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Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 06-2023
DOI: 10.3390/SU15118977
Abstract: Around the world, human populations and their supporting infrastructures are concentrated in coastal areas. With rising sea levels, these settlements and urban infrastructures are at risk of service interruptions, lasting damage and frequent climate-related hazards. Wastewater systems are especially vulnerable due to their proximity to coastlines. Despite the seriousness of sea-level-rise-induced challenges, a clear understanding of the risks and potential adaptations of coastal wastewater treatment systems and their associated landscapes in Australia has been overlooked. Further, there is a lack of urgency and awareness concerning this issue. In this study, we consider how scenario-based landscape design approaches might enhance current debates and approaches related to coastal change with particular reference to wastewater treatment systems and associated environmental landscapes. Adelaide is used as a case study, and a range of landscape planning exploratory scenarios are developed and evaluated to assess the possible consequences of different courses of action in uncertain contexts. We find that whilst wastewater treatment plants are threatened by climate-related hazards, there is an opportunity for landscape-scale environmental planning to manage risks and opportunities and improve ecological and economic outcomes. We also find that for wicked multidimensional problems, such as sea level rise, landscape scenario design testing can assist in identifying a number of creative adaptation approaches that are not immediately apparent. We find that approaches such as retreat, defense and accommodation are not mutually exclusive but can each share elements and strategies. The strategic potential of a more creative, scenario-based approach can therefore form a productive part of the sea level rise adaptation of coastal infrastructure landscapes in Australia and elsewhere.
Publisher: Project MUSE
Date: 2013
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Date: 2020
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2018
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 05-04-2023
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 08-08-2016
Abstract: With the dramatic transformation of China’s industrial landscape, since the late 1990s, adaptive reuse of industrial heritage for cultural purposes has become a widely occurring phenomenon in major Chinese cities. The existing literature mainly focusses on specific cases, yet sees heritage conservation similarly at both national and regional scale and rarely identifies the main factors behind the production of China’s industrial-heritage reuse. The purpose of this paper is to examine the differences in heritage reuse outcomes among three Chinese mega-cities and explore the driving factors influencing the differences. This paper compares selected industrial-heritage cultural precincts in Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing, and explores the local intervening factors influencing differences in their reuse patterns, including the history of industrial development, the availability of the nineteenth and/or twentieth century industrial buildings, the existence of cultural capital and the prevalence of supportive regional government policy. The industrial-heritage reuse in the three cities is highly regional. In Beijing, the adaptation of industrial heritage has resulted from the activities of large-scale artist communities and the local government’s promotion of the city’s cultural influence while in Shanghai, successful and more commercially oriented “sea culture” artists, private developers in creative industries and the “creative industry cluster” policy make important contributions. Chongqing in contrast, is still at the early stage of heritage conservation, as demonstrated by its adaptive reuse outcomes. Considering its less-developed local cultural economy, Chongqing needs to adopt a broader range of development strategies. The paper contributes to knowledge by revealing that the production of industrial-heritage cultural precincts in Chinese mega-cities is influenced by regional level factors, including the types of industrial heritage, the spontaneous participation of artist communities and the encouragement of cultural policy.
Publisher: International Information and Engineering Technology Association
Date: 02-2018
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 11-04-2023
DOI: 10.3390/SU15086453
Abstract: There is a serious and problematic disconnection between children and the natural environment. This has been documented across various disciplines and fields of endeavour, including science, the creative arts, the social sciences, education, design, and the humanities. The nature–people disconnection is particularly concerning at this present juncture when understanding and advocating for the natural environment is necessary to address global environmental crises. Smart cities have, to date, focused on business and economic directions. In recent times, there has been an emerging awareness that such technologically advanced urban environments must link to and inspire an understanding and care for nature in more profound and meaningful ways. Therefore, this paper aims to identify opportunities and discuss how technology can improve this interaction through advancing and implementing nature-positive and nature-sensitive technologies through a critical review of the literature spanning smart cities, children, and nature-based technologies. Such linkages can serve as a driving force behind the transformation of cities as they adapt to support initiatives, such as the post-2020 bio ersity agenda.
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2017
Publisher: Brepols Publishers NV
Date: 2021
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 04-10-2018
DOI: 10.1108/IJBPA-02-2018-0025
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to bring a new perspective on the meaning of resilience in Indonesia’s main urban settlement type, known as k ung . The paper reviews k ung in major urban centres in Indonesia, but focuses on a case study of Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city. Despite effectively accommodating the majority of Surabaya’s population, k ung inhabitants are stigmatised and k ung are viewed as slum-like habitats. Such a pejorative view neglects to consider the importance of k ung and ignores their inherent and potential resilience. It is important to study both the risks and resilience of k ung so that they can be developed to address social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities in Southeast Asian cities. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify the risks and resilience of k ung . Key themes were mapped from the literature and used to construct a framework for understanding and enhancing resilience within this distinctive vernacular settlement type. In addition, a place-based approach constructed from remote sensing and field studies provide a deeper understanding of the structure of this urban settlement type. K ung play an important role in housing the majority of Surabaya’s population and are an intrinsic part of the city’s urban structure. The characteristics and conditions of k ung vary throughout Indonesia. Surabaya has a variety of k ung types which demonstrates distinctive forms of both risk and resilience. This research finds that there are many positive dimensions of k ung and that this vital form of settlement is well suited to support the growth and sustainability of Southeast Asia’s emerging megacities. This paper evaluates the current state of knowledge on risk and resilience of k ung within Surabaya. To gain a clearer understanding of why k ung are resilient, long-term field work and deeper analysis of k ung , in particular the social and physical structures, are needed. Planning for high-density urban development needs to integrate k ung as a part of existing and new urban settlements to accommodate erse populations. This paper demonstrates that knowledge on k ung resilience is relevant to the adaptation of existing urban settlements and the future development of new urban settlements. This paper contributes a clearer understanding of why k ung in Surabaya are not slums and establishes a framework that supports the development of k ung as a resilient and functional settlement type in current and future urban developments. Considering the large and rapidly growing populations who depend on k ung in the Southeast Asian region, this research is of considerable significance.
Publisher: Smart Cities Research Cluster UNSW, Sydney
Date: 2018
Publisher: Urban Water Resilience Lab UNSW, UNSW Sydney
Date: 2019
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2018
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 14-09-2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2017
Publisher: IGI Global
Date: 2017
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2589-9.CH023
Abstract: This chapter briefly describes the proliferation of CCTV over the last few decades with particular reference to Australia and discusses the limits of the technology. It then focuses on new image interpretation and signal processing technologies, and how these advanced technologies are extending the reach, power, and capabilities of CCTV technology. The advent of “Smart” CCTV has the ability to recognize different human behaviours. This chapter proposes a typology to assist the application and study of Smart CCTV in urban spaces. The following four typologies describe different human behaviours in urban space: 1) Human-Space Interaction, 2) Human-Social Interactions, 3) Human-Object Interactions, and 4) Crowd Dynamics and Flows. The chapter concludes with a call for future research on the legal implications of such technology and the need for an evidence base of risk behaviours for different urban situations and cultures.
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 14-04-2022
DOI: 10.3390/SU14084694
Abstract: During times of stress and social pressure, urban green space provides social, cultural, and economic resources that help in iduals and communities cope. Green space accessibility is, therefore, an important indicator related to people’s health and welfare. However, green space accessibility is not even throughout urban areas, with some areas better served with green space than others. Green space patterning is, therefore, a major environmental justice challenge. This research uses GIS approaches to analyze and understand urban green space access of urban communities in the Australian metropolitan areas of Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. We calculate indicators to describe green space access in relation to different green space patterns within different metropolitan zones, including the inner urban, suburban, and peri urban. We use the best available open data from the Australian census of 2017 to calculate green space accessibility. Our results describe the relationship between population density and green space distribution and patterning in the four metropolitan areas. We find that even cities which are generally thought of as liveable have considerable environmental justice challenges and inequity and must improve green space access to address environmental inequity. We also find that a range type of measures can be used to better understand green space accessibility. Accessibility varies greatly both within metropolitan areas and also from city to city. Through improving our understanding of the green space accessibility characteristics of Australian metropolitan areas, the result of this study supports the future planning of more just and equal green cities.
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 05-04-2023
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2019
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Date: 2022
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2017
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 20-12-2021
DOI: 10.3390/SU132414057
Abstract: Ecosystem services are essential for cities and are key factors in achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Such services are best delivered through green infrastructure, which works in resourceful, multifunctional, synergistic, and environmentally sensitive ways to deliver ecosystem services and provide alternative cleaner pathways for the delivery of multiple urban services. It is unclear if current research supports the necessary linkages between ecosystem services, cities, and green infrastructure in order to achieve the SDGs. To answer this question, we conducted a systematic review analysing 3392 studies on the SDGs from the WoS database. The contents of 66 of those with relevance to ecosystem services and urban research were reviewed in depth. We applied network-analytic methods to map the relationships of different knowledge clusters of SDGs research (1) across time, (2) across disciplines, and (3) in relation to ecosystem services and cities. The results of our analysis show that research on the SDGs have developed stronger networks from 2010–2018, but this research has not been sustained. Further, whilst research on cities now occupies a central place in the SDGs literature, research on ecosystem services only shows tentative links to both green-infrastructure research and SDGs research. Such literature on urban green infrastructure remains peripheral to the central challenge of sustainable urban transitions. We conclude that when it comes to the SDGs, research articles typically consider urban services independently of green infrastructure. Further, it suggests that green infrastructure is not generally considered as a sustainable alternative to conventional urban infrastructures. To address this serious shortcoming, we recommend transdisciplinary approaches to link urban ecosystem and urban green infrastructure research to the 2030 global sustainability agenda.
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Date: 27-09-2020
Publisher: City Futures Research Centre, Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney, Sydney
Date: 2017
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 22-11-2022
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Date: 27-09-2020
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 14-10-2020
DOI: 10.1108/IJDRBE-06-2020-0056
Abstract: This paper aims to discuss what people perceive as risks and resilience factors, and how they build everyday resilience. The study focuses on K ung (literally “village”) Pl itan, a neighbourhood in the inner-city part of Surabaya. The research used field observation, in-depth interviews and workshops during community meetings to collect data. The results show how people respond to daily risks and find the support necessary to survive. The problems and risks revealed in the study include crime and economic difficulties, such as unemployment and insufficient income. Coping strategies identified are classified into place-based adaption, people-based network and political network. These strategies can serve as a starting point for local communities to assess their resilience and assist them in enhancing “everyday” resilience. The paper argues that the concept of resilience must go beyond top-down approaches to disaster risk management and integrate bottom-up understanding from the perspective of local people, especially among marginal and disadvantaged communities. The paper develops the emerging and overlooked concept of “everyday resilience” and suggests that it is essential in surviving both “everyday” or small-scale chronic risks and large-scale disasters.
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Date: 27-09-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-04-2017
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