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Spatial-based scenario analysis for the smart energy transition
No full textPlanning for Transition – book of proceedings 31; 2Scenario analysis is a particularly interesting tool for the smart energy transition of cities and regions. It allows understanding the possible futures of an energy system with and without the implementation of strategic actions and under different conditions. The presented study deals with the development of alternative scenarios for the energy system of Valle d’Aosta region (Italy) and is aimed at suggesting sustainable pathways for its energy transition. In particular, the strategic actions want to foster the exploitation of Shallow Geothermal Energy (SGE), a renewable source still not exploited adequately in spite of its great potential to increase the energy efficiency in buildings. Two driving forces establish the base for the scenario development. T hey a re: 1 ) u sing S GE f or supplying the space heating demand of residential buildings, replacing some fossil fuels; 2) refurbishing part of the residential building stock for decreasing its thermal demand. Different combinations of these two drivers shape the developed scenarios, which are then analysed through some indicators. All the data processing is done following a spatially explicit approach. This GIS-based scenario analysis can support the decision-makers during the planning process allowing them to analyse from various viewpoints the alternative scenarios and to prioritise the different energy measures.publishedVersio
Living Space Research in Typical Residential Areas of Shanghai
No full textUnder the background of market transformation and rapid urbanization, the differentiation of social stratum and living space is becoming more and more obvious in China. The complex background and multiple patterns of residential areas have shaped a variety of living space, which can reflect different life styles and qualities. This article takes Shanghai as an example. It takes advantage of mobile phone signaling data on large sample of residential scale, compares and analyzes the spatial characteristics of living activities in various residential areas, and explores the scope, structure, rules and influencing factors of living activities from the overall level of the city. The study summarizes the living space of typical residential areas in Shanghai into four typical patterns: single center, strip, multi-center and tadpole-shaped. At the same time, from the perspective of the life circle, we will further evaluate the community construction in Shanghai and propose planning guidance. Combining small data such as questionnaires to make up the shortages of mobile phone signaling data and to further the study of living space from the micro level. Further, by combining mobile phone signaling data and questionnaires, the article tries to evaluate the quality of the living space, and applies the results to the evaluation of the community life circle and planning guidance
Research on the Renewal Strategy of New and Old Intersection Communities in Metropolis Based on the Concept of Landscape Urbanism - Taking a Practice in Shanghai Tianlin Community as an Example
No full textWith the development of the economy and the progress of society, people's demand for the quality of human habitat is increasingly urgent. However, the urban development strategy adopted by China's rapid urbanization process in the past few decades has brought problems such as high-rise buildings, dark corners, and lack of quality public spaces. Especially the new and old intersection communities have become the accumulation of problems in various periods. The Tianlin Community in Xuhui District, Shanghai is close to the inner ring road of the city, integrating a new community with high-rise buildings and a dilapidated old community. A large number of people and so rich elements such as iron orbits, hospitals, parks, slums, modern residential areas and so on, in stark contrast to the closed space, rare public activities and lack of vitality. Landscape urbanism uses landscape instead of architecture to become the basic medium in the new round of urban development. Practice has proved that landscape is the only model that has the ability to propose effective solutions to the rapid development of today's society and the problems of urban transformation from gradual adaptation and alternate evolution. This paper takes the landscape urbanism as the guiding ideology, regards the landscape as the most basic element determining the shape and experience of the city, In response to the problems of low spatial quality and lack of vitality caused by the isolation between functional zones and within functional zones in Shanghai Tianlin community, the community update strategy of connecting urban fabrics, integrating natural and engineering systems, creating synergy of shared spaces was proposed. Reorganizing the area through "landscape infrastructure", creating new urban Spaces that meet the needs of the people and finally re-establishing physical and social connections
Preliminary study on the renewal strategy of the new estate for workers : from the perspective of place-making
No full textPublic spaces could be the embodiment of urban culture, as well as the collective memory of the neighborhood residents. In the context of China's urban development transitions, paying progressive attention to quality improvement, this paper selected representative “ the new estate for workers” in Yangpu District Shanghai, which providing to workers in the past planned economic system. From several aspects, such as “quantity, order, surface and shape” analyzing the site’s physical spatial feature, founding that it faced the drawback of “old, worn, isolated and lack” in the development. Meanwhile, from the perspective of place-making, exploring unique opportunities and resources related to the collective memory. Eventually, this paper proposed its spatial and environmental design update strategy in terms of “recall, live, experience and link”publishedVersio
Placing Slums in the Globalized Tourist City: a performativity and Actor-Network approach
No full textThis paper aims to analyze the role of tourist practices and performances and their capacity, real and potential, to re-signify and transform the physical, social and cultural landscape of slummed communities at urban tourist destinations. Tourism in informal urban settlements is a phenomenon studied interdisciplinarily for about 20 years and covers fieldwork in destinations around the world. The transition of slums to tourist destination has been approached from its historical roots, tourist motivations, systems of representation, economic benefits and contested moralities. This paper seeks to address the literature on slum tourism and incorporate new insights from the Performative Turn and Actor-network Theory. This shift entails changing the focus from the representations of slums within a global audience towards the doings and behavior of human and non-human actors during slum tours and how the ordering of their relations and synergies -existing and potential- represent a possibility for new spatialsocial- economic interpretations and representations of slums as urban agents.publishedVersio
The influence of cognized neighborhood environment on children's health and outdoor activities: a case study of Shanghai
No full textChildren's health and outdoor activities are closely related, with the increasing of childhood obesity and the improvement of people's health consciousness, urban planning and spatial design promoting children's outdoor activities will become increasingly important. Selecting children and teenagers of 6-18 years old in Shanghai as the object, this research conducts a network questionnaire survey to obtain the data and quantitatively analyzes the spatial-temporal characteristics of their health and outdoor activities. A relationship model between the children's outdoor activities and congnized neiborhood environment is established, using the logistic regression model. Results show that children in shanghai have a high incidence of obesity and are lack of outdoor activities. The time of outdoor activities is concentrated in the daytime of weekends, and the activity venue is concentrated in the green lands and exercise fields in the community or the parks nearby. Children's vigorous activities tend to happen with high time consumption and frequency in the vacant street space and sidewalks along the street. At the city level, some parts of Shanghai can see remarkably high concentration or low concentration of children's outdoor activities, and the frequency and time consumption of children's vigorous activities within the Inner Ring is significantly higher than that in other rings. Neighborhood environmental factors have significant associations with children's health and outdoor activities. Curb parking, environmental harmony and civilization, neighborhood relationship, and the quality of children's activity facilities have a significant correlation with children's outdoor activities, especially with their activity frequency
Participation game : Reflections on the iterative design process
Get PDFplaNext-Next Generation Planning Vol. 9 (2019) Navigating change: Planning for societal and spatial transformations 97-122Civic engagement in decision-making concerning the built environment has become a widely acknowledged practice. Today this is no longer about the dilemma of civic engagement, but rather about the best strategy for the purpose. Games and gamified applications are gaining popularity as efficient tools for civic engagement, which attract and retain participants, as well as foster learning and experimentation. The article presents the case of a role-play urban design game, Participation Game, which was developed in the iterative design process. The initial prototype of the game was transformed from session to session based on the player feedback, collected through questionnaires and debriefings, as well as the analysis of video recordings of game sessions. The overarching goals of the game were, firstly, to familiarise the audience with public hearings of urban design related projects, and, secondly, to find out how the changes in the setup of the game influence the player experience and the outcomes. The findings indicate that game setup limits the opportunities for discussion, and might even steer it towards desirable (for game authors) outcomes
Is active ageing a reality for local policies? A discussion based on the portuguese context
No full textIt is worldwide acknowledged that the rapidly rising share of older people places a challenge to public policies at different scales. International and national guidelines have been underlying both the need to promote a more active ageing and the importance of creating the necessary means for decision makers and other relevant actors to work together (the governance mechanisms) to implement local active ageing policies. How are local governments and other actors conceptualizing active ageing? What are their priorities? What governance mechanisms are used to implement such policies? These are some of the questions that this paper addresses in the context of a southern European country: Portugal. Mixed methods were used to address the issue at stake. First, a study at the national level was developed by applying questionnaires to local stakeholders in order to map local active ageing policies. Second, a case study approach involving interviews in two NUTS III regions was conducted to understand the governance mechanisms. Findings confirm the 'passive organization type' in which European politico-territorial studies tend to place Portugal, as there are gaps in the way policies are formulated, implemented and evaluated, as well as a lack of coordination at various levels.publishedVersio
Ecosystem Service Evaluation for Landscape Design: The Project of a Rural Peri-Urban Park as a Node of the Local Green Infrastructure
No full textGreen Infrastructure (GI) multifunctionality – namely the capacity to deliver a wide range of Ecosystem Services (ES) – is one of the main GI planning principles. It is for this reason that the integration between GI and ES concepts and approaches is increasingly tested. This paper presents the outcomes of an applied research that took up the challenge of implementing GI at the local level through the landscape design of a peri-urban rural park (Chieri, Italy) conceived as a GI node. The park’s project was based on the evaluation of ES, that allowed to highlight the ES performance of alternative design choices and to support the GI design towards multifunctionality. Eventually, Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes were defined in order to foster the implementation of the park’s project. The research, thus: (i) puts in action a multiscalar approach, translating at the local level, through landscape design, GI planning indications; (ii) promotes GI multifunctionality based on a “place-based” vision, that is through the assessment of local features, highlighting the actual area’s potential to provide ES and the existing ES trade-offs; (iii) identifies PES as a tool for increasing the effectiveness of GI implementation.publishedVersio