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Preventing the Displacement of Small Businesses Through Commercial Gentrification: Are Affordable Workspace Policies the Solution?
Planning Practice & Research ISSN: 0269-7459 (Print) 1360-0583 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cppr20 Preventing the displacement of small businesses through commercial gentrification: are affordable workspace policies the solution? Jessica Ferm To cite this article: Jessica Ferm (2016) Preventing the displacement of small businesses through commercial gentrification: are affordable workspace policies the solution?, Planning Practice & Research, 31:4, 402-419 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2016.1198546 © 2016 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group Published online: 30 Jun 2016. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 37 View related articles View Crossmark data Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=cppr20 Download by: [University of London] Date: 06 July 2016, At: 01:38 PLANNING PRACTICE & RESEARCH, 2016 VOL. 31, NO. 4, 402–419 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2016.1198546 OPEN ACCESS Preventing the displacement of small businesses through commercial gentrification: are affordable workspace policies the solution? Jessica Ferm Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London, UK ABSTRACT KEYWORDS The displacement of small businesses in cities with rising land values Gentrification; displacement; is of increasing concern to local communities and reflected in the affordable workspace; urban literature on commercial or industrial gentrification. This article policy; small businesses explores the perception of such gentrification as both a problem and an opportunity, and considers the motivations and implications of state intervention in London, where policies requiring affordable workspace to be delivered within mixed use developments have been introduced. -
Local Planning Guidance Note No 7
LOCAL PLANNING GUIDANCE NOTE NO 7 Landscape and Development his is one of a series of local planning guidance notes amplifying development plan proposals in a clear and concise format with the objective of improving Tdesign standards. In assessing planning applications both the design of buildings and their external environment and landscape are taken into account, and on many developments, the requirement to provide a landscape scheme to the Council's approval and to subsequently implement and maintain the scheme is a condition of planning permission. The note will form a material consideration in the determination of all relevant planning applications. It is intended that this general guidance will clarify landscape information requirements and help applicants to have a better understanding of landscape issues. As these guidelines cannot cover all situations, applicants and agents are encouraged to discuss proposals with the landscape officer prior to the formal submission of an application. Information sheets are also available on a range of landscape topics. For larger or more complex sites, applicants are advised to employ a professionally qualified landscape specialist from the outset. General considerations Careful and early consideration of design issues, and the provision of adequate landscape information, as described in this leaflet, can help to avoid costly delays at a later stage. In assessing the landscape implications of planning applications the site context, proposed layout, future uses and maintenance all need to be taken into This leaflet is account. 7available in There is a diverse landscape character and settlement pattern within the County alternative formats Borough, with rural landscapes of particularly high quality or special historic landscape interest designated as Special Landscape Areas in Wrexham's Unitary Development Plan. -
Urban Planning and Urban Design
5 Urban Planning and Urban Design Coordinating Lead Author Jeffrey Raven (New York) Lead Authors Brian Stone (Atlanta), Gerald Mills (Dublin), Joel Towers (New York), Lutz Katzschner (Kassel), Mattia Federico Leone (Naples), Pascaline Gaborit (Brussels), Matei Georgescu (Tempe), Maryam Hariri (New York) Contributing Authors James Lee (Shanghai/Boston), Jeffrey LeJava (White Plains), Ayyoob Sharifi (Tsukuba/Paveh), Cristina Visconti (Naples), Andrew Rudd (Nairobi/New York) This chapter should be cited as Raven, J., Stone, B., Mills, G., Towers, J., Katzschner, L., Leone, M., Gaborit, P., Georgescu, M., and Hariri, M. (2018). Urban planning and design. In Rosenzweig, C., W. Solecki, P. Romero-Lankao, S. Mehrotra, S. Dhakal, and S. Ali Ibrahim (eds.), Climate Change and Cities: Second Assessment Report of the Urban Climate Change Research Network. Cambridge University Press. New York. 139–172 139 ARC3.2 Climate Change and Cities Embedding Climate Change in Urban Key Messages Planning and Urban Design Urban planning and urban design have a critical role to play Integrated climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies in the global response to climate change. Actions that simul- should form a core element in urban planning and urban design, taneously reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and build taking into account local conditions. This is because decisions resilience to climate risks should be prioritized at all urban on urban form have long-term (>50 years) consequences and scales – metropolitan region, city, district/neighborhood, block, thus strongly affect a city’s capacity to reduce GHG emissions and building. This needs to be done in ways that are responsive and to respond to climate hazards over time. -
PHILIPPINES Manila GLT Site Profile
PHILIPPINES Manila GLT Site Profile AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY GLOBAL LEARNING TERM 626.857.2753 | www.apu.edu/glt 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TO MANILA ................................................... 3 GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................ 5 CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY .................................................... 5 DIET ............................................................................................ 5 MONEY ........................................................................................ 6 TRANSPORTATION ................................................................... 7 GETTING THERE ....................................................................... 7 VISA ............................................................................................. 8 IMMUNIZATIONS ...................................................................... 9 LANGUAGE LEARNING ............................................................. 9 HOST FAMILY .......................................................................... 10 EXCURSIONS ............................................................................ 10 VISITORS .................................................................................. 10 ACCOMODATIONS ................................................................... 11 SITE FACILITATOR- GLT PHILIPPINES ................................ 11 RESOURCES ............................................................................... 13 NOTE: Information is subject to -
Criterios De Intervención En El Patrimonio Arquitectónico Del Siglo XX Conferencia Internacional Cah20thc
MMiinniisstteerriioo CCrriitteerriiooss ddee IInntteerrvveenncciióónn eenn eell PPaattrriimmoonniioo ddee CCuullttuurraa AArrqquuiitteeccttóónniiccoo ddeell SSiigglloo XXXX CCoonnffeerreenncciiaa II nntteerrnnaacciioonnaall CCAAHH2200tthhCC.. DDooccuummeennttoo ddee MMaaddrriidd 22001111 I nnt te er rvveennttiioonn AApppprrooaacchheess iinn tthhee 2200tthh CCeennttuurryy AArrcchhiitteeccttuurraall HHeerriittaaggee II nntteerrnnaattiioonnaall CoConnffeerreennccee CCAAHH2200tthhCC.. MMaaddrriidd DoDoccuummeenntt 22001111 Criterios de Intervención en el Patrimonio Arquitectónico del Siglo XX Conferencia Internacional CAH20thC. Documento de Madrid 2011 Intervention Approaches in the 20th Century Architectural Heritage International Conference CAH20thC. Madrid Document 2011 Madrid, 14, 15 y 16 de junio de 2011 www.mcu.es Catálogo de publicaciones de la AGE http://publicacionesoficiales.boe.es/ Coordinación científica: Juan Miguel Hernández León Fernando Espinosa de los Monteros Dirección y coordinación: María Domingo Iolanda Muíña MINISTERIO DE CULTURA Edita: © SECRETARÍA GENERAL TÉCNICA Subdirección General de Publicaciones, Información y Documentación © De los textos y las fotografías: sus autores NIPO: 551-11-086-9 ISBN: 978-84-8181-505-4 Depósito legal: M-44469-2011 Imprime: Punto Verde Papel reciclado MINISTERIO DE CULTURA Ángeles González-Sinde Ministra de Cultura Mercedes E. del Palacio Tascón Subsecretaria de Cultura Ángeles Albert Directora General de Bellas Artes y Bienes Culturales Con motivo de la Conferencia Internacional sobre -
Sscott Megacities S Paulo Rio Edv2
Megacities: A Study of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro Grade Level: 9-12 Subject: Geography, World History Key Words: megacities, urban design Time Frame: 1-2 days Designed by: Sharlyn Scott School District: Desert Vista High School Summary: Using São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro as case studies to research and compare/contrast, students will gain a greater understanding of basic urban geography and the history and geography of Brazil. Background Information: Megacities are urban conglomerations with populations exceeding 10 million; sources vary on exactly how many global cities (and their urban sprawl) can be categorized as such. According to the United Nations, there were an estimated 37 cities with more than 10 million people in 2015, compared to just 14 in 1995, and they estimate there will be 41 (maybe as many as 43) megacities by 2030. Two of the three megacities in Latin America are in Brazil: São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. For more information about megacities, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro, see: • Blakemore (2016) “Five Things to Know About Megacities” (Smithsonian): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/five-things-to-know-about- megacities-180958937/ • Catalytic Communities “Favela Facts”: http://catcomm.org/favela-facts/ • "São Paulo: South America’s Megacity”: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=sNEeY_gXFBc Student Objectives Students will be able to • Consider the needs of human populations within a city (their own as an introduction) and what challenges/successes city planners and leaders, as well as the population of that city, experience. • Research characteristics of the physical geography and human geography of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in order to create together a clearer picture and understanding of these two megacities in Brazil, and the successes/challenges both have experienced. -
Megacities and Tall Buildings: Symbiosis
E3S Web of Conferences 33, 01001 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20183301001 HRC 2017 Megacities and tall buildings: symbiosis Daniel Safarik1*, Shawn Ursini1 and Antony Wood1 1Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, 104 South Michigan Ave., Suite 620, Chicago, IL, 60603, United States Abstract. Anyone concerned with the development of human civilization in the 21st Century will likely have heard the term «megacity». It is – as it should be – increasingly prevalent in both mainstream and academic discussions of the great trends of our time: urbanization, rising technological and physical connectivity, increasingly polarized extremes of wealth and poverty, environmental degradation, and climate change. It is a subject as large and far-reaching as its name implies. This paper sets the scene on how megacities and the built environment are growing together, and examines the implications for those who plan, design, develop and operate tall buildings and urban infrastructure. 1 What is a Megacity? In order to rationalize the data CTBUH collects – predominantly on skyscrapers and large urban developments – with that collected by other organizations, first a definition that reflects a distillation of the prominent literature on the subject should be set forth: A megacity is an urban agglomeration with a total population of 10 million people or greater, consisting of a continuous built-up area that encompasses one or more city centers and suburban areas, economically and functionally linked to those centers. A megacity is typically, though not always, polycentric, with multiple nodes of concentrated urban activity and high-density development, rather than being centered around one large primary central business district (CBD). -
Robinson Herrera on Mexico Megacity
James B. Pick, Edgar W. Butler. Mexico Megacity. Boulder, Col.: Westview Press, 1997. xviii + 411 pp. $90.00, cloth, ISBN 978-0-8133-8983-7. Reviewed by Robinson A. Herrera Published on H-Urban (March, 1999) Despite the existence of other important ur‐ economic, environmental, labor force, and corpo‐ ban centers in modern Mexico, Mexico City re‐ rate themes" (p. 2). mains the nucleus of political and economic pow‐ In the tradition of quantitative studies pio‐ er. In the last decades it has come to dominate neered by serials such as the Statistical Abstract popular culture as well, primarily due to its role of Latin America[1], Pick and Butler hesitate to in‐ as the central base for the country's television, ra‐ terpret the information too profoundly, preferring dio, and newspaper industries. To better under‐ instead to provide data, analysis, and narrative.[2] stand this massive metropolis' problems and po‐ This does not mean that Mexico Megacity is a tential, James B. Pick (professor of management mere collection of raw data, but it does demon‐ and business) and Edgar W. Butler (professor of strate the authors' greater interest in presenting sociology) have examined a forty-year period in findings and supporting data than in making val‐ the life of the city, from 1950-1990, occasionally ue judgments. Yet, at times, particularly in cases extending their analysis to 1930. The resulting dealing with the unequal distribution of resources work, Mexico Megacity, titled thus after the latest that result in exploitation, Pick and Butler do not moniker applied to the city under study, ranks as refrain from expressing their opinions. -
Megalopolitan Manila : Striving Towards a Humane and World Class Megacity
Megalopolitan Manila : Striving Towards a Humane and World Class Megacity Ruben G. Mercado1 1. Introduction In 1990, Metro Manila, with 7.9 million population, ranked 18th among the largest urban agglomeration in the world. By the turn of the century, it is expected to reach 11.8 million and will rank 20th of the 28 identified megalopolises or megacities in the world.2 (UNU, 1994). The long-term development vision for Metro Manila is encapsulated in the title of the region’s 1996-2016 physical framework development plan “Towards a Humane World-Class Metropolis” (MMDA, 1996). The yardsticks for the attainment of this vision can be derived from the two key words: humane and world-class. A humane metropolis is where its people, residents or otherwise, enjoy the basic amenities of urban living – shelter, security, employment, healthy and aesthetically pleasing environment, mobility, communication and personal recreation. A world-class metropolis connotes a metropolitan settlement where infrastructure and services are considered world standard in terms of level of sophistication and intelligence, efficient and highly qualified to cater to international functions. Recent literature on defining or classifying cities in the context of a global economy suggested key features for cities to be considered world class mostly based on urban functions. Friedmann (1995) suggests four criteria: numbers of headquarters of international institutions, rapid growth of the business services sector, major transportation modes, and existence of a major financial center. Simon (1995) lists three criteria: the existence of a sophisticated financial service complex serving a global clientele, a level of international networks of capital information and communication flows, and a quality of life conducive to attracting and retaining skilled international migrants. -
Landscape in New Developments
Development Control Policies DPD Incorporating Inspectors’ Binding Changes Local Development Framework Landscape in New Developments Supplementary Planning Document To be adopted March 2010 Published by South Cambridgeshire District Council ISBN: 0906016967 © March 2010 Gareth Jones, BSc. (Hons), MRTPI – Corporate Manager (Planning and Sustainable Communities) If you would like a copy of this document in large print or another format please contact South Cambridgeshire District Council on 03450 450 500 or email [email protected] Landscape in New Developments SPD To be adopted March 2010 CONTENTS Page Chapter 1 Introduction to the Supplementary Planning Document 1 Purpose 1 South Cambridgeshire LDF Policy 2 Chapter 2 Why a Landscape Scheme is needed 3 The scope of the landscape scheme 4 Chapter 3 The Landscape Scheme 7 When is a landscape scheme required? 7 What issues should the landscape scheme address? 7 When should the landscape scheme be submitted and what information should it 9 contain? Landscape requirements of planning applications 9 Delivering high quality Landscape 11 (1) Respecting Landscape Character 11 (2) Appropriate design 13 (3) Landscape implementation 14 (4) Landscape management and maintenance 16 (5) Encouraging biodiversity 16 (6) Sustainable Landscape schemes 18 Chapter 4 The Landscape Drawings Site survey and appraisal plans 25 Landscape concept plan 26 Detailed layout 26 Landscape design details 28 Soft landscape details 29 Hard landscape details 29 Maintenance specification and landscape management plan 30 Appendix -
1 According to Available Records, Oliveira Do Bairro Appeared Before
According to available records, Oliveira do Bairro appeared before the formation of Portugal. There are indications of Celts and pre-Celts in the parish of Mamarrosa. While parishes like Palhaça and Bustos 1 have signs of Roman presence. There is a document dated 922 d.c. (tenth century) which refers to the donation of land to the Monastery of Crestuma and where the land is said to be "Ulveira" (Oliveira). In a document dated 957, some villages of the municipality, such as "Barriolo", "Aqualada" or "Sancta Eolália" are mentioned. However, it was only granted Charter to Oliveira do Bairro (become a town) on April 6, 1514, by King Manuel I. The grantees were the Counts of Miranda do Corvo and Marquises of Arronches and at a later stage, the Dukes of Lafões. In the sixteenth century Oliveira do Bairro had settlements that still exist today, such as Póvoa do Cercal and Póvoa do Repolão. The name "Oliveira" comes from several centuries ago as a tribute to the culture of the olive trees and olive oil production, but "do Bairro” was added much later. It comes from the word "clay" which evolved into "barro" as it comes from the Latin root "barrium". Thus, "the District" eventually becomes determinative of the type of ground on which the olive trees get along. In 1836 the county “Oliveira do Bairro “ is formed and due to its great location, was highly coveted by its neighbours “Águeda “ and “Anadia”, which led to its extinction in 1895 and its annexation by the municipalities mentioned. However, this annexation was short-lived - in 1898 the municipality of Oliveira do Bairro was restored, with the exception of the parish of Bustos which was only attached to Oliveira do Bairro in 1919. -
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LTC Research Paper Legal Uncertainty and Land Disputes in the Peri-Urban Areas of Mozambique: Land Markets in Transition by Steve Boucher, Antonio Francisco, Laurel Rose, Michael Roth, and Fernanda Zaqueu University of Wisconsin-Madison 175 Science Hall 550 North Park Street Madison, WI 53706 http://www.ies.wisc.edu/ltc/ Research Paper LTC Research Paper 121, U.S. ISSN 0084-0815 originally published in January 1995 LEGAL UNCERTAINTY AND LAND DISPUTES IN THE PERI-URBAN AREAS OF MOZAMBIQUE: LAND MARKETS IN TRANSITION by Steve Boucher, Antonio Francisco, Laurel Rose, Michael Roth, and Fernanda Zaqueu*' * Steve Boucher is a research assistant, and Michael Roth is an associate research scientist with the Land Tenure Center and the Department of Agricultural Economics, UniversityZaqueu* of Wisconsin-Madison. Antonio Francisco is a professor, and Fernanda is a research assistant with the Department of Economics, Eduardo Mondlane University. Laurel Rose is a consultant for the Land Tenure Center. All views, interpretations, recommendations, and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the supporting or cooperating organizations. LTC Research Paper 121 Land Tenure Center University of Wisconsin-Madison January 1995 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page List of boxes v List of figures v List of tables v Dispute case index vii Interview index ix Glossary of terms xi Executive summary xv Resumo sumário xxi 1. Introduction 1 2. Overview and research methods 3 2.1 Permanent green zones 3 2.2 Survey design 3 2.3 Sampling frame 4 2.4 Research meth0ds 8 2.5 Caveats 8 2.6 Importance of the study 9 3.