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Tactical Urbanism: Short-Term Action for Long-Term Change
Description:Tactical Urbanism is a dynamic approach to initiating and advancing long-term projects related to street safety and public spaces. Originating as a grassroots strategy for citizens to reclaim their streets, it has evolved into a recognized project delivery process used globally. The methodology involves implementing low-cost, short-term "pilot" projects to test infrastructure, accelerate public benefits, and support community initiatives. Street Plans, a leading urban planning and design firm, plays a crucial role in this movement. They travel worldwide, aiding cities and communities in realizing their visions for placemaking and Tactical Urbanism. Through initiatives like the Miami-Dade Transportation Quick-Build Program, they collaborate with local departments and nonprofits to implement diverse projects, fostering community engagement and empowering people to shape their built environment.
Author:Dana Wall
Publication Year:2019
Recommended By:Rachelle Beauplan
The Regeneration of Urban Blue Spaces: A Public Health Intervention? Reviewing the Evidence
Description:Research in recent years has demonstrated that urban surface waters (“urban blue spaces”) can provide beneficial effects on human health and wellbeing. Despite blue spaces prevailing on urban development agendas across the world, little investigation has been done whether and how the regeneration of such spaces is used as a (community-based) public health intervention. Therefore, a review was conducted to analyze urban blue space regeneration projects in terms of their significance for public health. Results show that the regeneration of urban blue spaces displays a diversity of intervention types and follows certain development trends seen in general urban regeneration: Similarities mainly arise in relation to objectives (multi-dimensional goals with increasing focus on environmental sustainability and economic interests), stakeholders (shift to multi-actor governance with a rise of partnerships and community participation), and funding (prevalence of mixed financial schemes and increasing reliance on external funding sources). Although threefold public health effects have been noted across the projects (i. behavioral changes toward healthier lifestyles, ii. healthier urban environments, iii. health policy changes), results of this review indicate that the potential to use urban blue regeneration as a community-based health intervention has yet to be realized.
The Public Humanities Turn: The University as an Instrument of Cultural Transformation
Description:Humanities have the potential to transform human culture―and an obligation to preserve it.
Author:Philip Lewis
Publication Year:2024
Description:Carlos Palacios is the founder of Estudio Nómada, the architecture and design studio responsible for the concept and execution of thePuente de Colores project. Palacios and his team led the effort to transform the underpass beneath the M-40 ring road in Madrid into a vibrant public space with colorful murals, gardens, and interactive elements. The project resulted from the collaboration between Estudio Nómada, the Madrid City Council, and local residents, with Palacios playing a significant role in the project's design and realization.
Description:Henri Lefebvre was a French Marxist philosopher and sociologist, best known for pioneering the critique of everyday life, for introducing the concepts of the right to the city and the production of social space, and for his work on dialectical materialism, alienation.
Description:Judith Pamela Butler is an American philosopher and gender studies writer whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, and the fields of third-wave feminism, queer theory, and literary theory.
Description:Collaborating between governments, businesses, and communities to fund and sustain placemaking efforts.
Asset-Based Community Development
Description:Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) is an approach to sustainable community-driven development. Unlike traditional needs-based approaches, ABCD focuses on community assets and strengths rather than deficits and problems.
Description:Involving residents, stakeholders, and local organizations in the design and activation of public spaces to ensure they meet the community's needs and aspirations.
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