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The paper discusses the consequences of production restructuring processes upon urban planning, focusing in São Paulo, a city marked by a retraction of industrial activities since the late 1970s. We tackle the consequences of changes in production processes upon urban planning by looking at urbanistic instruments, namely the instrument of urban operations, specifically the Urban Operation Água Branca. The operation is analyzed in terms of its ...

The urban quality of life (UQoL) from objective dimension was analyzed in the main Cuban cities. An Urban Quality of Life Index (UQoLI) was developed in collaboration with 60 experts (five in each city). These experts belong to one of two categories: in charge of the planning of the city and members of the Municipal Council of Administration. One hundred and forty-two directors of the Local District Administration also participated in the ...

The understanding of urban social-ecological systems requires integrated and interdisciplinary methods. This paper explores differences in the accessibility of urban green spaces (UGS) based on urban morphology. In contrast to other comparative analyses that followed simplified quantification of UGS provision and/or omitted the impact of morphological properties of urban space, this study proposes three improvements. First, it uses the share of ...

Urban drainage infrastructure is generally designed to rapidly export stormwater away from the urban environment to minimize flood risk created by extensive impervious surface cover. This deficit is resolved by importing high-quality potable water for irrigation. However, cities and towns at times face water restrictions in response to drought and water scarcity. This can exacerbate heating and drying, and promote the development of unfavourable ...

Media are increasingly intertwined with the urban environment. The emergence of mobile devices and everywhere-anytime connectivity caused the digital and the physical to become strongly interconnected. This changes the way public space is experienced and interacted with. As such, digital technologies and data have become important drivers for urban development and innovation (cfr. Smart Cities). However, when it comes to design and production ...