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“Don’t despise us!” : Addressing the irrelevance of the vulnerable in public space
Get PDFTransactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning; Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): page 6–22This paper attempts to develop a novel insight into Hannah Arendt’s socio-political theories in order to examine and alleviate the socio-spatial exclusion of the vulnerable by greater society. It utilises Arendt’s classification of the terms ‘communal’ and ‘irrelevant’ as a pair of opposing concepts in which the state of ‘vulnerability’ is associated with being deemed to be ‘irrelevant’ within society. The study addresses the exclusionary qualities of public spaces by focusing on the complex relationships observed between these concepts in Turkey through a content analysis of 35 national satire magazines and 30 YouTube channels that reflect on various states and perceptions of vulnerability in Turkish society and culture. It concludes with a series of recommendations by which to close the gap within the communal-irrelevant duality that could enhance vulnerable individuals’ urban rights
Towards higher-density communities: a disruptive transition? The case of NanHuan new residential community in Suzhou, China
Get PDFBook of proceedings: 35th AESOP Annual Congress Integrated planning in a world of turbulence, Łódź, 11-15th July, 2023The Chinese National Government requires a sustainable use of resources since the 13th 5 year Plan. The Plan promotes also the transformation of the residential communities built before 2000. In this transition high density is increasingly supported. NanHuan community in Suzhou, Yangtze River Delta, was a pilot action of regeneration of an old community that demolished what existed and increased substantially its FAR. Despite the new urban environment is an upgrading of the existing housing and welfare conditions NanHuan is criticized by its inhabitants and the city officials, and was not repeated as a public led process elsewhere in the city. This critique and its multiple reasons have been explored with both quantitative and qualitative m ethods, focusing on the planning process, the money spent and the social sustainability.
Keywords: High density, regeneration, socially sustainable development, durability, Chinapublished versio
AESOP 2023 Congress : Full Program
Get PDFBook of proceedings: 35th AESOP Annual Congress Integrated planning in a world of turbulence, Łódź, 11-15th July, 2023Track 01: Integrated Planning for Complexity
Track 02: Smart and Agile Planning: Smart Cities and Regions
Track 03: Planning and Law for Turbulent Futures
Track 04: Integrated Planning over the Borders
Track 05: Planning for Mobility: Accessibility, Affordability and Sustainability
Track 06: Planning for Democracy and Governance
Track 07: Planning for Resilience: Territories, Communities and Environment
Track 08: Planning for Culture and Tourism: Public Spaces, Heritage, Identity, Regeneration
Track 09: Planning for Inclusive, Multicultural and Just Cities
Track 10: Interdisciplinary Planning Education: Challenges, Dialogues, Innovations
Track 11: Turbulent Urban Futures: Uncertainty and Adaptability
Track 12: Territorial Governance and Cohesion
Track 13: A Multiverse of Planning Theories
Track 14: CEE planning doctrines and practices
Track 15: Environmentalism: Climate Crisis and Green Deal
Track 16: Territories under Pressure: Geopolitics and Planning
Track 17: Planning for Post-Pandemic Worldpublished versio
The spatial accessibility and equity of primary health care facilities in northwest China from the perspective of life circle: a case study on Karamay
Get PDFBook of proceedings: 35th AESOP Annual Congress Integrated planning in a world of turbulence, Łódź, 11-15th July, 2023The life circle is a concept of the walkability of people in urban space to get the daily public services. Since Shanghai first proposed the 15-minute community life circle, Chinese government has promoted the convenient and walkable community life circle in major cities. Providing primary health care (PHC) is an essential way to enhance physical and mental well-being and social welfare of people. The spatial accessibility of PHC facilities is closely related to residents' health and social equity. In most cities in China, the Community Health Center (CHC) is the main form for delivering primary health care to urban residents. As Small and medium-sized cities in the northwest region are limited by their economic development level and natural geographical environment, evaluating the spatial accessibility and equity of health facilities there is of great significance for achieving the equalization of PHC services across regions. In this research, the spatial accessibility and equity of Community Health Centers (CHCs) in the central urban area of Karamay City are evaluated by improved 2SFCA method and Gini coefficient under the life circle concept. The results show that: 1) The areas with high and low accessibility of PHC facilities were interspersed in space, without exhibiting a concentric pattern. 2) The global Moran's I index was 0.77, indicating that the accessibility of PHC facilities had a significant positive clustering distribution. 3) The Gini coefficient of PHC facility accessibility reached 0.72, which means the spatial inequality was significant.
Keywords: small and medium-sized cities, public facilities, PHC,walkability, 15-minute communitypublished versio
Activate the water heritage to build more sustainable communities
No full textBook of proceedings: 35th AESOP Annual Congress Integrated planning in a world of turbulence, Łódź, 11-15th July, 2023Today we recognize the finite character of natural resources, and the need for use it in a sustainable way to ensure the survival of mankind. Water is one of these resources essential to life, thus, over time, man developed systems to carry and capture water, however, the modern infrastructures of water supply made these systems obsolete. This article states the need to reuse the ancient systems to capture and store water, moreover it reflects about the benefits of the preservation of this ancient knowledge as part of a development strategy based on the valorisation of local heritage and resources. It focuses on a set of small villages in the centre of Portugal, in a carsic territory marked by water scarcity, depopulation and low density.
Keywords:Water systems, heritage, vernacular architecture, circularity, sustainable developmentpublished versio
Book of proceedings : 35th AESOP Annual Congress : Integrated planning in a world of turbulence, Łódź, Poland 11-15. 07. 2023
Get PDFIn recent years, the modern world has been facing growing civilization challenges related to the effects of climate change, progressive degradation of the natural environment resources and values, internal and external migrations resulting from economic cr ises and political tensions, as well as shortening product life cycles, automation and autonomization of management processes in business and the public sector. Development processes are going to be difficult to predict, such as the outbreak of the COVID 19 pandemic in 2019 appearance, for example. Uncertain forecasts for the future force us to expect further development disruptions. Importantly, these phenomena h ave their consequences in the sphere of spatial development patterns and ways of using it by various stakeholders. These consequences are revealed on a local, regional, national and transnational scale, implying the need to develop methods of cooperation b etween various planning entities and planning systems. Space is becoming on the one hand an increasingly valuable resource, and its values and territorial dimension become an important factor of the development and growth processes on the other hand, it requires more and more flexible adaptation of its d evelopment patterns to changing trends and forecasted challenges and problems. This raises the question of the effectiveness and legitimacy of using the existing, more traditional planning approaches based on the methodology of long term strategic planning aimed at building stable foundations for the development of society and in c ontrast to this searching for new approaches corresponding to the indicated planning challenges in conditions of high uncertainty of events, risks and anthropogenic and natural hazards. A particular challenge seems to be the need to use planning tools in international cooperation to reduce the negative externalities related to the side effects of globalization processes. The Congress aimed to create a space to discuss the importance and role of Integrated Planning in a World of Turbulence . With this Book of Proceedings Congress Attendees provided a valuable contribution to this discourse!
Local Organizing Committee AESOP 2023 Annual Congress Lodzpublished versio
Public Space and Play Theory : Reading Aachen through the Play Theory
Get PDFTransactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning; Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): page; 23 - 35Public spaces serve as the sensory system of urban life, and are crucial for interconnecting individuals, ideas, and cultures within the fabric of cities. This study provides a fresh interpretation of public spaces by examining people’s activities from a new perspective. By applying play theory to public space analysis, the study uncovers spontaneous and unplanned activities and the novel relationships which exist between users and their environments. In so doing it paves the way for a new approach to public space design.
With a focus on Aachen as a place of play, this study seeks to develop urban design tools that take into account users’ leisure time activities. By recognizing the unique relationships that play can create between individuals and their surroundings in terms of perceptions, intentions, actions, and uses of space, the research encourages a fresh perspective on urban design tools. Ultimately, the findings of this study offer a new design approach for creating public spaces that are more participating, inclusive, and user-centred
The tale of two regions: planning for resilience in Finnish regional planning, does planning culture matter?
No full textBook of proceedings: 35th AESOP Annual Congress Integrated planning in a world of turbulence, Łódź, 11-15th July, 2023Cities and regions encounter growing complexities in their operational environment, requiring an ability to acknowledge the accelerating change dynamics and uncertainties in their planning processes. Being formed of different municipalities and cities, regions are complex territories for planning by nature. This research builds on case studies of two neighbouring Finnish regions: Helsinki Uusimaa and Southwest Finland. The research sets out to explore the role of planning culture in enabling a region that is sensitive to the increasing complexities and the consequent need for resilient knowledge practices in processes. The study combines semi structured interviews with officials in regional planning bodies with document analysis. The findings highlight major questions of procedural resilience on regional level by simultaneously showing how available resources can affect integrating resilience in regional planning.
Keywords: Finland, Regional Planning, Planning Culture, Resiliencepublished versio
The significance and practice of ecological agricultural complex construction in the protection of traditional villages and cultural inheritance
No full textBook of proceedings: 35th AESOP Annual Congress Integrated planning in a world of turbulence, Łódź, 11-15th July, 2023The development of China's ancient agricultural civilization formed traditional villages and unique agricultural culture. Traditional villages carry China's long history and extensive regional culture. With the development of China's economy and cultural level, the protection of traditional villages and the inheritance of agricultural culture have been increasingly valued by society, and various regions are exploring traditional village protection practices based on the reality of traditional villages. Due to the complexity of the geographic environment, ethnic diversity, and cultural fusion and evolution, traditional villages in Yunnan Province, China have distinct regional and ethnic characteristics, forming world cultural heritage sites such as the Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces and the Jianshui Ancient City. The protection of traditional villages in Yunnan should be based on the actual development needs of traditional villages, comprehensively considering the restoration and development of traditional village agricultural ecological environments, relying on innovative planning ideas and advanced technological support, in order to effectively protect traditional village spaces and inherit agricultural culture. First of all, an eco-agricultural complex can revive the agricultural ecological environment by combining traditional agricultural practices with modern technology, enhance the level of the agricultural industry, help revitalize the rural economy, create new job opportunities, retain rural populations, and thereby ensure the complete protection and inheritance of local cultural heritage and traditions. Secondly, by combining agricultural production with cultural tourism and carrying out various activities such as ethnic festival celebrations, traditional skills workshop experiences, and so on, an eco-agricultural complex can build a platform for cultural exchange and educational innovation, enhance the local residents' and tourists' understanding and appreciation of rural historical and cultural heritage, thereby enhancing the influence and social value of traditional agricultural culture and realizing its inheritance and development. In addition, the construction of supporting facilities for eco agricultural complexes and related derivative industries, such as the construction of village cultural museums, cultural activity centers, and commercial service facilities for public services and activities, can improve the living environment quality in rural areas from the and activities, can improve the living environment quality in rural areas from the hardware infrastructure level, enhance the living standards of rural residents, help to hardware infrastructure level, enhance the living standards of rural residents, help to improve the overall quality of the original rural population, and benefit the protection improve the overall quality of the original rural population, and benefit the protection and inheritance of rural historical and cultural heritage and inheritance of rural historical and cultural heritage. In conclusion, the ecological agricultural complex can not only improve the rural In conclusion, the ecological agricultural complex can not only improve the rural ecological environment, expand the path of rural industrial development, and enhance ecological environment, expand the path of rural industrial development, and enhance the level of rural economy and industrial development but also help to improve the level of rural economy and industrial development but also help to improve the overall social and cultural level of rural areas, enhance the cohesion and attractiveness overall social and cultural level of rural areas, enhance the cohesion and attractiveness of rural society, and thus achieve the effective protection of traditional villages and the of rural society, and thus achieve the effective protection of traditional villages and the continuation and inheritance of distinctive agricultural culture, continuation and inheritance of distinctive agricultural culture.
Keywords: ecological agricultural complex; traditional villages; cultural heritage Planning ecological agricultural complex; traditional villages; cultural heritage Planning practicepublished versio
Brex City: Current and Future Urbanities of the United Kingdom/Republic of Ireland Border
No full textThe political crisis produced by the UK’s June 2016 referendum decision to leave the European Union, ‘Brexit’, has brought focus on the UK/Republic of Ireland (RoI) border as a microcosm of the renegotiation of the territorial relationship between the EU and UK. The location of the UK/RoI border results from the internationalisation of former county boundaries. Its status reflects shifts in connectivity across a border created from within what was historically a single territory. Settlement around this border reveals spatial utilisation, type, and patterns that are particular to this place. A dispersed urbanism has emerged, actively embodying difference; between legal structures, tax regulations, building and urban codes, currency fluctuations and cultural values, united by freedom of movement. Building types, settlements and localities where access and egress is only possible by passing through another state reflect a relationship with the border that objectively embodies the lived reality of territorial difference. Through a process of critically reviewing the current border condition, identifying latencies and potentialities through enquiry by design, this paper proposes possible futures for this place. Brex City is a unique urbanism embodying a range of possible futures, mirroring the challenges, absolutes, ambiguities, paradoxes and tensions established by Brexit.publishedVersio