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All-round walkability condition to primary school in Milan
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024As part of the wider debate on social justice and the right to the city, the research addresses the fundamental and everyday issue of accessibility to services, through slow mobility, for the most vulnerable populations, and highlights how certain inequalities take shape in public space. Therefore, an analysis of the accessibility of a specific and prototypical service, primary schools, is proposed in three exemplary cases located in different districts of the city of Milan, studying the accessibility at different scales and for different user profiles (in particular, a comparison was made between vulnerable and able-bodied people).
Keywords: Walkability assessment, profiled pedestrian network, accessibility of primary schools, disabled peoplepublished versio
Study on Spatial Distribution of Fresh Supermarket Based on Street View Data
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024People's demand for fresh agricultural products of fruits and vegetables is absolute, and the demand for fruits and vegetables is also continuous and regular. The outbreak of COVID-19 has increased people's requirements for food safety. At the same time, the emergence of the digital economy has gradually increased the number of take-out shopping methods that reduce contact with people. Based on open data such as Baidu map and Dianping combined with field research, this paper analyzes the distribution and use of fresh supermarket before and after the epidemic. The results showed that the epidemic further reduced the service radius of fresh supermarkets and reduced the accessibility of the roads where the stores were located. However, regional fresh markets with different online degrees have different degrees of change. Under the influence of the epidemic, fresh markets that are easier to reach and have distribution services have developed more strongly, thus distinguishing the distribution pattern of fresh stores in different regions. To a certain extent, Internet services have given stores stronger stability, and areas with perfect online development have been developed after the epidemic, and store location distribution is more closely related to geographical factors.
Key words: Fresh supermarket, Space Syntax, Space law, Accessibilitypublished versio
Evaluation of Fuel Poverty in Urban Regeneration Areas: A Case Study of Ankara, Türkiye
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024This paper discusses fuel poverty in urban regeneration areas, as regeneration activites aim to improve socio-economic and structural conditions. Low Income High Cost method is adopted to assess fuel poverty, and a logistic regression is conducted to determine the factors affecting fuel poverty. The results indicate that fuel poverty level among households living in urban regeneration areas is 11.7%. Structural and design components such as aspect, size, heating duration and heating system, alongside global socio-economic factors like household size, employed households, and young children in the household appear to be influential on fuel poverty level. Structural and design factors can be addressed in future regeneration activities, while broader socio-economic factors require complex and large-scale interventions to deal with fuel poverty.
Keywords: Urban regeneration, fuel poverty, energy justice, energy efficiencypublished versio
The self-government approach to the planning of the Gran Sasso Laga Park
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Thanks to the substitutive function of every other planning tool, recognised by law for any Italian park plan, the Gran Sasso Laga National Park Plan was conceived, within the Italian system of hierarchical cascade planning, as vice versa a non hierarchical coordination tool of a co-planning process based mainly on self-government patterns of the communities that live and act in the park territory. Such a co-planning process can be considered as an inherent part of the broader co-evolutionary dynamics of relationships between humans mediated by non-human elements of the environment, according to a specific interpretation of Socio-Ecological Systems (SES), which we in turn interpret as Socio-Cultural-Ecological Systems (SCES), recognising humans as eco-factors and referring to the eco-diversity of SES/SCES rather than simply their biodiversity.
Keywords: Natural parks; Self-government; Territorial co-planning; Coevolution.published versio
Design climate-adaptive urban green regeneration: Nbs strategies for future-proof streetscapes
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024In the last two decades, global cities are addressing climate challenges, by transforming their infrastructural spaces through Climate-adaptive Nature-based regeneration, also aiming to cope with local ecological, social and economic asymmetries. Inside a prevailing technical and performance-based approaches, to date design research around Climate-adaptive Nature-based regeneration of urban infrastructure is limited, failing to impact on current transformations and to be implemented beyond larger cities. Taking advantage from a ‘research by design’ methodology, the research aims to leverage design potential for climate-adaptive green regeneration of infrastructural spaces and mainstream this approach in current practices. With this purpose, an operational Framework is defined, giving both conceptual and operational insight for Climate-adaptive Nature-based Streetscapes that will be tested inside a Southern Europe urban context in the future.published versio
Analysis and evaluation of the quality of open spaces and green zones in periurban landscapes, the greengates as strategic nodes of green infrastructures : The case of the northern border area of the municipality of Fuenlabrada (Madrid, Spain) in its contact with the area called Bosque Sur and the case of the cities of the Dutch Randstad and their mediation or buffer zones
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The aim of this paper is, starting from the problem of peripheral landscapes produced by urban sprawl forms, to define a methodology for analysing the quality of peripheral public space in municipalities surrounded by natural spaces of environmental value, in order to evaluate their potential quality as environmental corridors, civic axes and natural gateways. To define the evaluation with proper indicators the investigation is based in the origin of the urban greenbelts and in the case study of the northern boundary of the municipality of Fuenlabrada (Madrid, Spain) with the Bosque Sur Periurban Forest Park and its comparison with Midden-Delfland, a buffer-zone belonging to the area known as Randstad Holland.
Keywords: greengates, periurban territories, green infrastructurepublished versio
Utopias as a design-thinking key for counter-hegemonic ecological transitions
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Present times are marked by structural crises and social alternatives appear increasingly implausible. Planetary urbanisation intertwines global society and ecosystems amidst social, ecological and rational crises accounting for unprecedented challenges. Discourses shift from reform versus revolution to ecological transition and resilience approaches within a scenario of turmoil. A workshop taking place in Goias City, Brazil, employed 'utopias' as lens and delved into counter-hegemonic urban ecological relationships. Concepts, such as Neoliberal contradictions, Decolonial approaches, Coexistence, Ethics of Care, Mobility of frontiers and Co-poiesis of Nature were assessed and led to three dialectical utopias — Queer planet, Matriarchal Society and Afrofuturism. Design thinking was used to envision alternative futures by integrating these concepts to utopian experiments addressing contemporary contradictions and societal trends.
Keywords: ecological transition; utopian imagination; design-thinkingpublished versio
Post Covid19 topiography: Prospects of the polycentric operational model for a Greek city
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a reevaluation of urban dynamics worldwide, impacting economic, social, and daily life aspects. This shift, coupled with the imperative to combat climate change, has led to a reconsideration of modern city functioning. The polycentric city model emerges as a solution, integrating technological advancements to create user-centric, environmentally friendly urban spaces. Research demonstrates the feasibility of this model, emphasizing its economic, environmental, and social benefits. Greek cities, with their manageable scale and existing neighborhood structures, are particularly suited for this transition, offering a favorable costbenefit ratio. Case studies aim to validate the effectiveness of the polycentric model in Greece, reinforcing its potential for sustainable urban development. This paper evaluates the prospects of the polycentric operational model for the city of Ilioupolis in Athens, Greece
Key words: post-pandemic city, urban environment sustainability, social inclusionpublished versio
Theorizing State Dispossessive Planning vs. Community Self-Determinative Planning: The Case of the Al-Bostan Palestinian Community Struggle against the Israeli Planning in East Jerusalem
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The Jerusalem Municipality recently launched the King’s Garden Plan to transform Al-Bustan, a Palestinian neighborhood in the heart of East Jerusalem. The Plan called for demolishing Al-Bustan’s buildings, displacing its residents, and constructing a park, named after the Biblical King David. The Al-Bustan community objected fiercely to the Plan, resisting it through a political campaign, preparing an alternative plan, and undertaking various measures to prevent their displacement and ensure their continued presence. This paper investigates what I call dispossessive planning, contrasting it with the self-determinative planning developed by communities in response. Dispossessive planning is a regime of practices that dispossesses and displaces relatively disadvantaged groups, weakening the material foundations of their affective and existential security, as it deliberately constructs a new reality. In response, self-determinative planning, as I conceptualize it, involves the development of forms of autonomy in their place, as dispossessed urban populations assert their right to produce and control their spaces of existence autonomously.
Keywords: Planning theory, Palestine, Israel, Jerusalem, Displacementpublished versio
Study on governance model of multi-subject participation in rural industry development -- A case study of Shanghai rural revitalization model village
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024In the process of rapid industrialization and urbanization, the problem of rural decline has become a global trend. Shanghai is the most economically developed city in China, but its rural areas also have rural decline problems. Therefore, since 2018, the Shanghai municipal government has created 112 model villages for rural revitalization as the pilot projects, introducing the city's capital, talent, management, technology and other elements to them, with the core goal of exploring the demonstration model of rural industrial prosperity. This study selected 18 rural revitalization model villages of Shanghai. Through on-site investigation and interviews with relevant subjects, it concluded that: The essential process logic of multi-subject joint participation in rural industrial development is to increase the value of rural land, buildings, facilities and equipment, intangible assets and other assets by introducing elements, achieve industrial introduction, upgrading or scale expansion, and carry out operations, thus generating cash flow and reasonable distribution. There are three typical governance models: The single-subject dominant mode, multi-subject cooperation mode. intervention mode. We analyzed the characteristics, effectiveness, and issues of each approach and provided suggestions for future development.
Key words: Shanghai, Rural revitalization model villages, Rural industry development, Governance model, Strategic suggestionspublished versio