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Cities for people

01 May 2011-Vol. 37, Iss: 4, pp 6
TL;DR: The transformation of Melbourne alongside cities like Copenhagen with examples of how other Australian and American cities are inspired by the successes is presented in this paper, where the author opines that planning with human beings, understanding that cities must be designed to invite pedestrian traffic and city life and not the cars of transport system can create more sustainable cities, environmentally as well as economically.
Abstract: The transformation of Melbourne alongside cities like Copenhagen with examples of how other Australian and American cities are inspired by the successes is presented. The author opines that planning with human beings, understanding that cities must be designed to invite pedestrian traffic and city life and not the cars of transport system can create more sustainable cities, environmentally as well as economically.
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12 Apr 2014
TL;DR: In this article, the authors allocated 52 template pages, currently it counts 55 pages (excluding this page 5 and the bibliography), so it is 3 pages over target, reviewers are kindly asked to indicate where the 6 chapter could be shortened.
Abstract: 4 This chapter has been allocated 52 template pages, currently it counts 55 pages (excluding this page 5 and the bibliography), so it is 3 pages over target. Reviewers are kindly asked to indicate where the 6 chapter could be shortened. 7

412 citations

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08 Jan 2021
TL;DR: The 15-Minute City as mentioned in this paper is a re-emergence of the concept, initially proposed in 2016 by Carlos Moreno, which adds to existing thematic of Smart Cities and the rhetoric of building more humane urban fabrics, outlined by Christopher Alexander, and that of building safer, more resilient, sustainable and inclusive cities.
Abstract: The socio-economic impacts on cities during the COVID-19 pandemic have been brutal, leading to increasing inequalities and record numbers of unemployment around the world. While cities endure lockdowns in order to ensure decent levels of health, the challenges linked to the unfolding of the pandemic have led to the need for a radical re-think of the city, leading to the re-emergence of a concept, initially proposed in 2016 by Carlos Moreno: the “15-Minute City”. The concept, offering a novel perspective of “chrono-urbanism”, adds to existing thematic of Smart Cities and the rhetoric of building more humane urban fabrics, outlined by Christopher Alexander, and that of building safer, more resilient, sustainable and inclusive cities, as depicted in the Sustainable Development Goal 11 of the United Nations. With the concept gaining ground in popular media and its subsequent adoption at policy level in a number of cities of varying scale and geographies, the present paper sets forth to introduce the concept, its origins, intent and future directions.

376 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a review of recent findings on urban common property systems and relevant literature is presented, where the authors discuss the potential of urban green commons (UGCs) to manage cultural and biological diversity in cities.

370 citations


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  • ...PAC-gardens also represent a good example of place making initiatives in cities – a notion long propagated for in planning and architecture (Gehl, 2010; Jacobs, 1961) – and during the last decade propagated for in collaborative urban planning (e.g. Healy, 1998) to improve the quality of physical…...

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31 Jul 2020
TL;DR: Restrictions on the use of public space and physical distancing have been key policy measures to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and protect public health.
Abstract: Restrictions on the use of public space and physical distancing have been key policy measures to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and protect public health. At the time of writing, one half of t...

333 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the distributional equity of urban vegetation in 10 US urbanized areas using very high resolution land cover data and census data and found that there is a strong positive correlation between urban vegetation and higher education and income across most cities.

266 citations


Cites background from "Cities for people"

  • ...Urban parks offer opportunities for recreation that can improve physical health (Konijnendijk, Annerstedt, Nielsen, & Maruthaveeran, 2013; McCormack, Rock, Toohey, & Hignell, 2010) and increase social cohesion (Gehl, 2010; Kweon, Sullivan, & Wiley, 1998), and are often recreation destinations....

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