Urbanism Module Flashcards
regeneration
an attitude; interpret and delineate transformative action
-emerges in the 1970s, to look at social issues occurring in a place
-not a-spatial, requires purposive action
Ref: Team 10, Task of the 50s
shrinkage
a phenomenon; the outcome of urban (social, economic) processes
- following a phase of crisis & decline
- non-incidental trends of population decrease, for more than 5 years, caused by destruction, loss, shifting, change
- factors include lost economic opportunities, environmental issues, lack of infrastructural support (water, energy) and social services
resilience
a property; an attribute or quality of a system
heritage
a concept; category to deine and collect territorial goods
how has regeneration evolved from the 20th to 21st century?
- moving out of a de-industrialization and away from transformation and redevelopment
- working more towards employing spatial resources to create open space
how does resilience connect to regeneration?
resilience is a newer idea in urbanism, coming from ecology
therefore, a new property of regeneration, which prime systems to change, adapt, and transform
—finding a new equilibrium
what was the starting point of regeneration, and its evolution?
while often synonymous with renewal, revitalization, renaissance, it can be traced to the 1970s proposition wrt economic decline
- issues of the place, rather than just social issues occuring in a place
- not A-spatial
what were the specific factors of the period that lead to the call for regeneration?
deindustrialization, sub-urbanization, decline of central city, more sprawl/sub-urban dev
-wicked problems (policymakers and planners) with inadequate tools
describe the tension in urban regeneration?
a politicized issue, tension between encouraging economic competitiveness, physical transformation, and social inclusion
regeneration’s context
circumstances and strategies are contextual, objectives are not always known, nor do circumstances always support the agreed upon goals (ref. Christensen)
what does resilience indicate about the state of things?
it is not a return to or restoration of an initial state, but of functionality through change and adaption
what are the two sub-components of resilience ?
sustainability and adaption
what does sustainability do to support resiliency?
diversity and creative redundancy
- multiple equilibria, hierarchies, and organization
- apparent and similar functions replicated at differerent interacting scales
what does adaptability do to support resilience?
it can increase resilience and reduce causes/determinants of hazards, equalizing socio-economic conditions through :
- policy processes
- innovation
- community engagement
- diversification of goods sourcing and distribution
how does resiliency work in cities?
spatial relations always change, not static
-no return to a previous order after a disruption
as cities are complex and organized, they follow a non-linear path: growth, conservation, collapse, and reorganization
