself, but also on meeting the practical needs of the population. This paper reviews the relevant theories of heritage value and re-examines the important role of value construction in the construction of archaeological site parks in the modern context of aesthetic evolution. It proposes a basic path for value reconstruction based on value selection and creative transformation, and explores the planning strategies and design methods of archaeological site parks through practical cases.
Keywords: constructive protection, value selection, creative transformation, value reconstructionpublished versio
Research on Carbon Accounting Methods for Urban Areas Based on Spatial Data Utilization
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024As climate change becomes a significant global threat, the pursuit of carbon peak and carbon neutrality is now essential for urban development in China. Carbon accounting is a crucial technical tool for monitoring urban carbon emissions and guiding low-carbon urban construction. This study, which focuses on urban built-up areas, integrates carbon accounting methods with urban spatial elements, significantly aiding the achievement of'dual carbon' development goals in cities. Using Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province as a case study, this paper summarizes and analyzes fifteen years of data on energy and spatial usage to develop a carbon accounting system for urban built-up areas. Additionally, it formulates a carbon accounting method for urban built-up areas based on spatial usage, and validates its accuracy by comparing the results with those from energy usage carbon accounting. Based on these findings, the study proposes pathways for predicting urban carbon neutrality and specialized assessments for low-carbon construction, thus supporting the 'carbon neutrality' goals in national spatial planning.published versio