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How Shanghai’s Urban Heritage Conservation Plan Loses Effect? Paradoxical Governance Goals and Disparities in the Regeneration of Residential Historic Neighborhoods
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Shanghai is a pioneer for urban heritage conservation in China. However, a sharp turn has emerged since 2018, where existing regeneration pathways for historic residential neighbourhoods are replaced by governmental buyouts, total demolition, and exclusive luxury housing redevelopments, facilitated by conservation masterplan revisions achieved through invitational expert participation. This paper examines the multiple self-contradictory goals that the local government plans or claims to achieve behind this sharp redevelopmental turn, and argues that these paradoxical goals – together with widespread debates and contestations across various realms that transform into coalitions of distinct stances – have necessitated the creation of a complex governmentality mediated through mainstream narratives about urban renewal. As a case study, we mapped sweeping land buyout, urban fabric change, and conservation masterplan breaches/revisions in Shanghai’s Historic City Centre (Laochengxiang), and carried out discourse analysis based on text and video materials (n=393) to reveal dynamics of contestation, coalition formation, and governmentality production. While the Shanghai case echoes existing models such as state-initiated social engineering and state entrepreneurialism, emerging traits of “new municipalism” (manifested by self-mobilisation of non-government stakeholders) are also observed. With this perspective, we analysed risks and disparities in Shanghai’s urban renewal movement, and discussed ways forward focusing on community agency.
Keywords: urban regeneration, historic district, contestation, governmentality, state entrepreneurialism, new municipalismpublished versio
Evaluation and Spatial Governance Strategies for Old Residential Areas' Renewal and reconstruction in Urban Downtown Districts: A Case Study of 70 old residential areas in Changzhou, China
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024As vital components of urban renewal efforts in old city districts, old residential areas play a crucial role in rejuvenating regional vitality, enhancing residents' well-being, and fostering sustainable economic and social development in cities. Taking the example of the transformation of old residential areas in the Zhonglou District of Changzhou City over the past three years, a comprehensive assessment is conducted.By integrating the theory of a full life cycle, a holistic evaluation system for the renovation of aging residential communities is established to assess the project comprehensively. This evaluation system focuses on three dimensions: space, services, and culture, in order to evaluate overall resident satisfaction across all elements.Finally, long-term governance strategies are proposed from four dimensions: government governance, social operations, engineering projects, and economic funding.
Keywords: Old residential area, Renewal evaluation, Spatial governancepublished versio
The Built Environment Policy and Practice Context to Facilitate Climate Change Action - the Role for Planning and Design
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Human settlements are key sites in which there is a need for effective climate change action. This paper reports findings in summary of a wider study into the integration of climate change adaptation and mitigation actions across the built environment in Australia. It reports on a process map of the built environment, describes Australian built environment policy; the preparedness of Australian built environment professionals; identifies action across the life cycle of the built environment; and barriers and facilitators experienced by Australia urban designers.
Key words: climate change, built environment, professionalspublished versio
Urban Forestry Plan: an overview through different contexts, governance and policies
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Urban forestry plans became an essential integrated tool in urban planning to promote adaptation and mitigation policies and strategies in contemporary cities. This contribution presents a selection of plans developed in different countries, applying a structured critical interpretation to bring out and compare innovative elements and weaknesses to trigger a challenging comparison between American and European cities. This work frames the Forestami research project within the international urban forestry context to measure its impact and relevance and to address further activities. The research reveals a heterogeneous approach and results by countries due to different political and cultural contexts to define which are the critical elements that each plan should use to contribute to the sustainable development of the territory.published versio
Being a Child on a Car Free Island: Exploring Independent Mobility and Children's Perception in Büyükada-Istanbul
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024This study aims to discover the mobility of children in a car-free area to understand the effects of freedom of mobility on perception of space. Buyukada Island in Istanbul defines a unique alternative due to its car-free living environment and offers a significant potential in terms of creating a child-friendly environment and freedom of movement. Within this scope, "mind mapping" methodology used for exploring children's spatial perceptions and freedom of mobility through drawings and written expressions of 20 students of 10-years old, living and studying at Büyükada. This paper discusses the findings of a field study regarding active and independent mobility patterns and explores children's perception of space in a car-free settlement which can be promising for developing policies for a child-friendly urban future.
Keywords: child friendly cities, child perception, independent mobility, mind mapping.published versio
Urban Mining of Mineral Building Materials in the Ruhr Area: A Spatial Analysis
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The concrete industry in the Ruhr region faces critical challenges, including primary raw material shortages and the need to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Immediate action is essential as primary resources remain necessary even with secondary raw materials being used, and cutting emissions is crucial to mitigate climate change. This research proposes that establishing a Resource-conserving Concrete Hub (RCH) can positively affect the image and efficiency of Resource-conserving Concrete by unifying key stakeholders and integrating new participants. The Ruhr region, with its dense population, rich industrial history, and polycentric structure, seems to provide an ideal setting for implementation. Although current data on urban mining is insufficient for precise planning, as a material registry has not been implemented yet, the study identifies promising locations, particularly the Essen city harbor, as prime candidates for advancing the RCH concept and therefore boosting urban mining practices within Germany.
Keywords: Resource-conserving concrete, Urban Mining, Recycling hub, Location-Allocation analysis, Ruhr areapublished versio
Unravelling a sustainability vision in the national spatial plan
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024There is an increasing demand for a new generation of planning frameworks capable of delivering long-term sustainability outcomes amidst the escalating uncertainties (Becker 2023, Kivimaa 2023). European policies reshape the territorial dimension at the national level, fostering policy debates through downscaling emerging initiatives and measures (Böhme et al., 2022b). Estonia's National Spatial Plan has undergone a significant transformation, shifting from traditional growth paradigms to a sustainability vision. The research evaluates the plan's inception and framework, addressing challenges posed by climate change, regional disparities, and national security while striving for a resilient and sustainable future. The inception phase establishes principles, selects themes, and outlines impact assessment methodologies, along with identifying necessary studies. Rethinking climate policy, particularly in the land-use sector, involves aligning policies with decarbonisation, climate and biodiversity implications, simply minimizing land take and acknowledging spatial scarcity. The plan should set clear land use priorities, providing conditions and guidelines for local comprehensive plans, seeking climate-proof and low carbon land uses and enforcing brownfield development for reducing aggressive land take. A nuanced approach incorporates cross-cutting planning principles and sustainability dilemmas, plus national deference urgencies. The research highlights potential gaps in the plan's adaptability to the transition mode and underscores uncertainties regarding high territorial dynamism, navigating tensions between flexibility and stability. This initial phase of national planning is crucial as it sets the ethos and tone for the entire planning system and process.published versio
Urban Resilience in EU Cities: Insights from Ukrainian Citizens with an Understanding of War Risks
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024This paper considers into urban resilience by drawing insights from Ukrainian citizens who have firsthand experience with the risks of war, aiming to provide practical lessons and examples to enhance urban adaptability and preparedness. Their unique perspective enriches the discourse on urban resilience in EU cities, shedding light on the challenges faced in the aftermath of conflict. The narrative begins by highlighting the stark realities experienced by Ukrainian citizens due to the lack of preparedness in their cities, setting the stage for an exploration of resilience issues post-conflict. Key areas of concern include energy system resilience, with real examples emphasizing vulnerabilities and the need for EU cities to fortify their energy infrastructure. This paper contributes to academic discourse while offering pragmatic lessons to inform policies and practices, fostering resilient, compassionate, and inclusive cities ready to face future uncertainties.published versio
Land readjustment in Braga Municipality - Looking into the future, learning from the past
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024Land readjustment, a promising yet often underestimated approach, encounters numerous hurdles in Portugal. Like many urban centres, Braga confronts the pressing need to accommodate a growing population and economic expansion, while safeguarding urban quality. The analysis delves into three case studies of land readjustment implemented through Execution Units, an operational planning tool. These cases underscore the challenges in balancing public objectives with private stakeholders' interests, steering legal frameworks, and achieving equitable outcomes. Despite successful collaborations and infrastructure developments in some instances, challenges persist in securing agreements, implementing comprehensive urban solutions, and fostering community engagement. The findings emphasize the importance of adaptive policy frameworks, collaborative governance structures, and strategic planning to overcome these challenges and realize sustainable urban development goals in Braga Municipality.
Keywords: Master Plan; Braga Municipality; Execution Unit; Spatial planningpublished versio
Tensions in the original premises of the IAD framework compared to contemporary spatial applications: Revisiting Elinor Ostrom
No full textGame changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024The IAD framework was developed in circumstances different from contemporary spatial and governance issues. This article systematically compares Elinor Ostrom's work (1965-2017) and contemporary applications in spatial and governance research using the IAD framework. Findings include firstly that action situations and action arenas are applied inconsistently in contemporary research due to evolution of the concepts throughout Ostrom's own work; secondly, that the IAD is in many researches incoherently used where rules are studied in isolation of their configuration or rule configurations in isolation of the community attributes; and thirdly, that the application of IAD is mostly incomplete, specifically as explicit commons dilemmas, common pool resources and community are frequently undefined. A more consistent, coherent, and complete application better allows reproducible research and is fundamental for a better understanding of the relationship between institutions and communities.
Keywords: Institutional Analysis and Development framework; Commons dilemma; Spatial Planning; Action situation; Rule configurationpublished versio