The Results of Making a City More Compact: Neighbours' Interpretation of Urban Infill

Vallance, Suzanne A.; Perkins, Harvey C.; Moore, Kevin

doi:10.1068/b31157

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“…Experiences of these projects, however, suggest that while urban infilling had increased activity in the neighborhood, it also decreased feelings of security and traffic safety (Vallance et al, 2005). This is not surprising, because urbanization is among the best predictors of fear of crime (Miceli et al, 2004).…”

Section: Background Neighborhood Safety Planning Strategies In Varioumentioning

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Perceived safety of the retrofit neighborhood: A location-based approach

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Urban infill includes a potential to change the track of development of existing, distressed neighborhoods. The investments to a neighborhood as a whole can at best contribute to an increase in residential satisfaction, including perceived safety. Using a location-based public participation geographic information system approach, this study offers insights on how to avoid too simplistic or deterministic thinking in safety planning through a case study of a neighborhood representing urban retrofit in Espoo, Finland. This article concludes that more comprehensive safety strategies are most likely to succeed in breaking the negative development of fear and a spiral of neighborhood decay especially in retrofit neighborhoods.

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Section: Background Neighborhood Safety Planning Strategies In Varioumentioning

confidence: 97%

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“…The interplay of the relationships between policy, place and daily life must be better understood to facilitate the successful introduction of liveability and sustainability policy (Vallance, et al, 2005). This paper presupposes that the physical form of ICHD as space should address all aspects of residents' liveability and sustainability needs including social needs.…”

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“…Williams (2000) found some evidence of increases in "bad neighbour" effects of noise complaints although causal attribution was difficult to substantiate. Varying tolerance to these different types of Being aware of how noise travels within a building is important for noise management, both from a building design point of view and the residents' perspective of wishing to minimise noise, thereby contributing to greater satisfaction with high density living (Saville Smith, 2010;Vallance, et al, 2005). While it is important to insulate and provide barriers against noise, it is also important to look at measures to control noise at the source.…”

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“…Many participants in the current study identified the balcony and associated open space and views as their favourite design feature of the dwelling. Previous research has shown the beneficial social and psychological effects of building designs that feature natural light and views of natural surrounds, including reduction in stress, better emotional health, improved communication and a sense of belonging to a community or place (Heerwagen & Zagreus, 2005;Vallance, Perkins, & Moore, 2005). The challenge for designers and developers in a subtropical climate is to balance daylight penetration and maximise the positive outcomes of daylight while minimising the negative impacts of solar heat gain or noise or fumes from traffic in the public realm.…”

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What Makes Inner City High Density Liveable? Insight from Residents in Brisbane, Australia

Buys¹,

Vine²,

Miller³

2013

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Australia's urban form and planning has shifted from traditional individual dwellings on spacious suburban blocks towards higher density urban consolidation. Despite relatively strong market demand for inner city high density (ICHD) living, there is ongoing need to explore and understand the aspects that make this urban form liveable and sustainable. The purpose of this research is to explore the viewpoints of current ICHD residents to better understand the liveability and sustainability matters that affect their everyday experiences and perceptions of this urban form. Qualitative interviews with 24 ICHD Brisbane (Australia) residents illustrates their perceptions and experiences of liveability and the ways in which it is broadly understood within three main domains and nine key sub-concepts, including: individual dwelling (thermal comfort, natural light and balconies, noise mitigation), building complex (shared space, good neighbour protocols, environmental sustainability) and the community (transport, amenities, sense of community). Focussing on the experience of ICHD residents, this research highlights the ways in which multiple aspects of the immediate living Environmental Management and Sustainable Development ISSN 2164-7682 2013 www.macrothink.org/emsd 15 environment, the dwelling, building complex and the community intertwine to provide residents with a liveable space. The results show that urban features that reflect current societal pressure for greater sustainability such as lower energy use are the exact same features sought by ICHD residents in determining their liveability. By highlighting the aspects current ICHD residents value most about their dwellings, buildings and communities, these findings will help inform policy-makers, planners, developers and designers as they create urban spaces and dwellings that are more liveable and sustainable.

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“…In a study of Subiaco city in Western Australia, Davison and Rowden (2012) found that residents gave equal significance to the social and experiential meaning of places as they did to physical form and appearances of streets. These subjective aspects of neighbourhood character are regarded as key factors underlying residents' resistance to urban intensification strategies and projects (Davison & Rowden, 2012;Dovey et al, 2009a;Kyttä, Broberg, Tzoulas, & Snabb, 2013;Vallance, Perkins, & Moore, 2005).…”

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Leveraging VGI Integrated with 3D Spatial Technology to Support Urban Intensification in Melbourne, Australia

Sabri

Rajabifard

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High density residential development in metropolitan Melbourne, where contradictory imperatives of neighbourhood character and urban intensification play important roles, remains an uncertain practice. One key issue for plan implementation is the lack of consistency between authorities, developers and the community in interpreting the standards, design guidelines, and state/local strategies, especially those relating to neighbourhood character. There is currently no mechanism to incorporate community perceptions and place experiences as subjective aspects of neighbourhood character in development assessments. There is also little use of micro-scale and multi-dimensional spatial analysis to integrate these subjective aspects with objective measures (e.g. building volume and height; streetscape) to communicate effectively-and in a limited timeframe-with all stakeholders. This paper explores the potential of two emerging geospatial technologies that can be leveraged to respond to these problems. Evidence in the literature suggests that volunteered geographic information (VGI) can provide community input around subjective aspects of the urban environment. In addition, a deluge of three-dimensional (3D) spatial information (e.g. 3D city models) is increasingly available for micro-level (building-or property-level) assessment of the physical aspects of the urban environment. This paper formulates and discusses a conceptual framework to link these two spatial technological advancements in a virtual geographic environment (VGE) that accounts for micro-scale 3D spatial analysis incorporating both subjective and objective aspects of neighbourhood character relevant in implementing compact city strategies.

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The Results of Making a City More Compact: Neighbours' Interpretation of Urban Infill

Cited by 65 publications

References 17 publications

Perceived safety of the retrofit neighborhood: A location-based approach

Perceived safety of the retrofit neighborhood: A location-based approach

What Makes Inner City High Density Liveable? Insight from Residents in Brisbane, Australia

Leveraging VGI Integrated with 3D Spatial Technology to Support Urban Intensification in Melbourne, Australia

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