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- Littke, Helene, 1985-, et al.
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Taking the High Line : elevated parks, transforming neighbourhoods, and the ever-changing relationship between the urban and nature
- 2016
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Ingår i: Journal of Urbanism. - UK : Routledge. - 1754-9175 .- 1754-9183. ; 9:4, s. 353-371
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The popularity and impact of the High Line in New York mirrors the complex reality of contemporary provision of public space. The development of the project, its relationship to its surroundings and the evolving trend of elevated parks are analyzed in relation to the role of urban green space and impacts of Landscape Urbanism. The High Line shows the way to a new role for urban green space by utilizing abandoned infrastructure. In analysing the narrative of the High Line, this article stresses the importance of understanding localities and connectivity. Based on observations as well as a review of the literature and media, the article concludes that great landscaping does not create great places without careful consideration of the surrounding community and residents.
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- Locke, Ryan, 1984-, et al.
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Sustainable Urbanism Solutions for Breaking the Bonds of Concentrated Poverty in Public Housing
- 2016
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Ingår i: Urban Design Tsingua University Press. - China : Tsinghua University Press. - 2096-1235. ; 2:004, s. 40-63
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Historically, a large number of public housing estates in the United States and Europe have had concentrated poverty and isolated residents, either socially, economically, ethnically or all of the above. This paper investigates the demolition of public housing in the US through HOPE VI grants, and the rebuilding of mixed-use neighborhoods. Based on site visits, visual documentation, interviews, and analysis of documents and other reports, as well as scientific articles, this paper uses a qualitative mixed-methods approach to the analysis. It examines project sites in three US cities to see if the Sustainable Urbanist paradigm offers an alternative to the failed suburban-alienated type of living in major European cities. Applying Sustainable Urbanism concepts to European housing areas could be a way forward, where the papers expressing some ideas towards the complex issue of analyzing and coming up with solutions for re-urban renewal of isolated and distressed European cities housing areas. The paper then proposes a meaningful set of strategies based on the Futurescape method. The paper concludes with a concentrated and constructive critique of HOPE VI efforts.
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