Urban Design, Public Space and the Dynamics of Creative Milieux: A Photographic Approach to Bairro Alto (Lisbon), Gràcia (Barcelona) and Vila Madalena (São Paulo)

Costa, Pedro; Lopes, Ricardo

doi:10.1080/13574809.2014.991382

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“…To complement and extend existing quantitative analyses, this paper utilizes a primarily qualitative, participant observation approach, applying Ewing and Handy's [34] conceptual framework for assessing elements of the meso-and micro-scale (i.e., "streetscape level") built environment expected to impact walking behavior. Rather than attempt to quantify each potential design element, a process that is limited in capturing the more nuanced, dynamic, and synergistic experience of place, a photographic survey was undertaken similar to Costa and Lopes' [39] analysis of design features and creative dynamics in Lisbon, Barcelona, and São Paulo. Characteristics of both the physical environment and the behavior of pedestrians were closely observed and recorded such that a detailed comparison could be made between sites.…”

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Equity in Microscale Urban Design and Walkability: A Photographic Survey of Six Pittsburgh Streetscapes

Bereitschaft

2017

Sustainability

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This paper explores inequity in neighborhood walkability at the micro-scale level by qualitatively examining six streetscapes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A photographic survey is used to highlight differences in the quality and design of the built environment among pairs of streetscapes with high or low social vulnerability but approximately equal quantitative Walk Scores ®. The survey revealed discernable differences in the quality and maintenance of the built environment among those in more and less disadvantaged neighborhoods. This was true of several characteristics expected to affect walkability, including enclosure, transparency, complexity, and tidiness. Streetscapes in neighborhoods with high social vulnerability exhibited less contiguous street walls, fewer windows and less transparent storefronts, less well maintained infrastructure, fewer street cafés, and overall less complexity than those in neighborhoods with low social vulnerability. Implications for planning and policy are discussed.

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Equity in Microscale Urban Design and Walkability: A Photographic Survey of Six Pittsburgh Streetscapes

Bereitschaft

2017

Sustainability

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“…Grodach et al (2014), who base their study on data from almost 14,000 U.S. metropolitan zip code areas, found some signs of attraction of art industries to density and older housing, but conclude that it 'locally requires different attributes' (p 2838). These ambiguous results may be explained by other qualitative studies which has argued that there is more than one visual model for creative districts (e.g., Boontharm, 2015;Brown, 2015;Costa & Lopes, 2015;Smit, 2011). According to Wood and Dovey (2015), the complicated assemblages they unravel are not totalities that can be successfully reproduced in planning policies (cf.…”

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Achieving lively, creative and successful university environments

Amcoff

2020

Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy

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With the advent of the knowledge era, academia has begun to play new roles in society. As a result, requirements for the design of universities may also change. Milieus of lively and flourishing urban life that foster encounters and unforeseen collaborations within academiaas well as between academia and society at large-have been called for. In this research, a GIS analysis of Swedish register data shows that such mixed environments are limited to the university facilities situated within city centres. However, both new and abandoned locations are more mixed than average. Based on a literature review, we argue that university planners need a clear priority ranking of their objectives, as different objectives may call for different kinds of design. Moreover, the review reveals that other environmental qualities have also been ascribed importance to success. In general, the existing literature provides limited guidance to designers, due to a lack of consensus and because the actual effects of specific measures are less researched than stated perceptions. Thus, so far, the contemporary direction in university design has limited expressions in Sweden, has unclear-and potentially conflicting-objectives and is based on insufficient empirical knowledge.

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“…In agreement with this theory, both Spencer (2015) and Bereitschaft (2018a) observed that creative/cultural firms were more likely to be found in dense urban environments, while science/technology firms exhibited a preference for the suburbs. Other studies have examined the clustering of 'creative' industry firms, noting in detail the role the built environment plays in facilitating interactions both within and across industries (Costa & Lopes, 2015;Durmaz, 2015;Rantisi & Leslie, 2010;Martins, 2015).…”

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Are walkable places tech incubators? Evidence from Nebraska’s ‘Silicon Prairie’

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2019

Regional Studies, Regional Science

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This study examines the spatial association between science-and technology-related entrepreneurship and neighbourhood walkability in eastern Nebraska, often referred to as the northern 'Silicon Prairie'. Tech startup firms are expected to gravitate toward more walkable or pedestrian-oriented urban locations to benefit from heightened social interaction, knowledge spillovers and a more vibrant, creative atmosphere. Data on start-up firms collected from the online database Crunchbase.com and a walkability index provided by the popular online service Walk Score ® were used to evaluate the walkability-tech entrepreneurship nexus. The spatial relationship between walkability and firm location may have important implications for metropolitan areas seeking to incubate new firms and industries in situ, and potentially become leaders in new, innovative industries.

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Urban Design, Public Space and the Dynamics of Creative Milieux: A Photographic Approach to Bairro Alto (Lisbon), Gràcia (Barcelona) and Vila Madalena (São Paulo)

Cited by 14 publications

References 14 publications

Equity in Microscale Urban Design and Walkability: A Photographic Survey of Six Pittsburgh Streetscapes

Equity in Microscale Urban Design and Walkability: A Photographic Survey of Six Pittsburgh Streetscapes

Achieving lively, creative and successful university environments

Are walkable places tech incubators? Evidence from Nebraska’s ‘Silicon Prairie’

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