conflict & cummunities

Question 1

conflict

Answer 1

an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions or principles

Question 2

communities

Answer 2

people living in one particular area or people who are consindered as a unit because of their common interests, social group or nationality

Question 3

stakeholders

Answer 3

de belanghebbende/betrokkene -> kan individu, groep, instituut zijn die rol heeft bij urban placemaking

Question 4

voorbeelden stakeholders

Answer 4

• gemeentebestuur
• buisinesses
• private owners
• inwoners stad
• cultural and educational sector

Question 5

who owns the city

Answer 5

stakeholders

Question 6

why is the city’s government an important stakeholder?

Answer 6

crucial for city planning, policy making, infrastructure and services

Question 7

why are residents and communities an important stakeholder?

Answer 7

they centralise quality of life, housing and public services

Question 8

why are businesses an important stakeholder?

Answer 8

they provide jobs and contribute to the urban economy

Question 9

why are private owners an important stakeholder?

Answer 9

they have impact on use of urban space and urban development

Question 10

why is the cultural and educational sector an important stakeholder?

Answer 10

they shape the city’s cultural and knowledge landscape

Question 11

de-urbanising dynamic

Answer 11

it’s not adding to mixity and diversity -> it implants a whole new formation in cities in the shape of a multiplication of high-rise luxury buildings

Question 12

‘The Banks’ project upgrades the quality of life in the city, but for who?

Answer 12

mostly high-educated and rich people

Question 13

who made the first and original map of the city’s growth?

Answer 13

Burgess

Question 14

zone 1 growth of the city

Answer 14

central business district

Question 14

when did Burgess create his map explaining the growth of the city?

Answer 14

1925 -> during the industrial revolution and the rise of fordism

Question 15

zone 2 growth of the city

Answer 15

zone of transition

Question 16

zone 3 growth of the city

Answer 16

zone of independent workers’ homes

Question 17

zone 4 growth of the city

Answer 17

zone of better residences

Question 18

zone 5 growth of the city

Answer 18

commuter’s zone

Question 19

risks of the ‘urban land use model’, which is typical for a lot of cities?

Answer 19

• residential segregation
• capsularisation

Question 20

residential segregation

Answer 20

degree to which 2 or more groups live seperately from each other, in different parts of the urban environment

Question 21

capsularisation

Answer 21

the fragmentation of the city into different closed or controlled spaces

Question 22

what kind of land use model is an ideal type in Europe?

Answer 22

social mix (mixed function and people)

Question 23

croissant pauvre

Answer 23

sociaal kwetsbare regio

Question 24

what is a result of gentrification?

Answer 24

urban displacement

Question 25

urban displacement

Answer 25

- people had to move outside of the city - most went to Ghent or Antwerp

Question 26

gentrification

Answer 26

the arrival of middle class incomers in districts that have been previously occupied by lower income-groups

Question 27

who raised awareness for gentrification?

Answer 27

Ruth Glass

Question 28

why are these areas for reinforced development of Housing an Renewal?

Answer 28

because of the socioeconomic status of the population

Question 29

does everybody have equal rights to the city?

Answer 29

not really -> rich people are being put first

Question 30

what are the richt doing to the city?

Answer 30

- strategies of privatisation and commercialisation of the city - transformation from traditionally public spaces to privately owned and managed areas

Question 31

what are the rich doing to the public spaces?

Answer 31

- comodification (festivals, activities) - controlling it

Question 32

what does the role of private investors and developers create?

Answer 32

it raises questions about social cohesion and accessibility and inclusivity

Question 33

citizism on christmas markets

Answer 33

- people selling things have nothing to do with brussels - causes geluidsoverlast - puur commercieel gericht

Question 34

nieuwe vestiging Brussels beer project

Answer 34

- café aan - modern gebouw - botst met hangjongeren

Question 35

bottom up projects

Answer 35

are increasing and are led by citizen movements and community-led initiaives

Question 36

bottom up: the citizens' role

Answer 36

participating in and having their say about the design and use of public space

Question 37

bottom-up: role of communities

Answer 37

a more active role in shaping the spaces they inhabit

Question 38

what are the central drivers in bottom-up?

Answer 38

commons, ownership and inclusivity

Question 39

voorbeelden acties van inwoners van stad buitenland

Answer 39

- community gardens, NYC - prinzessinnengarten, Berlin - NDSM, Amsterdam

Question 40

voorbeelden acties van inwoners van stad binnenland

Answer 40

- Guerilla gardening, Brussels - Girls Make the City, Brussels - Mobile petanque, Brussels - Picnic the streets, Brussels

Question 41

Community Gardens, NYC

Answer 41

- jaren 70 -> tijd Jane Jacobs - bloemen planten als lokaal project door gemeenschap, niet door overheid

Question 42

Guerilla gardening, Brussels

Answer 42

- men doet dit op eigen initiatief - meer groen in stad brengen

Question 43

Prinzessinnengarten

Answer 43

- community garden with restaurants - locals can come together to experiment and discover more about organic food production

Question 44

NDSM, Amsterdam

Answer 44

- publieke ruimte - culturele evenementen zoals festivals, tentoonstellingen, horeca

Question 45

Girls Make the City, Brussels

Answer 45

- samen met meisjes die er wonen de plak vorm te geven en activiteiten te organiseren - bv skateparken en kunstactiviteiten

Question 46

Mobile petanque, Brussels

Answer 46

gathering organized by the people of Brussels to play petanque

Question 47

picnic the streets

Answer 47

- 2012 - via facebook oproepen om te picknicken voor de beurs - hierdoor autovrije zone op anspachlaan

Question 48

David Harvey (2008). The Right to the City.

Answer 48

- it's a right to change ourselves by changing the city - a collective power to reshape the processes of urbanization