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Rethinking the waste of planetary urbanization for urban challenges: Potential, Strategies and Governance in Terrain Vague projects
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Planetary Urbanisation puts pressure on undeveloped spaces in cities. Although perceived as wastelands, such spaces are of unacknowledged socioenvironmental value. Conceptualised as Terrain Vague, they have potential to address social and ecological urban challenges. This paper demonstrates how the Terrain Vague can be activated through alternative repurposing strategies and governance. We present three case studies indicative of diverse strategies adopted from different European contexts: Porto Healthy Corridor, a nature-based solution part of URBINAT research project; R-Urban (2013-2017), a community garden in Colombes, near Paris, managed as Urban Commons; Cody Dock, a community-led regeneration and river revitalisation project in London. The analysis shows how rethinking the waste of planetary urbanization can support the circular economy, biodiversity, urban ecology, community development and climate sustainability.
Keywords: wastelands, strategies of repurposing, socioenvironmental value, urban commons, urban ecologypublished versio
Planning histories of Delhi: Urban governance perspective
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The city of Delhi, about four centuries old, is a rich example that demonstrates the shades of sustainability. Each of the historical layers were/is comprised of geo-political context wherein the socio-cultural milieu was nurtured: case of Delhi that spans across Hindu, Islamic, Mughals, British to independent India. Delhi was built seven times and the current being the National Capital Region. However, imprints of each one embedded within the city and fairly legible through its fabric, cultural heritage, economies, social connotations’ in architectural vocabulary and planning. The paper attempts to highlight the histories from governance perspective and its influence on planning approaches spanning over four centuries. The mapping of planning governed by geo-political through histories for the city of Delhi.
Keywords: Histories, Planning, Urban Governance, Cities of Delhipublished versio
Building Tomorrow's Urban Futures: Reflections on the “BuildDigiCraft” Project and the Pursuit of High-Quality “Baukultur” in Higher Education
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The BuildDigitalCraft project (2019 - 2022) underscores the importance of education in fostering interdisciplinary knowledge exchange for creating high-quality urban spaces. It highlights a shift towards deeply integrating digital tools into professional practices while acknowledging societal concerns about digitalization in education. Findings indicate a significant evolution in our approach, moving from using digital tools as aids to deeply integrating them into professional practices. This article advocates for academia to serve as a facilitator of emerging modes of learning and promote scientific self-reflection. It emphasises the multidisciplinary nature of high-quality Baukultur and advocates for the intertwining of crafting qualities, tacit knowledge, and qualitative immeasurable aspects with digital, quantifiable, and data-driven qualities.published versio
Form Follow Mobility: A Method to Identify Potential Urbanization Area in the Over- Rail Plane under the Orientation of Station-city Integration and Pedestrian Priority
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Under the people-centred approach, some areas have begun to abandon the network configuration that prioritises vehicles over walking, and create many pedestrian priority zones. In recent years, a new kind of pedestrian priority areas called over-rail plane has emerged with the concept of station-city integration. However, real examples show that not all developments with over-rail plane have been successful, and there is a need to make full use of pedestrian mobility and efficiently layout urban functions. This paper explores a methodology that can help to judge the functional potential within over-rail plane before formal design, and provides a reference for formal design: firstly, the wool algorithm is modified to generate paths with the shortest detours according to the requirements of over-rail plane; and then SDNA tool is applied to identify its flow potential and divide different potential zones for urban function. Taking Chongqing Shapingba Station as an example, this article evaluates the potential of implanting urban functional within over-rail plane and verifies the effectiveness of the method by comparing it with the real design; taking Shenzhen North Station as an example, the article identifies the high-potential areas in the current over-rail plane that can be embedded with additional functions.
Keywords: Over-rail Plane; Pedestrian-Priority Area; Identify Potential Urbanization Area; Wool Algorithm; SDNA toolpublished versio
A GIS-based Method for Prioritising Brownfields Transformation into Multifunctional Urban Green Infrastructure: The Case of Rouen Metropolis
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The spatial expansion of cities results in the loss of natural resources. It is therefore crucial to maintain ecological performance by balancing the land used for human purposes with efforts to restore or protect natural habitats. Here, we investigate how to transform brownfields into multifunctional urban green infrastructure. We use a GIS-based multi-criteria evaluation model to prioritise the brownfields in Rouen metropolis. We show that (1) the integration of site suitability and urban ecological demand is required, (2) Coupling Coordination Degree serves as an appropriate model for determining the interaction and coordination of site suitability and urban ecological demand.
Keywords Brownfield, Urban Green Infrastructure, Site Suitability Analysis, Multifunctionality, Spatial Planningpublished versio
Dispersed Urban Spatial Structure and Increased Urban Greenness Could Reduce Intra-City Health inequalities in England
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The persistence of socioeconomic health inequalities has garnered substantial attention, and a few researchers have explored the impact of neighborhood greenness on mitigating it. However, it remains unclear whether comprehensive planning can address this issue. In this study, we evaluated intra-city health inequality in 105 cities in England and examined the impact of urban spatial structure (measured by dispersion) on it, with adjustment for city size, population density, urban greenness, development level, income gap, and aging. Results revealed that the dispersion of urban population (β=-0.179, p=0.043) and urban greenness (β=-0.147, p=0.087) exhibited significant negative relationships with intra-city health inequalities, while the income gap showed a significantly positive relationship ( β =0.500,, p00.001). These findings underscore the critical role of city comprehensive planning in mitigating health inequalities.
Keywords: urban inequality, city comprehensive planning, urban spatial structure, health and well-beingpublished versio
International, transdisciplinary and place-based academic activities: education, research and third mission. The experience carried out in Sant’Eusanio Forconese (L’Aquila, Italy)
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024This contribution refers to a cooperation between ENSA Paris-Belleville and University of Naples Federico II concerning the Build Back Better of the Italian hamlet of Sant’Eusanio Forconese that was struck by the 2009 earthquake. Considering the complexity determined by the current multiple crises, the reconstruction process has to be rethought. Within these transformation processes and their corresponding temporalities, place-based academic activities – e.g., through living labs – merging together education, research and third mission can represent a tool for activating, boosting and guiding public engagement, strengthening networks and renovating policies. Since the “Intervenir dans un territoire à risque: vulnérabilités, enjeux, opportunités” workshop experience, universities will be proposed as game changers.
Keywords: Build Back Better, living-lab, territorial sustainability, third mission, time-based design.published versio
The necessity of new interconnections in multiple ecosystems in the Northeast Italian region between natural hazards and a desired new ecology
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Just under 100,000 inhabitants live in the Bassa Pianura Friulana (Lower Friulian Plain), Italy, an area spanning a complex system of artificial and natural infrastructures, located at the northernmost point of the Adriatic Sea and bordered by a vast lagoon. During the summer season, the 130-kilometre coastline hosts over 3 million tourists. At multiple scales, the hydrographic system faces increasing anthropogenic pressures and is hierarchically structured, which may not align effectively with the efficient functioning of the territory. Consequently, the area is persistently exposed to risks from unexpected climatic events, resulting in significant imbalances such as floods, droughts, and storm surges. Artificial water management networks, however, do not fully mitigate the operational challenges of the territory. This article initiates a discussion on research efforts, exploring tools, projects, and potential solutions to enhance the resilience and adaptability of artificial territories in response to transformations in both coastal and inland urban areas. The research aims to identify and highlight the conflicts between human and natural spaces, drawing on insights from Urban Political Ecology studies rather than a design-driven approach as often seen in landscape urbanism. Keywords: climate change, planning transition, blue & green infrastructure.published versio
GeoSpatial Virtual Reality & Planning AR Laboratory for education in spatial planning
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024This paper presents outcomes from a pioneering educational project funded by Warsaw University of Technology during the 2022/2023 academic year. The project aimed to establish a mobile Virtual Reality (VR) Laboratory supporting teaching in geoinformation, spatial planning, urban planning, and architecture. Leveraging the expertise of the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography and the Faculty of Architecture, the laboratory promoted an interdisciplinary approach to geospatial analysis and planning. The project comprised six tasks, including organizing the laboratory, conducting pilot implementations, and developing interdisciplinary workshop scenarios. Five pilot implementations utilized VR technology in various aspects of the spatial planning process, receiving positive feedback from students and partners. The project facilitated student engagement, exchange of teaching practices, and expansion of academic offerings.
Keywords: augmented reality, co-creation, collaborative design, geospatial technologiespublished versio
Principles and rules for spatial planning governance and government in Italy
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The paper argues that a law reforming the planning system as a spatial government activity is needed in Italy: it is necessary that regional laws descend from new principles and rules to allow for more effective operations in the respective local municipal systems and the vast metropolitan and regional area. It relaunches planning through a plan that can dictate rules not only for the performance of private initiative but also for public policy and concrete actions of the institution responsible for that plan. There are outlined the main contents of the INU proposal, starting from the necessary to move from a plan that exercises public authority (often only formal) to a plan that includes public-private and public-public negotiation transparently and helpfully for the general interest.
Keywords: spatial planning, governance, governmentpublished versio