Papers

The city administration of Addis Ababa is undertaking a massive integrated housing development program to address the acute housing problem of the city since 2005. Housing supply is not the only goal of this program; instead, its ultimate desire is to use the Integrated Housing Development Program (...

The emergence of urban slums in Jakarta have had always been an interesting case study as the paradox of chaotic and unhealthy spaces could still provide a sense of belonging and community to its people. Unfortunately, many of the government policies fail to solve the worsening condition of urban sl...

Cities are facing crowding all around the world and it becomes essential to maximize space utilization, especially in urban areas. With the increasing of bridges, more and more “gray space” under bridge emerges. These “gray space” can often become a hotbed of “broken window effect” in ur...

This paper explores the impact that human agency may have on strengthening a community beyond their immediate developmental demands, to enable them to act, self-organise and build resilience. This relationship is examined within a context of a particular set of institutional conditions implemented a...

Port city is an urban organism which integrates two different types of areas: land and water, that create a dynamic, multidimensional spatial network. Due to presence of water, port city has a unique character and significant development potential being the space of flows: goods transshipment, human...

Sarajevo’s contested position at the intersection of geopolitical ‘tectonic plates’ - situated between Rome and Byzantium, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires, the Western and Eastern Bloc, de-colonization and re-colonization - resulted in both fertile periods of exchange and moments of devas...

Indonesia is experiencing rapid economic growth in recent years, with significant infrastructure development as one of the priorities of the government. Due to its large size and population, the social and economic conditions may differ from one region to another. The local community is the most aff...

Systems approach offers an integrative perspective to the entire picture. The pandemic brought unprecedented disruptions to city development, infrastructure, supply chain, and healthcare, forced national leaders to adopt systems thinking to tackle sophisticated situations in real-time. In the post-C...

In a globalized world, cities have become a pool of very diverse communities, each with its intrinsic traits, customs, habits, and needs. They come from every creed, gender, age, and social status, yet together they form one big society. A society that must have unified visions in order to flourish ...

Over the last half century, Qatar has witnessed an excessive change on its economic and urban evolution. From coastal village where fishing and pearling were the main activities of its community to a country with ambitious vision for the future. Due to economic booming of oil / gas discovery early 1...

The current planning practice in Germany is insufficiently prepared for a solution-oriented approach to competing user interests. These demand new approaches to creating truly open, honest participation processes. The planning instruments in Germany, such as the Building Law provide for public parti...

Shared observation: The highway print … a place privileged of a climatic mobilization. On an international level, cities are already consumers of more than two thirds of energy, responsible for 70% of CO2 emissions, main gas for the greenhouse effect, and concentrate on a road proximity the highes...

Track 3 Smartness and development Al-Souq: innovating for performance and management Luanda in the era of Covid 19 - Urban and architectural planning, its adaptability to the new way of life. Luanda is the capital of the Republic of Angola, is located on Sub-Saharan Africa, was occupied, and later c...

This paper explores how livelihood vulnerabilities of urban poor may be addressed by forming neighbourhood community-centric Self-Help Groups. The Covid-19 pandemic has substantially impacted India’s urban systems. Lockdowns to reduce virus transmission chains had disproportionately affected urban...

Izarov A. New Modifying Spatial Institution ‘Genesis’ In a void, no one could say why a thing once set in motion should stop anywhere; for why should it stop here rather than here? Aristotle, Physics 1. The growth of global challenges to humanity, including an increase in population, in the form...

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is a developing regional city of the Russian Far East, experiencing a shortage of public recreational areas. Complex climatic conditions impose certain constrains on full year use of open public spaces. The lack of functioning communication between communities, city administration ...

Presentation Abstract for the 57th World Planning Congress, ISOCARP 2021 Doha-Qatar, November 2021 Stream: Inclusiveness and Empowerment Core Problem and Challenges: Post-conflict urban reconstruction, reconciliation, and peacebuilding at the local level in Libya. Background: Libya witnessed conside...

After 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have demonstrated their espoused values. Compounding issues of sustainable development, globalization, equity and mobility have been exacerbated. The role of planning and public administration will be critically examined through a systems approac...

As we can see, after experiencing a rapid urbanization stage, China has begun to enter a high-quality urbanization development stage focusing on humanistic and ecological connotations, in which historical and cultural heritage has become a new engine of urban development. The urban government aiming...

Koyra is an upazila of the Khulna District of Bangladesh. It's the 2nd largest Upazila in Bangladesh located in the south-western coastal belt of Bay of bengal and adjacent to the Sundarban mangrove forest. Like other coastal areas of Bangladesh, Koyra is a disaster-prone area. It is assumed that pe...

It is widely accepted that one of the challenges facing China's rapid urbanization is land urbanization is faster than population urbanization. During the process of land urbanization, there are a large number of rural areas have been converted into urban land use for urban construction, which has r...

It is a vain effort to predict political, economic, cultural, and technological developments of the future. A quick look at the past makes that clear. Nevertheless, there are challenges that we know will persist far beyond a decade or century. We are certain that the climate is changing, and we know...

Maker Majlis is a space where the young leaders of the world can unleash their creativity and innovative ideas to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Maker Majlis hosts workshops, educational programs, and events focusing on the SDGs. It is at the intersection of formal...

Mumbai is India’s financial capital and is amongst the fastest growing metropolises in India. The city has developed around the suburban railway and enjoys enviable public transport mode shares; however, commuters suffer from extreme overcrowding. The biggest loser in the challenge of accommodatin...

Tractebel developed a Cities Vision for the horizon 2030 for ENGIE Research: The evolution of cities is not solely ‘market’ driven, but is also the result of global ‘megatrends’, political conditions and sometimes of unexpected emerging new issues. The impact of these trends and issues (like...

Light is recognized as a social element in the perception and realization of the environment. Lighting supports perceptual and environmental norms that can increase the presence of people in space and increase its vitality. Different lighting conditions may have various effects on behavior, mental p...

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Abstract for Special Session: Transitions in Port City Regions: Planning Beyond Oil Port cities are beacons and test labs for technological and planning solutions addressing some of society’s main challenges, connected to climate change, the energy transition or protecting biodiversity. At the sam...

With cities worldwide growing exponentially and global population displacement on the rise, the coming decades will see increasing numbers of children growing up in informal, resource-restricted, and otherwise fragile urban settings. While the typologies of vulnerable urban contexts can vary, living...

The decline and revival of the ancient city is a constant topic. In recent decades, Chinese urban planning scholars had paid more and more attention to the protection, activation and utilization of historical sites, emphasizing the authenticity development of ancient cities. These ideas have been fu...