scholarly journals Three Disruptive Models of New Spatial Planning: “Attention”, “Surveillance” or “Sustainable” Capitalisms?

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Philip Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Pattern Recognition ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Venture Capitalist ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
Spatial Systems ◽  
City Planner

This paper compares and contrasts three disruptive models of potential and actual new kinds of spatial planning. These include “seasteading”, “smart neighbourhoods” and “renewable spatial systems”. Each is labelled with distinctive discursive titles, respectively: “Attention Capitalism”; “Surveillance Capitalism” and “Sustainable Capitalism” denoting the different lineaments of each, although they all have their origins in the Silicon Valley techno-entrepreneurial milieu. In each case, while the path dependences of trajectories have diverged the progenitors were often erstwhile business partners at the outset. The paper is interested in qualitative methodology and proposes “pattern recognition” as a means to disclose the deep psychological, sociological, political and economic levels that inform the surface appearances and functions of the diverse spatial planning modes and designs that have been advanced or inferred from empirically observable initiator practice. “Dark Triad” analysis is entailed in actualising psychological deep structures. Each of the three models is discussed and the lineaments of their initiators’ ideas are disclosed. Each “school” has a designated mentor(s), respectively: academic B. J. Fogg and venture capitalist Peter Thiel for “Attention Capitalism”, “smart city” planner Dan Doctoroff for “Surveillance Capitalism” and “renewable energineer” and Elon Musk for “Sustainable Capitalism”, the eventual winner of this existential “dark versus light triad” urban planning contest.

Multiscale accessibility and urban performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 239980832110246
Author(s):  
Nir Kaplan ◽  
David Burg ◽  
Itzhak Omer
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Urban System ◽  
Spatial Accessibility ◽  
Spatial Systems ◽  
Urban Scaling ◽  
National Road ◽  
National Systems ◽  
Specific Scale

Accessibility is fundamentally thought to be related to functional, economic, and social performances of cities and geographical systems and, therefore, constitutes an essential aspect for spatial planning. Previous studies focused on cities or metropolitan scales, often disregarding their position within regional and national systems, which can greatly affect their performance. Although accessibility at various spatial scales has been examined, the studies focused on accessibility patterns at different scales, with no reference to the level of accessibility of cities over local, regional, and national scales simultaneously, i.e. multiscale accessibility. This study aims to elucidate the multiscale accessibility level of individual cities and examine its relationship to urban performance in the urban system of Israel. Spatial accessibility was analyzed using the space syntax methodology for the entire national road network across multiple geographic scales—from the local to the national scale. Based on three distinct spatial accessibility systems identified, a unique multiscale accessibility profile was created for individual cities in Israel. Subsequently, each city’s multiscale accessibility profiles were examined against urban performance indicators determined from urban scaling theory. We found that the superiority of cities characterized by high accessibility level plays a role not only for a specific scale but also over scales and spatial systems. Moreover, most urban performance indicators related to the multiscale accessibility profiles of cities, while some multiscale accessibility profiles can be related to over- or under-performance of cities. The findings suggest that pervasive accessibility across spatial scales is inherently connected to urban performance and may indicate on the implementation and interpretation of accessibility. These findings may assist in various aspects of spatial planning at various scales.

The success of the Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) in Italy. Weakness and integrative attempts with urban planning

2021 ◽  
pp. 71-96
Author(s):  
Paolo de Pascali ◽  
Annamaria Bagaini
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Effective Application

The article displays the results of a research conducted on the SEAPs evolution and a sample of Italian cases, intending to understand the influence and coherence in terms of settlement transformations. The integration of energy and spatial planning encouraged by the SEAP, on which the article focuses, does not find an effective application and the proposition appears to be unsatisfied. New integration paths arise from the energy decen-tralization process, which is rising in significance and interest.

An Approach towards GIS Application in Smart City Urban Planning

2020 ◽  
pp. 71-110
Author(s):  
Sourav Banerjee ◽  
Chinmay Chakraborty ◽  
Debashis Das
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Gis Application

scholarly journals Formation of “Urban planning” indicators for “Smart City” concept (on the example of SKOLKOVO, Moscow)

2018 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 02021
Author(s):  
Olga Chudiniva ◽  
Marina Afonina
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Objective Assessment ◽  
General System ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
State Of The Environment ◽  
Comprehensive Study

The development of “Smart Cities” is associated with a comprehensive study of the General system of settlement. The aim of the study is to use the system of indicators for the objective assessment of territories, as well as determining the effect of each part in the overall assessment of the functioning of the «Smart City». The leading method of research is a comparative analysis of international rankings, surveys of experts and a comprehensive study of indicators. The article analyzes the papers of specialists working in the field of research «Smart Cities» and technologies: Mueller, Battarra, Srivastava, Dolgikh etc. The basis for this work were the studies by authoritative rating organizations such as IESE Business School University of Navarra, Vienna University of Technology and Research Institute of technology and communications (NIITC, Russia) which allowed to generalize the available research from the perspective of sustainable development and use them on a concrete example.The authors have adapted the existing groups of indicators in relation to the SKOLKOVO innovation city, Russia. The applied system is represented by 7 groups and 23 indicators, which allow to present the planning aspect of the current urban planning structure with its impact on human capital, transport infrastructure, social cohesion, the state of the environment, etc. The work lets confirm the influence of the selected indicators on the development of SKOLKOVO (Russia) and use the obtained data for the rating of “Smart Cities” adapted for Russia. The materials of the article can be extremely useful in the designing of concepts for the development of territories focused on the use of smart solutions in order to minimize costs in the implementation of new solutions.

scholarly journals PERAN RUANG TERBUKA HIJAU DALAM PERENCANAAN KOTA SEBAGAI POTENSI PEMBENTUK SMART CITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanny Maria Caesarina ◽  
Nahdi Saubari
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Supporting Element ◽  
Internet Network

Ruang terbuka hijau telah dikenal memiliki peranan yang penting dalam meningkatkan kualitas lingkungan perkotaan. Ruang terbuka hijau dalam perencanaan kota kerap dianggap sebagai elemen pendukung terwujudnya smart city. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan seberapa jauh peran ruang terbuka hijau lewat penyediaan wifi corner dalam perencanaan kota menuju konsep smart city. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif berdasarkan observasi, survey lapangan dan serangkaian wawancara. Studi kasus yang diambil dalam penelitian ini adalah dua kota di Kalimantan Selatan, yaitu Banjarmasin dan Banjarbaru yang telah memiliki konsep smart city. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ruang terbuka hijau dalam perencanaan kota memiliki potensi yang kuat sebagai elemen pembentuk smart city. Apabila ruang terbuka hijau suatu kota telah direncanakan dengan baik dari berbagai segi fasilitas dan terkoneksi dengan jaringan internet yang berkualitas, maka dengan sendirinya konsep smart city akan lebih mudah dicapai. Kata kunci: perencanaan kota, ruang terbuka hijau, smart city, wifi corner. Green space has an important role in enhancing environmental quality of a city. Green space often considered as a supporting element for the concept of smart city. This research intended to acknowledge the role of green space through the installation of wifi corner in urban planning towards smart city. The methods that has been used was descriptive qualitative through observation, field survey and interviews. The case study in this research were Banjarmasin and Banjarbaru which already has the smart city concepts. The result shows that green space in urban planning is a potential element towards smart city. A well good planned green space with all the facilities that connected to a good internet network in a city might help forming the concept of smart city. Keywords: green space, smart city, urban planning, wifi corner.

scholarly journals Challenges and Solutions for Organizational Design in Urban Digitalization

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 615
Author(s):  
Máté Szilárd Csukás ◽  
Viktor Bukovszki ◽  
András Reith
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Organizational Design ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Organizational Models ◽  
Practice Based Research ◽  
Final Design

Digitalization in cities – often branded as smart city (SC) transition – carry the potential for highly inclusive, evidence-based decision making in urban planning, responding to the increasing pressures cities face. However, investments have thus far been slower to deliver the expected impacts. Thus, the attention of the discourse is turning towards organizational structures addressing complexity, scalability, and procedural challenges of SC transition. Given such turn has regime-challenging implications, there is a need for practice-based research in the niches of SC transition, supporting policymaking inductively. This study outlines the barriers inherent in conventional organizational models (public sector, private-supplier, and academic-professional) to SC transition, and makes a case for alternative models. The barriers are retrieved through an extensive literature review, and a series of focus groups with key stakeholders involved in SC transition, and processed as a design problem for a new organizational model. The final design is a nested platform model based on open innovation and a lean approach to urban planning. The paper concludes with a proof of concept to overcome organizational barriers, validated by the stakeholder focus groups. Keywords: urban planning, platform, open innovation, assessment, smart city, organizational models

scholarly journals Changing brown cities to smart and sustainable ones: Proposed applicable strategies and indicators for Omid-e-Sabz township in Kabul city

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-72
Author(s):  
Abdullah Tajzai ◽  
Najib Rahman Sabory
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Smart City ◽  
World Wide ◽  
The South ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
South West ◽  
To Come

The two world-wide challenges, the population growth and the climate change, have forced everyone to think differently and seek new approaches to revive cities to be sustainable for centuries to come. Therefore, transforming the cities to the green and smart city are inevitable. The first step towards green and smart city is the recognition of applicable indicators for an existing city. In the next stage, introducing the most sustainable strategies to implement and realize the introduced indicators are of key importance. Omid-e-Sabz is a crowded city in the south-west of Kabul, hosts more than 27,000 inhabitants. Thus, a study through modifying this city to a sustainable and smart city is crucial for future urban development in Afghanistan. The indicators of green and smart city have been analyzed for Omid-e-Sabz Town in this paper. Moreover, some key guidance’s and plans for transforming an ordinary city to sustainable and smart city have been introduced and suggested. This paper is the first of its kind that discusses this important topic for Afghanistan. It will help the urban planning sector of Afghanistan to learn and continue this discourse to make sure the future cities in Afghanistan are smart and sustainable.

scholarly journals La ordenanza de Felipe II del año 1573 y la construcción de ciudades coloniales españolas en la América

1980 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 11-34
Author(s):  
Andrzej Wyrobisz
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
New World ◽  
English Abstract ◽  
European Settlement ◽  
15Th Century ◽  
Abstract Description

The earliest European settlement in the New World, the Spanish fort Navidad, was built on orders of Cristobal Colon in the 15th Century. In 1519 Veracruz was built was built on Mexican shores. The number of newly founded settlements and cities grew quickly. Some of them were built on top of pre-Columbian settlements, but much of the spatial planning was influenced by Spanish practices. The Importance of ancient European authors like Vitruvius can be seen for example in the Mexico DF. Such urban planning theories were formally embedded into urban planning and urban rights establishment by the crucial Decree of Felipe II of 13th of July, 1573. The document influenced Spanish urban planning until the end of the Spanish rule. English abstract/description written by Michał Gilewski

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