Urbanism Without Effort

Wolfe, Charles R.

doi:10.5822/978-1-61091-962-3

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“…The government's approach to solving the problem was to spotlight the potential in each neighbourhood and start separate action plans for development instead of making a general vision (Permentier et al, 2013). The case of a Seattle neighbourhood in the USA is another model of how the local community found a unique approach for developing opportunities for their urban spaces when the community members built up a small movie theatre to replace an unused car parking laneway (Wolfe, 2011). The evidence above indicates that UA as a new way to deal with open spaces on a smaller scale has been becoming more desirable than a top-to-bottom urban vision.…”

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Urban Acupuncture in Large Cities: Filtering Framework to Select Sensitive Urban Spots in Riyadh for Effective Urban Renewal

Nassar

2021

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New revitalization and regeneration strategies are currently taking place as a scheme for reassessing urban spaces. This paper, as a result, navigates the theory of Urban Acupuncture (UA) as a quick and effective tool that can be adopted in large cities. Using Riyadh city as a case study, it discusses how this tool can be used to achieve maximum results with minimal effort in the most critical places. Riyadh city is the capital of Saudi Arabia and is considered one of the fastest-growing metropolitan cities in the Arab world. Through time, it has transformed into a city with leftover open spaces and an ever-increasing population. The study commences by exploring the term UA and its principles and similarly presents some of its successful international examples. It thereafter delves into the past and current situation in the city to show some of the challenges it faces. The study aims to develop a filtering framework for selecting a suitable sensitive spot that can be used to apply the concept of UA. A conclusion is made that as a small-scale space approach and a progressive concentrated urban renewal strategy.

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Urban Acupuncture in Large Cities: Filtering Framework to Select Sensitive Urban Spots in Riyadh for Effective Urban Renewal

Nassar

2021

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“…To conclude this special issue, two viewpoints highlight important matters focusing on the relevance of understanding the local context. The first one is written by Chuck Wolfe, author of Urbanism Without Effort (Wolfe, 2019) and Seeing the Better City (Wolfe, 2017), the latter carrying important influence in the 2018 UTC. The second viewpoint was written by Jill Chism, a local artist from Cairns (Australia), who produced the piece Ponds Dreaming featured on the cover of this special issue.…”

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Public health and well-being in public open spaces through climate responsive urban planning and design

Tavares¹,

Sellars²,

Mews³

et al. 2020

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The urban fabric enables people to move between climate-controlled environments (such as home and indoors work) and non-controlled ones (such as parks and beaches). The planning and design of urban spaces, on the other hand, largely define the way we live and affect our health as it can, for instance, promote or hinder active lifestyles and social cohesion (Owen, 2009; Speck, 2012). But even when the cities have compact built form and provide key features and infrastructure conducive to healthy lifestyles, local climate can indirectly dictate and restrict the use of public open spaces if the weather is prohibitive (Tavares & Swaffield, 2017). Climate responsive urban planning and design is, therefore, key to secure a healthy urban lifestyle (Barton, Thompson, Burgess, & Grant, 2015; Kent et al., 2017; Mouratidis, 2017) especially in light of frequency and severity of extreme weather events.

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“…During the last decade or more, there has been a steady build-up around making cities more sustainable, liveable and resilient. These days urbanism has a palpable excitement with a new generation of urban stakeholders boldly experimenting with ways of redressing past imbalances, building communities, encouraging new typologies and mixed use (Wolfe 2013). With this new-found energy, a number of ambitious strategies and policies have emerged.…”

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Taking Streets Seriously

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2018

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Urbanism Without Effort

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Urban Acupuncture in Large Cities: Filtering Framework to Select Sensitive Urban Spots in Riyadh for Effective Urban Renewal

Urban Acupuncture in Large Cities: Filtering Framework to Select Sensitive Urban Spots in Riyadh for Effective Urban Renewal

Public health and well-being in public open spaces through climate responsive urban planning and design

Taking Streets Seriously

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